Jeff Bridges
Born: 1949-12-04 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- TRON: Ares as Kevin Flynn
- Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte as Self
- Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2023
- Zen Brownie
- Return of the Grizzly as Narrator
2022
- The Old Man as Dan Chase
- Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall as Self (Narrator)
2021
- Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends as Self - Narrator
- The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
- Hot Money as Self
2020
- Acting: The First Six Lessons as Interviews
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show as Self - Performer
2019
- Hal as Self
- Valerie as Self
- The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom as Self
- Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- Words from a Bear as Self
2018
- Bad Times at the El Royale as Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- Living in the Future's Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Alec Baldwin Show as Self
2017
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle as Champ
- 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)
2016
- HyperNormalisation as Self (archival footage)
- Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- The Little Prince as The Aviator (voice)
- Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire as Narrator (voice)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Seventh Son as Master John Gregory
- The Giver as The Giver
- The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
- One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film as Self
- Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years as Self - Host
- The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins as Self
- From The Village to The Basement as Narrator
2013
- R.I.P.D. as Roy Pulsipher
2012
- Casting By as Self
- Pablo as Narrator (voice)
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- A Place at the Table as Self
2011
- TRON: The Next Day as Kevin Flynn
- Visualizing TRON as Self
- Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides as Self
- Installing the Cast as Self
2010
- Conan as Self
- TRON: Legacy as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- True Grit as Rooster Cogburn
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Crazy Heart as Bad Blake
- The Men Who Stare at Goats as Bill Django
- A Dog Year as Jon Katz
- The Open Road as Kyle
- Live from Studio Five as Self
2008
- Iron Man as Obadiah Stane
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Clayton Harding
- The Cool School as Self - Narrator (voice)
- I Am Iron Man as Self
- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man
2007
- Surf's Up as Big Z / Geek (voice)
- The Pixar Story as Clu (archive footage)
- 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
- The Colbert Report
- Tideland as Noah
2004
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Seabiscuit as Charles Howard
- 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend as Self
- Masked and Anonymous as Tom Friend
- Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? as Self
- The True Story of Seabiscuit as Self
- Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend as Self
2002
- Lost in La Mancha as Narrator (voice)
- The Making of TRON as Himself
- Scenes of the Crime as Jimmy Berg
- Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West as Narrator (voice)
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- K-PAX as Dr. Mark Powell
- Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends as Self
2000
- The Contender as President Jackson Evans
- Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Raising the Mammoth as Narrator (voice)
1999
- Arlington Road as Michael Faraday
- Simpatico as Lyle Carter
- The Muse as Jack Warrick
- Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick as Self
- Forever Hollywood as Self
- Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
- Making of Arlington Road as Himself
1998
- The Big Lebowski as The Dude
- Parkinson as Self
- The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- Scene by Scene as Self
1996
- White Squall as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
- The Mirror Has Two Faces as Gregory Larkin
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Hidden in America as Vincent
1995
- Wild Bill as Wild Bill Hickok
1994
- Blown Away as James "Jimmy" Dove
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- GMTV as Self
- Fearless as Max Klein
- Made in the USA as Self
- The Vanishing as Barney Cousins
1992
1991
1990
- Texasville as Duane Jackson
1989
- Cold Feet as Bartender (uncredited)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys as Jack Baker
- See You in the Morning as Larry Livingstone
1988
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Preston Tucker
1987
- Nadine as Vernon Hightower
1986
- King Kong Lives as Jack Prescott (archive footage)
- The Morning After as Turner Kendall
- The Thanksgiving Promise as Neighbor
- 8 Million Ways to Die as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
1985
- Jagged Edge as Jack Forrester
1984
- Starman as Starman / Scott Hayden
- Against All Odds as Terry Brogan
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Rapunzel as The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father
1982
- Tron as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Claude / Prince
- The Last Unicorn as Prince Lir (voice)
- Kiss Me Goodbye as Rupert
- The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories as Michael Loomis
1981
- Cutter's Way as Richard Bone
- The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories as Michael Loomis
1980
- Heaven's Gate as John L. Bridges
- The American Success Company as Harry
1979
- Winter Kills as Nick Kegan
- Heroes of Rock and Roll as Himself
1978
- Somebody Killed Her Husband as Jerry Green
1976
- Stay Hungry as Craig Blake
- King Kong as Jack F. Prescott
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Rancho Deluxe as Jack McKee
- Hearts of the West as Lewis Tater
1974
- Playhouse as Michael Loomis
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Lightfoot
- Flick Flack
1973
- The Last American Hero as Elroy Jackson Jr.
- The Iceman Cometh as Don Parritt
- Lolly-Madonna XXX as Zack Feather
- The Moviemakers as Self
1972
- Bad Company as Jake Rumsey
- Fat City as Ernie
1971
- Great Performances as Michael Loomis
- The Last Picture Show as Duane Jackson
- In Search of America as Mike Olson
1970
- Halls of Anger as Doug
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as Nero Finnegan
- The Don Knotts Show as Self
- The Most Deadly Game as Hawk
1969
- Silent Night, Lonely Night as Young John
1965
- The F.B.I. as Terry Shelton
- The Loner
1962
- The Lloyd Bridges Show as Dave Melkin
1958
1954
- Lassie as Cal Baker (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Neighbor (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- The Company She Keeps as Infant at Train Station (uncredited)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee