Beau Bridges
{{Short description|American actor (born 1941)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Beau Bridges
| image = Beau Bridges 2011 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bridges in 2011
| birth_name = Lloyd Vernet Bridges III{{cite web|last1=Sheeler|first1=Jason|last2=Ross|first2=Alex|title=Beau Bridges on What He Learned from Dad Lloyd and Brother Jeff: 'Respect Everyone'|url=https://people.com/beau-bridges-learned-respect-from-dad-lloyd-brother-jeff-exclusive-7568999|work=People|date=August 5, 2023|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1941|12|9}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| spouse = {{ubl|
{{marriage|Julie Landfield|1964|1974|end=divorced}} |
{{marriage|Wendy Treece|1984}}
}}
| children = 5, including Jordan Bridges
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1948–present
| relatives = Jeff Bridges (brother)
| father = Lloyd Bridges
| mother = Dorothy Bridges
}}
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Bridges also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to television.{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/beau-bridges|title=Beau Bridges {{!}} Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=www.walkoffame.com|access-date=June 14, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/beau-bridges/|title=Beau Bridges|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 14, 2016}} He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and elder brother of fellow actor Jeff Bridges.
Early life
Bridges was born on December 9, 1941{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/marlalewingfv/the_global_film_village_beau_and_emily_bridges_in_acting_the_first_six_lessons|title=The Global Film Village: Beau and Emily Bridges in ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS|website=www.filmfestivals.com}} in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Lloyd Bridges (1913–1998) and Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson; 1915–2009).{{cite news |title=Actress Dorothy Bridges dies, Mother of Beau and Jeff Bridges was 93 |work= Variety|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/actress-dorothy-bridges-dies-1118000396/ | date= February 20, 2009 |access-date=April 23, 2009}} He was nicknamed Beau by his parents after Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone with the Wind. His younger brother is actor Jeff Bridges, and he has a younger sister, Lucinda. Another brother, Garrett, died in 1948 of sudden infant death syndrome. Beau has shared a close relationship with Jeff, for whom he acted as a surrogate father during childhood when their father was busy with work.{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/156582-jeff-bridges-is-still-the-dude|title=Jeff Bridges is still the Dude|work=CraveOnline|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927063117/http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/156582-jeff-bridges-is-still-the-dude|archive-date=September 27, 2012}} He and his siblings were raised in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles.{{cite news |first= Dennis |last= McLellan |title=Dorothy Bridges dies at 93; 'the hub' of an acting family |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dorothy-bridges21-2009feb21,0,1331555.story |date= February 21, 2009 |access-date=April 23, 2009}}
Wanting to become a basketball star, he played in his freshman year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under legendary coach John Wooden, where he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He later transferred to the University of Hawaii. In 1959, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and served for eight years.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000977/bio|title=Beau Bridges|website=IMDb}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/faqs/beaubridges.asp|title=U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office website}}
Career
In 1948, Bridges had an uncredited juvenile role in Force of Evil, and a role as Bertram in No Minor Vices. In 1949 he played a third juvenile role in the film The Red Pony. In the 1962–1963 television season, Bridges, along with his younger brother, Jeff, appeared on their father's CBS anthology series, The Lloyd Bridges Show. He appeared in other television series too, including: National Velvet, The Fugitive, Combat, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Mr. Novak and The Loner. In 1965, he guest-starred as Corporal Corbett in "Then Came the Mighty Hunter", Season 2, Episode 3 of the military series, Twelve O'Clock High. He found steady work in television and film throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in such feature films during that time as The Landlord (1970), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased Lightning (1977), Norma Rae (1979), The Fifth Musketeer (1979), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), and The Hotel New Hampshire (1984).
File:Beau Bridges Max Payne 2008.jpg, in 2008]]
In 1989, in perhaps his best-known role, he starred opposite his brother Jeff as one of The Fabulous Baker Boys. In the 1993–94 television season, Bridges appeared with his father in the 15-episode CBS comedy/western series, Harts of the West, set at a dude ranch in Nevada. In 1995, Bridges starred with his father and his son Dylan in "The Sandkings", the two-part pilot episode of the Showtime science fiction series The Outer Limits. In 1998, he starred as Judge Bob Gibbs in the one-season Maximum Bob on ABC. He had a recurring role in the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000).
In 2001, he guest-starred as Daniel McFarland, the stepfather of Jack McFarland, in two episodes of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace. He played a single father and college professor in the fantasy adventure film, Voyage of the Unicorn, based on the novel by James C. Christensen.
From 2002 to 2003, he took on the role of Senator Tom Gage, newly appointed Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in over 30 episodes of the drama series The Agency. In January 2005, he was cast as Major General Hank Landry, the new commander of Stargate Command in Stargate SG-1. He also played the character in five episodes of the spin-off series Stargate Atlantis as well as the two direct to DVD films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum.
His role in the film Smile, with Linda Hamilton and Sean Astin, showcased his personal beliefs in helping others.
In November 2005, he guest-starred as Carl Hickey, the father of the title character in the hit NBC comedy My Name Is Earl. Bridges' character became recurring. Bridges received a 2007 Emmy Award nomination for his performance.
File:Beau Bridges USS Midway 2008.jpg flight deck to promote Stargate: Continuum, July 2008]]
In 2008, Bridges co-starred in the motion picture Max Payne, based on the video game character. The film also starred Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. Bridges portrayed "BB" Hensley, an ex-cop who aides Wahlberg on his quest to bring down a serial killer. The film received mixed reviews, but Bridges' participation was noted for being a positive one. It was not the first motion picture with Bridges regarding the video game world; The Wizard had him in a role as a landscaping company owner who was later found, like his son Jimmy (played by actor Luke Edwards), to have a skill with NES games.
On February 8, 2009, Cynthia Nixon, Blair Underwood, and Bridges won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for their recording of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.
In 2009, Bridges guest-starred as Eli Scruggs on the 100th episode of Desperate Housewives and received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance.
In 2010, Bridges signed with Chris Mallick in the production of the film Columbus Circle. On March 19, 2010, it was announced that Bridges would play the role of Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford, the father of private eye Jim Rockford, on the pilot episode of a new version of The Rockford Files,Ross, Robyn. [https://www.tvguide.com/News/Beau-Bridges-Joins-1016442.aspx Beau Bridges Joins Cast of Rockford Files"], TV Guide, March 19, 2010. scheduled for production for broadcast in fall 2010. In 2011, he guest-starred as an old boyfriend of matriarch Nora Walker in Brothers and Sisters and as an attorney, estranged from his son Jared Franklin in Franklin & Bash.
On January 3, 2012, Bridges took on the role of J.B. Biggley in the hit revival of the Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, taking over for John Larroquette. He was contracted to play the role until July 1, 2012. However, the revival closed May 20, 2012.
On October 3, 2013, Bridges became a major character on the CBS television show The Millers. He plays Tom, the father of two children: son Nathan Miller (Will Arnett) and daughter Debbie (Jayma Mays). Tom, after forty-three years of marriage, has gotten divorced and has moved back in with his daughter, driving her crazy. Bridges joined the series in early March 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/07/29/bianco-the-millers-cbs-tca-press-tour-will-arnett-margo-martindale-beau-bridges/2595993/|title=Meet 'The Millers'|first=Robert|last=Bianco|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 29, 2013}}
Bridges has had several roles in films since then including Underdog Kids and Lawless Range in 2016. He has also had guest roles on the shows Masters of Sex and Code Black.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000977/|title=Beau Bridges|website=IMDb}}
Awards
Bridges has 14 Emmy Award nominations with three wins.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=beau%20bridges&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2011&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Primetime Emmy Award Database |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=February 17, 2012}} He is one of only two actors to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Special more than once, with two wins, Michael Moriarty is the second.
- 1992 Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Special, for Without Warning: The James Brady Story
- 1993 Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Special, for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
- 1997 Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Special, for The Second Civil War
Personal life
File:Beau and lloyd Bridges 1992.jpg
Bridges married Julie Landfield in 1964, the two divorced in 1974. They have two sons: Casey Bridges (b. 1969) and Jordan Bridges (b. 1973). He married Wendy Treece on April 10, 1984. They have three children: Dylan Lloyd Bridges (b. 1984) Emily Beau Bridges (b. 1986) and Ezekiel Jeffrey Bridges (b. 1993). Bridges has six grandchildren: Lola, Orson, Clark, Oliver, Parker and Mack.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Bridges is a Christian. He has stated that if the script calls for his character to say God's name in vain, he will ask the director if he can change the line.{{cite web| url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/22188%7C18509/Beau-Bridges/#overview |title=Overview for Beau Bridges |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=February 17, 2012}} Bridges has been a vegan since 2004.{{cite book |author=Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman |title=The Dude and the Zen Master |year=2013 |publisher=Blue Rider Press |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780399161643/page/200 200] |isbn=978-0399161643 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780399161643/page/200 }}
Bridges, his brother Jeff Bridges and late father Lloyd Bridges were among six veterans – the others being Jerry Coleman, Bob Feller and Brian Lamb – honored with the Lone Sailor Award by the United States Navy Memorial in 2011. The award recognizes Navy, Marine and Coast Guard veterans who have distinguished themselves in their civilian careers.{{cite news|title=Lone Sailor Award recipient: Beau Bridges|url=http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/09/lone-sailor-award-recipient-beau-bridges/|work=Coast Guard Compass|publisher=United States Coast Guard|date=September 28, 2011|access-date=February 12, 2014|archive-date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220064432/http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/09/lone-sailor-award-recipient-beau-bridges/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Navy Memorial Hosts 24th Annual Lone Sailor Awards Dinner|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=62906|website=Navy.mil|publisher=United States Navy|date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222131657/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=62906|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1948
| Bertram | |
| Force of Evil
| Frankie Tucker | Uncredited |
| rowspan="2" | 1949
| Beau | |
| Zamba
| Tommy | |
| 1951
| Obie | Uncredited |
| 1961
| Mark | |
| 1965
| Fred | |
| 1967
| Felix | |
| 1968
| Tim Austin | |
| 1969
| Ben Harvey | |
| rowspan="2" | 1970
| Adam | |
| The Landlord
| Elgar | |
| 1971
| The Christian Licorice Store | Cane | |
| rowspan="2" | 1972
| Billy Breedlove | |
| Child's Play
| Paul Reis | |
| 1973
| Charlie | |
| 1974
| Johnny | |
| 1975
| The Other Side of the Mountain | Dick Buek | |
| rowspan="3" | 1976
| Jesse | |
| Swashbuckler
| Major Folly | |
| Two-Minute Warning
| Mike Ramsay | |
| 1977
| Hutch | |
| 1978
| Harry Faversham | |
| rowspan="3" | 1979
| Sonny | |
| The Fifth Musketeer
| Louis XIV | |
| The Runner Stumbles
| Toby Felker | |
| 1980
| Bruce McBride | |
| 1981
| Duane Hansen | |
| rowspan="3" | 1982
| Günter Wetzel | |
| Witness for the Prosecution
| Leonard Vole | |
| Love Child
| Jack Hansen | |
| 1983
| Connie Kalitta | |
| 1984
| Mr. Win Berry | |
| 1985
| Unicorn | |
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| Sam Wayburn | |
| The Wild Pair
| Joe Jennings | |
| 1988
| John Eden | |
| rowspan="4" | 1989
| Capt. Keene | |
| Signs of Life
| John Alder | |
| The Fabulous Baker Boys
| Frank Baker |co-starring Jeff Bridges |
| The Wizard
| Sam Woods | |
| 1990
| Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? | Orville Turnover | |
| 1991
| John Morden | |
| 1992
| Jerry | |
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| Matt Cushman | Uncredited |
| Hidden in America
| Bill Januson | |
| 1997
| Bud Nesbitt | |
| 1999
| Daddy Weed | |
| rowspan="4" | 2000
| Father Leon | |
| Sordid Lives
| G.W. Nethercoth | |
| Meeting Daddy
| Larry Branson | |
| Songs in Ordinary Time
| Omar Duvall | |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Alan Aisling | |
| Boys Klub
| Mario's Dad | |
| 2003
| Herman Prentiss | |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| 10.5 | President Paul Hollister | |
| Debating Robert Lee
| Mr. Lee | |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Marty Rance | |
| Smile
| Steven | |
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| Harvey Bellinger | |
| The Good German
| Colonel Muller | |
| Charlotte's Web
| Dr. Dorian | |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| Gary Gordon | |
| Spinning Into Butter
| Dean Burton Strauss | |
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| rowspan="2" | Major General Hank Landry | rowspan="2" | Video |
| Stargate: Continuum |
| Max Payne
| B.B. Hensley | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove | Gus Grisby | Video |
| My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
| Logan Young | |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Chris White | |
| The Descendants
| Cousin Hugh | |
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| Dr. Ray Fontaine | |
| Eden
| Bob Gault | |
| Hit & Run
| Clint Perkins | |
| From Up on Poppy Hill
| Yoshio Onodera |
| 2013
| Sheriff Brogden | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story | Coach | Video |
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
| Prince Kuramochi | Voice, English dub |
| 2015
| Ron | |
| 2016
| Lawless Range | Mr. Reed | |
| 2017
| Walter | |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Stan | |
| All About Nina
| Larry Michaels | |
| Dirty Politics
| Hank | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Ted | |
| Elsewhere
| Dad |
| 2020
| Mr. Carlton | |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Don Sr. |
| End of the Road
| Captain J.D. Hammers |
| 2024
| Claude Allen |
| 2025
| Desert Road | Old Man |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortablr" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1960–1963
| Russ Burton | 3 episodes |
| 1960–1961
| Sea Hunt | Warren Tucker | 2 episodes |
| 1961
| Randy Cooperton | Episode: "The Rich Boy" |
| rowspan="2" | 1962
| Mercutio | Episode: "The Star" |
| Wagon Train
| Larry Gill | Episode: "The John Bernard Show" |
| 1962–1963
| Seaman Howard Spicer | 32 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1963
| Rawhide | Billy Johanson | Episode: "Incident at Paradise" |
| Ben Casey
| Larry Masterson | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1964
| Leonard | Episode: "Cannibal Plants, They Eat You Alive" |
| Combat!
| Private Orville Putnam | Episode: "The Short Day of Private Putnam" |
| My Three Sons
| Howard Sears | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1965
| Cpl. Steven Corbett | Episode: "Then Came the Mighty Hunter" |
| The F.B.I.
| Jerry Foley | Season 1, Episode 12: "An Elephant is Like a Rope" |
| rowspan="4" | 1966
| Gunsmoke | Jason | Episode: "My Father's Guitar" |
| The Fugitive
| Gary Keller | Episode:"Stroke of Genius" |
| Branded
| Lon Allison | Episode:"Nice Day for a Hanging" |
| The Loner
| Johnny Sharp | Episode:"The Mourners of Johnny Sharp" |
| rowspan="3" | 1967
| Larry Corby | Episode: "The Other Side Of The Coin" |
| Bonanza
| Horace Perkins | Episode: "Justice" |
| Cimarron Strip
| Billie Joe Show | Episode: "Legend of Jud Starr" |
| 1971
| Robert Young and the Family | Sketch Actor | rowspan="6" | Television film |
| 1973
| Frederick Ingham |
| 1974
| The Stranger Who Looks Like Me | Chris Schroeder |
| rowspan="4" | 1978
| Harry Faversham |
| The President's Mistress
| Ben Morton |
| Mutual Respect
| Kevin Pearse |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame
| Stubby Pringle | Episode: "Stubby Pringle's Christmas" |
| 1979
| The Child Stealer | David Rodman | Television film |
| 1980
| Richard Chapin | 13 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1982
| The Kid from Nowhere | Bud Herren | rowspan="4" | Television film |
| Dangerous Company
| Ray Johnson |
| Witness for the Prosecution
| Leonard Vole |
| 1984
| Frank Powell |
| 1985
| Space | Randy Claggett | Five-part miniseries |
| 1986
| Outrage! | Brad Gordon | rowspan="7" | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 1989
| Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure | Richard Czech |
| Frederick Forsyth Presents: Just Another Secret
|Grant |
| 1991 |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| Women & Men: Stories of Seduction | Gerry Green |
| Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?
| Arnold Zimmerman |
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| Jack Perkins |
| Tales from the Crypt
| Dr. Martin Fairbanks | Episode: "Abra Cadaver" |
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story | rowspan="3" | Television film |
| The Man with Three Wives
| Norman Grayson |
| The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
| Terry Harper |
| 1993–1994
| Dave Heart | 15 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| Secret Sins of the Father | Tom Thielman | rowspan="3" | Television film |
| Million Dollar Babies |
| rowspan="2" | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits
| Dr. Simon Kress | Episode: "The Sandkings" |
| rowspan="5" | 1996
| A Stranger to Love | Allan Grant | rowspan="6" | Television film |
| Nightjohn
| Clel Waller |
| Losing Chase
| Richard Phillips |
| The Uninvited
| Charles Johnson |
| Hidden in America
| Bill Januson |
| 1997
| Jim Farley |
| 1998
| Judge Bob Gibbs | 7 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| E.K. Hornbeck | rowspan="2" | Television film |
| P.T. Barnum |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| Hayden Adam |
| The Christmas Secret
| Nick | Television film |
| 2001–2003
| Tom Gage | 32 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| Daniel McFarland | Episode: "Moveable Feast" |
| We Were the Mulvaneys
| Michael Mulvaney Sr. | rowspan="3" | Television film |
| Sightings: Heartland Ghost
| Derek |
| 2004
| John Bork |
| 2005
| Stephen Hoxie | Episode: "Manifest Destiny" |
| 2005–2007
| rowspan="2" | Major General Hank Landry | 35 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2005–2006
| 5 episodes |
| American Dad!
| Doctor / Lieutenant Eddie Thacker | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2008
| Carl Hickey | 7 episodes |
| 2006
| President Paul Hollister | rowspan="2" | Television film |
| 2007
| Two Families | |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Eli Scruggs | Episode: "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened" |
| The Closer
| Detective George Andrews | Episode: "Make Over" |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Nick Brody | 5 episodes |
| Game Time: Tackling the Past
| Frank Walker | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2011–2012
| Leonard Franklin | rowspan="2" | 3 episodes |
| White Collar
| Agent Kramer |
| 2013
| Benjamin Goodwin | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2016
| Barton Scully | 21 episodes |
| 2013–2015
| Tom Miller | 34 episodes |
| 2014
| Mr. Claws | Voice, episode: "A Very Guppy Christmas!" |
| 2015–2017
| Sheriff Scaley Briggs |
| 2015–2018
| Paul Johnson | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Jeffrey Knight |
| Code Black
| Pete Delaney | Episode: "Hail Mary" |
| 2016–2017
| Roy Gilbert | 12 episodes |
| 2017
| Christmas in Angel Falls | Michael | Television film |
| 2017–2018
| Mosaic | Alan Pape | 8 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2018–2020
| Homeland | Vice President Ralph Warner | 6 episodes |
| Greenleaf
| Bob Whitmore | 5 episodes |
| 2019
| Goliath | Roy Wheeler |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Messiah | Edmund DeGuilles |
| Robbie
| Robbie Walton Sr. |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Adolphus Hass | Episode: "Avocado Crisis" |
| The Premise
| William | Episode: "Moment of Silence" |
| 2022
| Our Christmas Italian Memories | Vincent Colucci | Television film |
| 2023
| Harry Wilson |
| 2024
| Matlock | Senior |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 1969
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 1990
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | rowspan="2"| The Fabulous Baker Boys | {{nom}} |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards
| {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"| 1992
| Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | rowspan="2"| Without Warning: The James Brady Story | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2" |Primetime Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | {{won}} |
| 1993
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | rowspan="2"| The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged | {{won}} |
| 1994
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| rowspan="2"| The Outer Limits | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Primetime Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| 1996
|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Kissinger & Nixon | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="5"| 1997
|Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|Primetime Emmy Awards
|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | {{nom}} |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
| {{won}} |
| Satellite Awards
| Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | rowspan="2"| Hidden in America | {{nom}} |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | {{nom}} |
| 1999
| rowspan="2" |Primetime Emmy Awards |Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | rowspan="2"| P.T. Barnum | {{nom}} |
| Satellite Awards
|Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | {{nom}} |
| 2002
| rowspan="2" |Primetime Emmy Awards |Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | {{nom}} |
| 2007
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | {{nom}} |
| 2008
| {{won}} |
| 2009
| rowspan="2" |Primetime Emmy Awards |Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | {{nom}} |
| 2010
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| {{nom}} |
| Primetime Emmy Awards
|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | rowspan="2"|The Descendants | {{nom}} |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | rowspan="3"| Masters of Sex | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |Primetime Emmy Awards
| rowspan="2" |Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| 2015
| {{nom}} |
References
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Further reading
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 229.
- Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 26.
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20020624033047/http://www.lifetimetv.com/community/chat/beaubridges_transcript.html Chat: Beau Bridges] transcript at LifetimeTV.com
- [https://texasarchive.org/2010_01476 Beau Bridges interview] on Texas Archive of the Moving Image about Norma Rae in 1979
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{{EmmyAward MiniseriesSupportingActor 1976-2000}}
{{GoldenGlobeBestActorTVMiniseriesFilm 1981-1999}}
{{GoldenGlobeSupportingActorTV 1990-2009}}
{{Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album 2000s}}
{{National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American people of English descent
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American people of Swiss-German descent
Category:Best Miniseries or Television Movie Actor Golden Globe winners
Category:Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (television) winners
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:People from Holmby Hills, Los Angeles
Category:Sigma Alpha Epsilon members
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Category:United States Coast Guard enlisted