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
Movies
- Tron
1982
- The Big Lebowski
1998
- K-PAX
2001
- The Fisher King
1991
- Blown Away
1994
- Arlington Road
1999
- The Last Unicorn
1982
- The Vanishing
1993
- White Squall
1996
- Iron Man
2008
- The Men Who Stare at Go...
2009
- The Door in the Floor
2004
- Stick It
2006
- King Kong
1976
- Fearless
1993
- Heaven's Gate
1980
- Seabiscuit
2003
- The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
- Stay Hungry
1976
- 8 Million Ways to Die
1986
- TRON: Legacy
2010
- Lost in La Mancha
2002
- Scenes of the Crime
2002
- The American Success Co...
1980
- The Contender
2000
- Tideland
2005
- Against All Odds
1984
- Bad Company
1972
- Cutter's Way
1981
- Thunderbolt and Lightfo...
1974
- The Last American Hero
1973
- The Open Road
2009
- American Heart
1992
- Masked and Anonymous
2003
- The Morning After
1986
- The Last Picture Show
1971
- The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
- Crazy Heart
2009
- Surf's Up
2007
- Jagged Edge
1985
- Starman
1984
- How to Lose Friends & A...
2008
- Hollywood Legenden
2004
- Tucker: The Man and His...
1988
- The Iceman Cometh
1973
- Winter Kills
1979
- Rancho Deluxe
1975
- Nadine
1987
- The Muse
1999
- True Grit
2010
- Fat City
1972
- The Amateurs
2006
- Wild Bill
1995
- R.I.P.D.
2013
- Seventh Son
2014
- Simpatico
1999
- Kiss Me Goodbye
1982
- Texasville
1990
- TRON: The Next Day
2011
- The Making of TRON
2002
- Hearts of the West
1975
- Halls of Anger
1970
- A Place at the Table
2012
- In Search of America
1971
- The Yin and the Yang of...
1970
- Lewis & Clark: Great Jo...
2002
- Somebody Killed Her Hus...
1978
- See You in the Morning
1989
- Pablo
2012
- Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973
- Transformation: The Lif...
2006
- Installing the Cast
2011
- Visualizing TRON
2011
- The Giver
2014
- The Night That Changed ...
2014
- The Pixar Story
2007
- Hidden in America
1996
- A Dog Year
2009
- Chasing the Lotus
2006
- Travelin' Band: Creeden...
2022
- From The Village to The...
2014
- Final Cut: Hölgyeim és ...
2012
- The Grand Unified Theor...
2019
- Starz Inside: Comic Boo...
2008
- Silent Night, Lonely Ni...
1969
- Words from a Bear
2019
- Hell or High Water
2016
- Picture This: The Times...
1991
- Beautiful Dreamer: Bria...
2004
- Raising the Mammoth
2000
- Made in the USA
1993
- Cold Feet
1989
- TRON: Ares
2025
- Grendel
- The Last Picture Show: ...
1999
- Zen Brownie
2023
- Arista Records' 25th An...
2000
- The Little Prince
2015
- Pilchuck: A Dance with ...
2015
- Only the Brave
2017
- Kingsman: The Golden Ci...
2017
- Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021
- HyperNormalisation
2016
- The Only Living Boy in ...
2017
- Hal
2019
- Dream Big: Engineering ...
2017
- The Girl Who Talked to ...
2014
- I Am Iron Man
2008
- The Company She Keeps
1951
- King Kong Lives
1986
- Bad Times at the El Roy...
2018
- Living in the Future's ...
2018
- One Day Since Yesterday...
2014
- The Cool School
2008
- Making of Arlington Road
1999
- Forever Hollywood
1999
- Final Cut: The Making a...
2004
- Heroes of Rock and Roll
1979
- Who Killed 'Winter Kill...
2003
- The Making of 'Tideland'
2007
- Austin City Limits Cele...
2014
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midni...
2020
- Rapunzel
1983
- Ringo Starr’s Big Birth...
2020
- Valerie
2019
- The Thanksgiving Promise
1986
- Alan Pakula: Going for ...
2019
- The Making of 'The Big ...
1998
- The Girls in Their Summ...
1981
- Hot Money
2021
- Hidden Vulnerability: A...
1999
- Jeff Bridges: The Dude ...
2011
- Casting By
2012
- Acting: The First Six L...
2020
- The Man Who Married a F...
1982
- Return of the Grizzly
2023
- The True Story of Seabi...
2003
- Third Eye
- Michael McDonald: A Gat...
2001
- Jeff Bridges, star malg...
2025
- The Moviemakers
1973
- The Making of 'Seabiscu...
2004
- 'Seabiscuit': The Makin...
2003
- Winners' Circle: The He...
2003
- Big City Dick: Richard ...
2004
TV Shows
- Inside the Actors Studio
1994
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
- The F.B.I.
1965
- The View
1997
- The Tonight Show with J...
1992
- The Eisen Hour
2021
- Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
- The Colbert Report
2005
- Sea Hunt
1958
- The Most Deadly Game
1970
- The Don Knotts Show
1970
- The Loner
1965
- The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
- The Oscars
1953
- Good Day Live
2001
- GMTV
1993
- Live from Studio Five
2009
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- The Alec Baldwin Show
2018
- Late Night with Seth Me...
2014
- Reading Rainbow
1983
- Flick Flack
1974
- The View
1997
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
- Scene by Scene
1997
- The Tonight Show Starri...
2014
- Watch What Happens Live...
2009
- The Wonderful World of ...
1954
- Lassie
1954
- Close Up with The Holly...
2015
- Real Time with Bill Mah...
2003
- Off Camera with Sam Jon...
2014
- GQ Presents: Iconic Cha...
2018
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Great Performances
1971
- The Old Man
2022
- Conan
2010
- The Late Show with Step...
2015
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Parkinson
1998
- Golden Globe Awards
1944
- Variety Studio: Actors ...
2014
- Playhouse
1974
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003