Jimmy Bridges (actor)
{{Short description|American actor (born 1960)}}
{{other people|James Bridges}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date= May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jimmy Bridges
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = James Daniel Bridges Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|9|15}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, US
| death_date =
| othername = James Bridges, J. D. Bridges, Jimi Bridges Jr., Jimi B Jr., James Joshua, James Joshua Bridges
| occupation = Actor, director, writer, producer
| yearsactive = 1972–present
| spouse = Barbara Bridges (m. 1989; div. 2009)
Amy Beth Diamond (m. 2009; sep. 2018)
| children = 5
}}
{{external media|image1=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108754/mediaviewer/rm3779599873 Jimmy Bridges IMDb photo]}}
James Daniel "Jimmy" Bridges Jr. (born September 15, 1960) is an American actor.
Early life, family and education
Born in San Francisco, California, he is the son of Betty A. Bridges (1941–2024), an actress, manager and acting coach;{{cite news| url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/betty-bridges-todd-bridges-mother-212729684.html| website= yahoo.com| agency= Blavity |title= Betty A. Bridges, Todd Bridges’ Mother Who Appeared In Shows Like ‘Good Times,’ Dies At 83 |first= Tomas |last= Kassahun| date= August 30, 2024 | access-date= 2025-05-22}}{{cite news | url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/betty-bridges-dead-actress-todd-bridges-mother-1235988341/| website= hollywoodreporter.com| title= Betty A. Bridges, Actress and Mother of Todd Bridges, Dies at 83| first= Mike| last= Barnes| date= August 30, 2024 | publisher= | access-date= 2025-05-22}} and James Bridges Sr., a talent agent. His siblings are Todd Bridges (child actor star from the TV series Diff'rent Strokes) and Verda Bridges Prpich.{{cite web| url= https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Todd-Bridges/62450799| title= Todd Bridges| website= simonandschuster.com | publisher= simonandschuster| date= | access-date= 2025-05-22}} The parents married in 1960 and divorced in 1983.
James Bridges Jr. graduated from Dorsey High School in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108754/bio/ |title=Jimmy Bridges - Biography |website=Internet Move Database |access-date=May 8, 2024}}
Career
Bridges' acting career was fully in place when he was a teenager. He appeared in numerous television series, usually as a bit player. One of his early roles was in a 1981 episode of the TV series Diff'rent Strokes which starred his brother Todd.{{cite web| url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0560092/?ref_=ttep_ep_4| title= Diff'rent Strokes S4.E4: The Team| quote= Episode aired Nov 19, 1981| website= IMDb.com| publisher= Internet Movie Database| access-date= 2025-05-22}} He has acted in scores of TV series and films, although most of the films are low budget or straight-to-video. Some of the more prominent TV shows he has performed in are: Good Times, James at 16, Seinfeld, L.A. Law, Falconcresst, Perfect Strangers, Alias and Days of Our Lives.{{IMDb name|108754|Jimmy Bridges}}
He and Todd have a production company, Little Bridge Productions.
Personal life
Bridges resides in North Hills, Los Angeles, California. He has five offspring,{{cite web | first= Jimmy [@JimmyBridges1] | last= Bridges| title= Jimmy Bridges| url= https://x.com/JimmyBridges1 | website= x.com| publisher= |quote= Actor, producer, writer, director, bowler, baseball player. Father of 5, grandpa of 3 / North Hills, Los Angeles| date= | language=en |access-date=2025-05-22}} including child actress Brooke Marie Bridges.
He is a bowling enthusiast and has demonstrated his abilities online.{{Cite tweet |user= JimmyBridges1| number= 1760883920470704455| first= Jimmy| last= Bridges| title= No more 11-in-a-row awards, so i made one for myself!! 🤣😂| language=en| access-date= 2025-05-22}} He maintains a YouTube channel about bowling, and he also has interest in adult recreational baseball leagues.{{cite web| author= Bridges, Jimmy| title= How to....manage an ADULT BASEBALL Team PART 1| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxF0dz8AD4k| publisher= Jimmy Bridges| work= The Bowling Road with Jimmy Bridges| via= YouTube| date= 2018 | access-date= 2025-05-22}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1983
|Subhuman (voice) |Credited as James Bridges |
| 1987
|Tough Cops |Detective Pete Logan |Credited as Jimi B. Jr. |
| 1987
|Saigon Commandos |Pfc. Will Thomas |Credited as Jimi B. Jr. |
| 1989
|B.O.R.N. |Male Cop |Credited as Jim Bridges |
| 1989
|Wedding Band |A.C.E. |Credited as Jimi B. Jr. |
| 1992
|Bobby |Credited as James D. Bridges |
| 1996
|Gangstaz |Marino |Credited as J.D. Bridges |
| 1997
|The Results |Noah |Short film |
| 1997
|A Day in the Life of Mia |Randy |Credited as J.D. Bridges |
| 1998
|The Waterfront |Jimmy James |Credited as James Bridges |
| 2000
|Building Bridges |Inmate #1 |Credited as James Joshua Bridges |
| 2000
|The Thief & the Stripper |J.J. |Credited as James Joshua |
| 2001
|Flossin |Crack Head | |
| 2002
|The Beach House |James | |
| 2002
|Welcome to America |D - Dogg | |
| 2003
|Julian | |
| 2003
|Tapped Out |Mr. King | |
| 2003
|Princess |Melvin (Security Guard) | |
| 2004
|Land of the Free? |Paul | |
| 2005
|Hollywood Horror | | |
| 2007
|Death Row |Terrence Foster |Direct-to-video |
| 2007
|Big Ball'n |Kenny Phillips |Direct-to-video |
| 2007
|Foster Babies |Rico |Direct-to-video |
| 2007
|Frankie D |Jack | |
| 2009
|I Got Five on It Too |Larry Poppins | |
| 2009
|Tom Cool |Preacher Man | |
| 2017
|Jason's Memory |Jason's Father |Short film |
| 2020
|I Got Five on it 3 |Larry Poppins | |
| 2021
|The Runner |Plainclothes Cop Wes | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1976
|Party Goer |Episode: "The Rent Party"; uncredited |
| 1978
|First Boy / Sam |2 episodes; credited as James Bridges |
| 1978
|Young Shadrack Davis |2 episodes; credited as James Bridges |
| 1978–1985
|Rookie Cop / Jerry |2 episodes |
| 1979
|Ricardo |Episode: "A Present for Dee" |
| 1981
|Joe Patterson |Episode: "The Team"; credited as James Bridges Jr. |
| 1983
|Student |TV movie; scenes deleted |
| 1983
|Roller Skater |Episode: "Nobody Does It Better"; uncredited |
| 1983
|Crazy J |Episode: "Episode #1.4528" |
| 1984
|Fame |Eddie |Episode: "A Way of Winning"; credited as Jim Bridges |
| 1984
|Davey |Episode: "Scared Stiff" |
| 1984
|It Came Upon the Midnight Clear |Paramedic 2 |TV movie |
| 1984
|Daniel Beamon Jr. |Episode: "Beamon vs. Beamon" |
| 1985
|Orderly |Episode: "High Iron" |
| 1986
|Kid #1 |Episode: "Image Breaker"; credited as Jimi B. Jr. |
| 1986
|Batter |Episode: "Springtime/Autumn"; credited as Jimi B. Jr. |
| 1987
|Copy Boy |Episode: "Across the Bridge"; credited as Jim Bridges Jr. |
| 1987
|Home |1st Kid |TV movie |
| 1988
|Ambrose |Episode: "The View from the Rear Terrace"; credited as Jimi Bridges Jr. |
| 1989
|Suspect |Episode: "To Live and Diet in L.A."; credited as Jimi Bridges Jr. |
| 1989
|Calvin |Episode: "Blind Alley"; credited as Jimi Bridges Jr. |
| 1989
|Patient #3 |Episode: "Skin Deep"; credited as Jimi Bridges Jr. |
| 1989
|Counterman |Episode: "On Air"; credited as Jimi Bridges Jr. |
| 1990
|Labor of Love |John Simmons |TV movie; credited as Jimi Bridges Jr. |
| 1991
|Rod |Episode: "Ralph S. Mouse"; credited as Jimi Bridges Jr. |
| 1993
|Party Rental Guy |Episode: "Twenty Years Ago Today"; credited as J.D. Bridges |
| 1995
|Paramedic |Episode: "The Jimmy"; credited as J.D. Bridges |
| 1995
|Carl King |TV movie |
| 1998
|Doctor #2 |Episode: "California Reich"; credited as James Joshua |
| 2004
|DOJ Agent |Episode: "Hourglass"; credited as James D. Bridges |
| 2005
|Airfield Federal Agent |TV movie; credited as James Bridges |
| 2005
|Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't |Federal Agent |TV movie; uncredited |
| 2005
|Gone But Not Forgotten |Lawyer in Hallway |TV movie; uncredited |
| 2008
|Finish Line |F.B.I. Agent |TV movie; credited as James Bridges |
| 2008
|Generation Gap |Pallbearer at funeral |TV movie |
| 2009
|Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith |Basketball Referee |TV movie |
| 2009
|Citizen Jane |Officer Cahill |TV movie; credited as James Bridges |
| 2018
|Gerard |Episode: "Mo White!" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|108754|Jimmy Bridges}}
- {{twitter| id= JimmyBridges1 | name= Jimmy Bridges}}
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