Jeff Bridges
Acting1949Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film Crazy Heart.
Bridges also earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016).
Known For
Acting History
Future
2025
TRON: Ares
as Kevin Flynn
Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2023
Return of the Grizzly
as Narrator
2022
Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall
as Self (Narrator)
The Old Man
TVas Dan Chase• 15 eps
The Old Man
TVExecutive Producer
2021
2020
Acting: The First Six Lessons
as Interviews
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
as Self - Performer
2019
2018
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly
Living in the Future's Past
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
TVas Self• 1 eps
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TVas Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
TVas Self
Living in the Future's Past
Producer
2017
Only the Brave
as Duane Steinbrink
The Only Living Boy in New York
as W.F. Gerald
Dream Big: Engineering Our World
as Narrator (voice)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
as Champ
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Only Living Boy in New York
Executive Producer
2016
Hell or High Water
as Marcus Hamilton
HyperNormalisation
as Self (archival footage)
2015
The Little Prince
as The Aviator (voice)
Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire
as Narrator (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self - Guest
2014
Seventh Son
as Master John Gregory
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
as Self - Host
The Giver
as The Giver
From The Village to The Basement
as Narrator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Giver
Producer
2013
R.I.P.D.
as Roy Pulsipher
2012
Pablo
as Narrator (voice)
A Place at the Table
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Casting By
as Self
2011
2010
2009
A Dog Year
as Jon Katz
Crazy Heart
as Bad Blake
The Open Road
as Kyle
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Bill Django
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest
Live from Studio Five
TVas Self
2008
Iron Man
as Obadiah Stane
The Cool School
as Self - Narrator (voice)
I Am Iron Man
as Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Clayton Harding
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man
2007
The Pixar Story
as Clu (archive footage)
Surf's Up
as Big Z / Geek (voice)
The Making of 'Tideland'
as Self
2006
Stick It
as Burt Vickerman
The Amateurs
as Andy
Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard
as Self - est Graduate (archive footage)
Chasing the Lotus
as Narrator
2005
Tideland
as Noah
2004
2003
Seabiscuit
as Charles Howard
Masked and Anonymous
as Tom Friend
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
as Self
The True Story of Seabiscuit
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TVas Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2002
Scenes of the Crime
as Jimmy Berg
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of TRON
as Himself
Lost in La Mancha
as Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
Parkinson
TVas Self• 1 eps
2001
K-PAX
as Dr. Mark Powell
2000
The Contender
as President Jackson Evans
Raising the Mammoth
as Narrator (voice)
1999
Arlington Road
as Michael Faraday
The Muse
as Jack Warrick
Simpatico
as Lyle Carter
Making of Arlington Road
as Self
Forever Hollywood
as Self
1998
The Big Lebowski
as The Dude
1997
The View
TVas Self / Self - Guest
Scene by Scene
TVas Self
1996
White Squall
as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Gregory Larkin
Hidden in America
as Vincent
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TVas Self - Guest
Hidden in America
Executive Producer
1995
Wild Bill
as Wild Bill Hickok
1994
Blown Away
as James "Jimmy" Dove
Inside the Actors Studio
TVas Self
1993
1992
1991
The Fisher King
as Jack
Picture This
as Self
1990
Texasville
as Duane Jackson
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
as Jack Baker
Cold Feet
as Bartender (uncredited)
See You in the Morning
as Larry Livingstone
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Preston Tucker
1987
Nadine
as Vernon Hightower
1986
The Thanksgiving Promise
as Neighbor
8 Million Ways to Die
as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
King Kong Lives
as Jack Prescott (archive footage)
The Morning After
as Turner Kendall
1985
Jagged Edge
as Jack Forrester
The Oscars
TVas Self• 3 eps
1984
Against All Odds
as Terry Brogan
Starman
as Starman / Scott Hayden
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 3 eps
1983
Rapunzel
as The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father
Faerie Tale Theatre
TVas Claude / Prince• 1 eps
1982
Tron
as Kevin Flynn / Clu
Kiss Me Goodbye
as Rupert
The Last Unicorn
as Prince Lir (voice)
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
as Michael Loomis
Playhouse
TVas Michael Loomis• 1 eps
1981
Cutter's Way
as Richard Bone
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
as Michael Loomis
Great Performances
TVas Michael Loomis• 1 eps
1980
The American Success Company
as Harry
Heaven's Gate
as John L. Bridges
1979
Winter Kills
as Nick Kegan
Heroes of Rock and Roll
as Himself
1978
Somebody Killed Her Husband
as Jerry Green
1976
King Kong
as Jack F. Prescott
Stay Hungry
as Craig Blake
1975
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Lightfoot
1973
The Last American Hero
as Elroy Jackson Jr.
Lolly-Madonna XXX
as Zack Feather
The Iceman Cometh
as Don Parritt
The Moviemakers
as Self
1972
Bad Company
as Jake Rumsey
Fat City
as Ernie
1971
In Search of America
as Mike Olson
The Last Picture Show
as Duane Jackson
1970
Halls of Anger
as Doug
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Nero Finnegan
The Don Knotts Show
TVas Self
The Most Deadly Game
TVas Hawk
1969
Silent Night, Lonely Night
as Young John
Lassie
TVas Cal Baker (uncredited)• 1 eps
The F.B.I.
TVas Terry Shelton• 1 eps
1965
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
TVas Dave Melkin
1958
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Neighbor (uncredited)
1951
The Company She Keeps
as Infant at Train Station (uncredited)