
American actor Jeff Bridges has starred in over 50 films during his lengthy career. He comes from a family of performers and was introduced to show business by his father Lloyd. Jeff is most famous for his work in the films Big Lebowski (1998), Seabiscuit (2003), Crazy Heart (2009), and most recently True Grit (2010). His accolades include a long list of Academy Award nominations, and one win for Best Actor in 2010. Bridges was born in 1949 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. After high school Jeff traveled to New York to study acting at the famous Herbert Berghof Studio. In the late 1960's Jeff served in the US Coast Guard, and stayed on reserve through the early 1970's to avoid Vietnam. As a child Jeff got a start in acting through his father Lloyd, and even starred in two of his television shows. Jeff achieved major success early in his career when he was nominated for an Academy Award in his first major film, the 1971 drama Last Picture Show. Three years later he starred opposite of Clint Eastwood in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. By 1976 Bridges was casted in the first remake of King Kong, which turned out to be a huge commercial success raking in more than 90 million dollars. Over the next three decades Bridges went on to star in over 50 films and win countless awards for his work. More recently Jeff starred in the 2009 film Crazy Heart, which earned him his first Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1977 Jeff married Susan Geston, the two met while filming Ranch Deluxe. Together they have three daughters. Along with other entertainment industry leaders, in 1984 Bridges founded the End Hunger Network, a humanitarian effort which aims to eliminate childhood hunger in the US by 2015. Along with his charitable work, Jeff is also known for his music and photography.
Movie | The Emperor's Children | Murray Thwaite | 2019 |
Movie | From The Village to The Basement | Narrator | 2019 |
Movie | Hal | Himself | 2018-01-22 |
Movie | The Only Living Boy in New York | W.F. Gerald | 2017-07-27 |
Movie | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Champagne "Champ" | 2017-09-20 |
Movie | Only the Brave | Duane Steinbrink | 2017-10-20 |
Movie | Dream Big: Engineering Our World | Narrator | 2017-02-17 |
Movie | Hell or High Water | Marcus Hamilton | 2016-08-12 |
Movie | Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire | Narrator (voice) | 2015-03-28 |
Movie | The Little Prince | The Aviator (voice) | 2015-07-29 |
Movie | Seventh Son | Master Gregory | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins | Himself | 2014-06-17 |
Movie | The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute | 2014-02-09 | |
Movie | The Giver | The Giver | 2014-08-11 |
Movie | R.I.P.D. | Roy Pulsipher | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | Pablo | Narrator / Professor | 2012-10-17 |
Movie | Casting By | 2012-09-09 | |
Movie | A Place at the Table | Himself | 2012-03-22 |
Movie | TRON: The Next Day | Kevin Flynn | 2011-03-14 |
Movie | True Grit | Rooster Cogburn | 2010-12-22 |
Movie | TRON: Legacy | Kevin Flynn / Clu | 2010-12-10 |
Movie | The Open Road | Kyle | 2009-02-07 |
Series | Live from Studio Five | Unknown | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Bill Django | 2009-10-17 |
Movie | A Dog Year | Jon Katz | 2009-09-03 |
Movie | Crazy Heart | Bad Blake | 2009-12-16 |
Movie | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Clayton Harding | 2008-10-02 |
Movie | I Am Iron Man | Himself | 2008-09-30 |
Movie | Starz Inside - Comic Books Unbound | Himself | 2008-06-10 |
Movie | Iron Man | Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger | 2008-04-30 |
Movie | Surf's Up | Big Z / Geek | 2007-06-08 |
Movie | Chasing the Lotus | Narrator | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard | Himself - est Graduate (archive footage) | 2006-04-27 |
Movie | Stick It | Burt Vickerman | 2006-04-21 |
Series | The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
Movie | Tideland | Noah | 2005-09-09 |
Movie | The Moguls | Andy | 2005-02-06 |
Movie | Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile | 2004-10-05 | |
Movie | The Door in the Floor | Ted Cole | 2004-07-18 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Masked and Anonymous | Tom Friend | 2003-08-08 |
Movie | Seabiscuit | Charles Howard | 2003-07-22 |
Movie | Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West | Narrator | 2002-04-20 |
Movie | Lost in La Mancha | Narrator | 2002-02-11 |
Movie | The Making of TRON | Himself | 2002-01-01 |
Movie | K-PAX | Dr. Mark Powell | 2001-10-22 |
Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | Scenes of the Crime | Jimmy Berg | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Raising the Mammoth | Narrator (voice) | 2000-03-12 |
Movie | The Contender | President Jackson Evans | 2000-10-13 |
Movie | Arista 25th Anniversary - 25 Years Of #1 Hits | 2000-06-06 | |
Movie | Simpatico | Lyle Carter | 1999-09-15 |
Movie | The Muse | Jack Warrick | 1999-08-27 |
Movie | The Last Picture Show: A Look Back | Himself | 1999-04-25 |
Movie | Arlington Road | Michael Faraday | 1999-03-19 |
Movie | The Big Lebowski | The Dude | 1998-03-06 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Hidden in America | Vincent | 1996-12-01 |
Movie | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Gregory Larkin | 1996-11-15 |
Movie | White Squall | Captain Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon | 1996-02-02 |
Movie | Wild Bill | James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | Blown Away | James "Jimmy" Dove | 1994-07-01 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Movie | The Vanishing | Barney Cousins | 1993-02-05 |
Movie | Fearless | Max Klein | 1993-10-15 |
Series | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | American Heart | Jack | 1992-03-17 |
Movie | Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Himself | 1991-09-06 |
Movie | The Fisher King | Jack Lucas | 1991-09-09 |
Movie | Texasville | Duane Jackson | 1990-09-28 |
Movie | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Jack Baker | 1989-10-13 |
Movie | Cold Feet | Bartender | 1989-05-19 |
Movie | See You in the Morning | Larry Livingstone | 1989-04-14 |
Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Preston Tucker | 1988-08-12 |
Movie | Nadine | Vernon Hightower | 1987-08-07 |
Movie | The Morning After | Turner Kendall | 1986-12-25 |
Movie | King Kong Lives | Jack Prescott (uncredited) | 1986-11-21 |
Movie | 8 Million Ways to Die | Matthew 'Matt' Scudder | 1986-04-25 |
Movie | Jagged Edge | Jack Forrester | 1985-10-04 |
Movie | Starman | Starman | 1984-12-13 |
Movie | Against All Odds | Terry Brogan | 1984-03-02 |
Movie | Rapunzel | Claude / Prince | 1983-02-05 |
Movie | Kiss Me Goodbye | Rupert | 1982-12-22 |
Movie | The Last Unicorn | Prince Lir (voice) | 1982-11-19 |
Series | Faerie Tale Theatre | Unknown | 1982-09-11 |
Movie | Tron | Kevin Flynn/Clu | 1982-07-09 |
Movie | Cutter's Way | Richard Bone | 1981-03-19 |
Movie | Heaven's Gate | John L. Bridges | 1980-11-19 |
Movie | The American Success Company | Harry | 1980-03-01 |
Movie | Winter Kills | Nick Kegan | 1979-05-11 |
Movie | Somebody Killed Her Husband | Jerry Green | 1978-09-29 |
Movie | Stay Hungry | Craig Blake | 1976-04-23 |
Movie | King Kong | Jack Prescott | 1976-09-08 |
Movie | Rancho Deluxe | Jack McKee | 1975-01-01 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Hearts of the West | Lewis Tater | 1975-10-08 |
Movie | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Lightfoot | 1974-05-23 |
Movie | The Iceman Cometh | Don Parritt | 1973-11-10 |
Movie | Lolly-Madonna XXX | Zack Feather | 1973-02-21 |
Movie | The Last American Hero | Elroy Jackson junior | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Bad Company | Drew Dixon | 1972-10-08 |
Movie | Fat City | Ernie | 1972-07-26 |
Movie | The Last Picture Show | Duane Jackson | 1971-10-02 |
Movie | In Search Of America | Mike Olson | 1971-03-23 |
Movie | Halls of Anger | Doug | 1970-04-29 |
Series | The Don Knotts Show | Unknown | 1970-09-15 |
Movie | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | Nero Finnegan | 1970-01-01 |
Series | The Most Deadly Game | Hawk | 1970-10-10 |
Movie | Silent Night, Lonely Night | Young John | 1969-12-16 |
Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
Series | The Loner | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
Series | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Dave Melkin | 1962-09-11 |
Series | Sea Hunt | Unknown | 1958-09-23 |
Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |
Movie | The Company She Keeps | Infant at Train Station (uncredited) | 1951-01-27 |