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Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Highest Rated: 100% Fat City (1972)

Lowest Rated: 0% 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)

Birthday: Dec 4, 1949

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Though acclaimed veteran actor Jeff Bridges was born into a Hollywood family, he proved his own merit as a star several times over. The son of actors Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges, Bridges was born in Los Angeles in 1949. As children, he and his brother Beau occasionally appeared in small roles on their father's TV series "Sea Hunt" (CBS, 1958-1961) and "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (CBS, 1962-63), and by age 17, he was touring with his father in a production of "Anniversary Waltz." When the tour wrapped, Bridges struck out on his own, studying acting at the Herbert Bergdorf Studio before beginning to actively pursue film roles. He also enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, serving from 1967 to 1975. Bridges made guest appearances on shows like "Lassie" (CBS, 1954-1974) before landing his breakout role as Duane Jackson in Peter Bogdonovich's acclaimed film "The Last Picture Show" (1971), for which he earned his first Oscar nomination. Soon, he was taking direction from legendary filmmaker John Huston with a prominent supporting role in the boxing film "Fat City" (1972). Bridges next starred as a NASCAR driver in in "The Last American Hero" (1973) before earning yet another Oscar nod for his performance alongside Clint Eastwood in the crime comedy "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974). In 1975, Bridges appeared in a contemporary Western called "Rancho Deluxe" (1975) and while filming the movie in Montana, met a waitress named Susan Geston, whom he married later that year. The couple would maintain a home in Montana despite Bridges' demands in Hollywood for decades to come. Less than a year after his wedding, Bridges starred in the blockbuster remake of "King Kong" (1976), cementing his place in Hollywood as a major star. As the '80s began, he starred in the groundbreaking science fiction adventure "TRON" (1982) and later earned his third Academy Award nomination for his performance in the sci-fi drama "Starman" (1984). As the decade progressed, he would make waves in films like "Against All Odds" (1984), "Jagged Edge" (1985), and "The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1989). By the '90s, Bridges was long established as both a bankable movie star and a true actor's actor. He worked with the respected director Peter Weir in the drama "Fearless" (1993) and starred as legendary cowboy Wild Bill Hickok in the aptly titled "Wild Bill" (1995). But perhaps one of Bridges' most iconic roles came in 1998 when he played Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski in the Coen Brothers' film "The Big Lebowski" (1998). Bridges' performance as the lackadaisical character struck a huge chord with audiences and quickly became an enduring classic. He continued to find compelling roles in the following decade, earning another Academy Award nomination for his role in the political drama "The Contender" (2001) and reteaming with Terry Gilliam for the hallucinatory drama "Tideland" (2005). Bridges joined the Marvel universe as villain Obadiah Stane in "Iron Man" (2008) and finally won an Oscar in 2010 for his critically acclaimed performance as a troubled country musician in "Crazy Heart" (2010). The following year found Bridges working with the Coen brothers again, this time playing Rooster Cogburn in a lauded remake of the Western "True Grit" (2011) that earned him still another Oscar nomination. He won similar accolades for his performance as a Texas Ranger in the neo-Western "Hell or High Water" (2016)-the basis for his seventh Oscar nod. Bridges went on to join the "Kingsmen" action franchise with a role in "Kingsmen: The Golden Circle" (2018) and memorably appeared in the ensemble thriller "Bad Times at the El Royale" (2018).

Highest rated movies

100% 84% Fat City
98% 89% The Last Picture Show 97% 88% Hell or High Water
97% 70% The Fabulous Baker Boys
95% 85% True Grit 94% 91% Iron Man
92% 70% Cutter's Way
92% 54% Winter Kills

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 100% Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall Narrator - 2022
No Score Yet 100% Hot Money Self,
Executive Producer
- 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Acting: The First Six Lessons Unknown (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Words From a Bear Self - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Valerie Self - 2019
75% 75% Bad Times at the El Royale Father Daniel Flynn (Character) $17.8M 2018
83% 82% Living in the Future's Past Narrator,
Producer
- 2018
90% 71% Hal Self $32.7K 2018
100% 64% Dream Big: Engineering Our World Narrator - 2017
87% 91% Only the Brave Duane Steinbrink (Character) $18.1M 2017
50% 64% Kingsman: The Golden Circle Agent Champagne (Character) $100.2M 2017
33% 59% The Only Living Boy in New York W.F. Gerald (Character),
Executive Producer
$623.0K 2017
97% 88% Hell or High Water Sheriff Marcus Hamilton (Character) $27.0M 2016
92% 84% The Little Prince The Aviator (Voice) $1.3M 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pilchuck: A Dance With Fire Narrator - 2015
No Score Yet 83% One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film Self - 2014
12% 34% Seventh Son Master Gregory (Character) $17.2M 2014
35% 55% The Giver The Giver (Character),
Producer
$45.1M 2014
12% 38% R.I.P.D. Roy Pulsifer (Character) $33.6M 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pablo Narrator - 2012
95% 85% True Grit Rooster Cogburn (Character) $171.0M 2010
51% 63% Tron: Legacy Kevin Flynn/Clu (Character) $172.1M 2010
No Score Yet 37% A Dog Year Jon Katz (Character) - 2009
90% 76% Crazy Heart Bad Blake (Character),
Executive Producer
$39.5M 2009
51% 39% The Men Who Stare at Goats Bill Django (Character) $32.4M 2009
29% 25% The Open Road Kyle (Character) - 2009
92% 63% The Cool School Narrator - 2008
37% 42% How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Clayton Harding (Character) $2.8M 2008
94% 91% Iron Man Obadiah Stane (Character) $318.3M 2008
79% 70% Surf's Up Geek (Voice) - 2007
32% 73% Stick It Burt Vickerman (Character) $26.9M 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Moguls Andy Sargentee (Character) $15.1K 2005
31% 64% Tideland Noah (Character) $61.2K 2005
68% 64% The Door in the Floor Ted Cole (Character) $3.8M 2004
25% 45% Masked and Anonymous Tom Friend (Character) $533.3K 2003
78% 76% Seabiscuit Charles Howard (Character) $120.1M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Seabiscuit: America's Legendary Race Horse Unknown (Character) - 2003
78% 74% Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West Narrator - 2002
94% 77% Lost in La Mancha Narrator $731.6K 2002
50% 12% Scenes of the Crime Jimmy Berg (Character) - 2001
42% 74% K-PAX Dr. Mark Powell (Character) $50.3M 2001
77% 73% The Contender President Jackson Evans (Character) $17.8M 2000
53% 34% The Muse Jack Warrick (Character) $11.6M 1999
25% 16% Simpatico Carter (Character) $902.1K 1999
63% 74% Arlington Road Michael Faraday (Character) $24.4M 1999
No Score Yet 50% Forever Hollywood Self - 1999
80% 93% The Big Lebowski Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Character) $17.4M 1998
No Score Yet 69% Hidden in America Vincent (Character),
Executive Producer
- 1996
54% 71% The Mirror Has Two Faces Gregory Larkin (Character) $41.3M 1996
57% 65% White Squall Captain Christopher `'Skipper'` Sheldon (Character) $10.3M 1996
46% 27% Wild Bill James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok (Character) $2.1M 1995
38% 40% Blown Away James "Jimmy" Dove/Liam McGivney (Character) $30.1M 1994
84% 80% Fearless Max Klein (Character) $6.5M 1993
49% 46% The Vanishing Barney Cousins (Character) $13.4M 1993
80% 68% American Heart Jack Kelson (Character),
Producer
$107.9K 1992
85% 85% The Fisher King Jack Lucas (Character) $39.4M 1991
59% 46% Texasville Duane Jackson (Character) $1.9M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cold Feet Bartender (Character) - 1989
97% 70% The Fabulous Baker Boys Jack Baker (Character) $18.1M 1989
55% 35% See You in the Morning Larry Livingstone (Character) $4.4M 1989
81% 68% Tucker: The Man and His Dream Preston Thomas Tucker (Character) $19.2M 1988
46% 28% Nadine Vernon Hightower (Character) $5.7M 1987
0% 39% 8 Million Ways to Die Matthew "Matt" Scudder (Character) $1.3M 1986
63% 38% The Morning After Turner Kendall (Character) $22.4M 1986
81% 59% Jagged Edge Jack Forrester (Character) $36.9M 1985
64% 45% Against All Odds Terry Brogan (Character) - 1984
86% 70% Starman Starman (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 61% Kiss Me Goodbye Rupert (Character) - 1982
75% 86% The Last Unicorn Prince Lir (Voice) - 1982
73% 69% Tron Kevin Flynn/CLU (Character) - 1982
92% 70% Cutter's Way Richard Bone (Character) - 1981
57% 54% Heaven's Gate John L. Bridges (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The American Success Company Harry (Character) - 1979
92% 54% Winter Kills Nick Kegan (Character) $75.6K 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Somebody Killed Her Husband Jerry Green (Character) - 1978
55% 31% King Kong Jack Prescott (Character) - 1976
69% 40% Stay Hungry Craig Blake (Character) - 1976
90% 42% Hearts of the West Lewis Tater aka Neddy Wales (Character) - 1975
73% 40% Rancho Deluxe Jack McKee (Character) - 1975
89% 73% Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Lightfoot (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 29% Lolly Madonna XXX Zack Feather (Character) - 1973
75% 52% The Last American Hero Elroy Jackson Jr./Junior Jackson (Character) - 1973
92% 74% The Iceman Cometh Don Parritt (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hard Driver Elroy Jackson Jr. (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Yin and Yang of Mr. Go Nero Finnegan (Character) - 1972
83% 72% Bad Company Jake Rumsey (Character) - 1972
100% 84% Fat City Ernie (Character) - 1972
98% 89% The Last Picture Show Duane Jackson (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 38% In Search of America Mike Olson (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 30% Halls of Anger Doug (Character) - 1969

TV

Credit
83% 69% The Old Man Dan Chase (Character),
Executive Producer
2022 2024
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2024
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017-2018 2024
No Score Yet 14% The View Guest 2015 2022
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Music Performer,
Guest
2010 2013 2015-2019 2022
0% 12% The Alec Baldwin Show Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Real Time With Bill Maher Guest 2018
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2016-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2017
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2015-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vice Guide to Film Unknown (Character) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrated Self 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colbert Report Guest 2011 2013-2014
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2010 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2001 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Austin City Limits Music Performer 2011
No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Host 1983 2010
31% No Score Yet The Jay Leno Show Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Loner Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lloyd Bridges Show Dave Melkin (Guest Star) 1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sea Hunt Davy Crane (Guest Star) 1958