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.
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Movie | Hot Money | Self | 2021-01-19 |
Movie | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | 2020-04-21 |
Movie | Hal | Self | 2019-03-28 |
Movie | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Obadiah Stane (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2019-06-28 |
Movie | Living in the Future's Past | Self / Narrator (voice) | 2018-02-01 |
Movie | Bad Times at the El Royale | Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly | 2018-10-04 |
Movie | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Champ | 2017-09-20 |
Movie | The Only Living Boy in New York | W.F. Gerald | 2017-07-27 |
Movie | Only the Brave | Duane Steinbrink | 2017-09-22 |
Movie | Hell or High Water | Marcus Hamilton | 2016-08-11 |
Movie | HyperNormalisation | Self (archival footage) | 2016-10-25 |
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 John Gregory | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | Self | 2014-02-09 |
Movie | The Giver | The Giver | 2014-08-13 |
Movie | R.I.P.D. | Roy Pulsipher | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | A Place at the Table | Self | 2012-03-22 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Pablo | Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-17 |
Movie | Casting By | Self | 2012-11-01 |
Movie | TRON: Legacy | Kevin Flynn / Clu | 2010-12-14 |
Movie | The Open Road | Kyle | 2009-02-07 |
Movie | A Dog Year | Jon Katz | 2009-09-03 |
Movie | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Bill Django | 2009-10-17 |
Movie | Crazy Heart | Bad Blake | 2009-12-16 |
Movie | Iron Man | Obadiah Stane | 2008-04-30 |
Movie | Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound | Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man | 2008-06-10 |
Movie | I Am Iron Man | Self | 2008-09-30 |
Movie | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Clayton Harding | 2008-10-02 |
Movie | The Making of 'Tideland' | Self | 2007-02-27 |
Movie | The Pixar Story | Clu (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
Movie | Surf's Up | Big Z / Geek (voice) | 2007-06-08 |
Movie | Chasing the Lotus | Narrator | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | The Amateurs | Andy | 2006-04-28 |
Movie | Stick It | Burt Vickerman | 2006-04-21 |
Movie | Tideland | Noah | 2005-09-09 |
Movie | Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile | Self | 2004-10-05 |
Movie | Hollywood Legenden | Self | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | The Door in the Floor | Ted Cole | 2004-07-18 |
Movie | Seabiscuit | Charles Howard | 2003-07-22 |
Movie | Masked and Anonymous | Tom Friend | 2003-07-25 |
Movie | The Making of TRON | Himself | 2002-01-15 |
Movie | Lost in La Mancha | Narrator (voice) | 2002-02-11 |
Movie | Scenes of the Crime | Jimmy Berg | 2002-05-11 |
Movie | Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West | Narrator (voice) | 2002-04-20 |
Movie | Forever Hollywood | Self | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | The Muse | Jack Warrick | 1999-01-05 |
Movie | The Last Picture Show: A Look Back | Self | 1999-04-25 |
Movie | Arlington Road | Michael Faraday | 1999-03-19 |
Movie | The Big Lebowski | The Dude | 1998-03-06 |
Movie | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Gregory Larkin | 1996-11-15 |
Movie | Hidden in America | Vincent | 1996-12-01 |
Movie | Wild Bill | Wild Bill Hickok | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | Blown Away | James "Jimmy" Dove | 1994-07-01 |
Movie | Fearless | Max Klein | 1993-10-15 |
Movie | American Heart | Jack | 1992-12-19 |
Movie | Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Self | 1991-09-06 |
Movie | The Fisher King | Jack | 1991-09-20 |
Movie | Texasville | Duane Jackson | 1990-09-28 |
Movie | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Jack Baker | 1989-10-13 |
Movie | See You in the Morning | Larry Livingstone | 1989-04-14 |
Movie | Cold Feet | Bartender (uncredited) | 1989-05-19 |
Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Preston Tucker | 1988-08-12 |
Movie | The Thanksgiving Promise | Neighbor | 1986-11-23 |
Movie | 8 Million Ways to Die | Matthew 'Matt' Scudder | 1986-04-25 |
Movie | King Kong Lives | Jack Prescott (archive footage) | 1986-12-16 |
Movie | The Morning After | Turner Kendall | 1986-12-25 |
Movie | Jagged Edge | Jack Forrester | 1985-10-04 |
Movie | Against All Odds | Terry Brogan | 1984-03-02 |
Movie | Starman | Starman / Scott Hayden | 1984-12-13 |
Movie | Rapunzel | Claude / Prince | 1983-02-05 |
Movie | Kiss Me Goodbye | Rupert | 1982-12-22 |
Movie | Cutter's Way | Richard Bone | 1981-03-19 |
Movie | The American Success Company | Harry | 1980-03-01 |
Movie | Heaven's Gate | John L. Bridges | 1980-11-19 |
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 | Rancho Deluxe | Jack McKee | 1975-03-14 |
Movie | Hearts of the West | Lewis Tater | 1975-10-08 |
Movie | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Lightfoot | 1974-05-23 |
Movie | Lolly-Madonna XXX | Zack Feather | 1973-02-21 |
Movie | The Iceman Cometh | Don Parritt | 1973-11-10 |
Movie | The Last American Hero | Elroy Jackson Jr. | 1973-07-27 |
Movie | Fat City | Ernie | 1972-07-26 |
Movie | Bad Company | Jake Rumsey | 1972-10-08 |
Movie | In Search of America | Mike Olson | 1971-03-23 |
Movie | The Last Picture Show | Duane Jackson | 1971-10-03 |
Movie | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | Nero Finnegan | 1970-01-01 |
Movie | Halls of Anger | Doug | 1970-04-29 |
Movie | Silent Night, Lonely Night | Young John | 1969-12-16 |
Series | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Dave Melkin | 1962-09-11 |
Movie | The Company She Keeps | Infant at Train Station (uncredited) | 1951-01-27 |
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