Portrait of Beau Bridges

Acting

Beau Bridges

Career

Active from 1948 to 2025, with a break from 1950 to 1960, busiest in 1989 and 2000 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
106
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Nightjohn
Nightjohn
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 153 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Beau Bridges Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 17
  • Character Study 9
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Emotional 5
  • Overcoming Adversity 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Historical Drama 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

221
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
My Jesus
My Jesus

as Bob Wilson

2020s

20 titles ยท average score 58
R.J. Decker
R.J. Decker (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Reggie Decker

Blue Eyed Girl
Blue Eyed Girl (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dad

Camera
Camera (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eric

The Neon Highway
The Neon Highway (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

as Claude Allen

Desert Road
Desert Road (2024)
GoodWatch score 51

as Old Man

Matlock
Matlock (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Howard 'Senior' Markston

Dreamin' Wild
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

as Don Emerson Sr.

Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Harry Wilson

Our Italian Christmas Memories
Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022)
GoodWatch score 38

as Vincent Coluccia

End of the Road
End of the Road (2022)
GoodWatch score 38

as Capt. JD Hammers

Elsewhere
Elsewhere (2020)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dad

Robbie
Robbie (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Robbie Walton Sr.

2010s

33 titles ยท average score 61
Galveston
Galveston (2018)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stan Ptitko

The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us (2017)
GoodWatch score 50

as Walter

Christmas in Angel Falls
Christmas in Angel Falls (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

as Michael D'Angelo

Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jeffrey

Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jeffrey

The Millers
The Millers (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Tom Miller

Eden
Eden (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bob

Rushlights
Rushlights (2013)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sheriff Robert Brogden Jr.

Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dr. Raymond Fontaine

Homeland
Homeland (2011)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Ralph Warner

Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gus Grisby

Don't Fade Away
Don't Fade Away (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as Chris White

2000s

38 titles ยท average score 58
Max Payne
Max Payne (2008)
GoodWatch score 34

as BB Hensley

Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as Maj. Gen. Henry Landry

Stargate: Continuum
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

as Major General Hank Landry

Americanizing Shelley
Americanizing Shelley (2007)
GoodWatch score 36

as Gary Gordon

I-See-You.com
I-See-You.com (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

as Harvey Bellinger

The Good German
The Good German (2006)
GoodWatch score 47

as Colonel Muller

10.5
10.5 (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Paul Hollister

Voyage of the Unicorn
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Alan Aisling

Voyage of the Unicorn
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

as Professor Alan Aisling

Boys Klub
Boys Klub (2001)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mario's Dad

Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

as G.W. Nethercott

Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers (2000)

TV show ยท as Samuel Adams (voice)

1990s

37 titles ยท average score 63
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as P.T. Barnum

Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Judge Bob Gibbs

The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as Governor Jim Farley

RocketMan
RocketMan (1997)
GoodWatch score 39

as Bud Nesbitt

Losing Chase
Losing Chase (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Richard Phillips

Million Dollar Babies
Million Dollar Babies (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe

Harts of the West
Harts of the West (1993)

TV show ยท as Dave Hart

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

as Terry Harper

Sidekicks
Sidekicks (1992)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jerry Gabrewski

Wildflower
Wildflower (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jack Perkins

Married to It
Married to It (1991)
GoodWatch score 42

as John Morden

UFO Cafe
UFO Cafe (1990)

as Arnold Zimmerman

1980s

31 titles ยท average score 57
The Fabulous Baker Boys
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

as Frank Baker

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

as Police Chief Richard Czech

Signs of Life
Signs of Life (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

as John Alder

The Killing Time
The Killing Time (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

as Sam Wayburn

The Wild Pair
The Wild Pair (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as Joe Jennings

Outrage!
Outrage! (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bruce Gordon

The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

as Win Berry

Heart Like a Wheel
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

as Connie Kalitta

Night Crossing
Night Crossing (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

as Guenter Wetzel

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

as Leonard Vole

Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

as Duane Hansen

Silver Dream Racer
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bruce McBride

1970s

27 titles ยท average score 57
Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sonny

The Fifth Musketeer
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Philippe / Louis XIV

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

as Harry Feversham

The President's Mistress
The President's Mistress (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ben Morton

Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning (1977)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hutch

The Other Side of the Mountain
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dick Buek

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)

TV show ยท as Young Benjamin Franklin

Lovin' Molly
Lovin' Molly (1974)
GoodWatch score 41

as Johnny

Your Three Minutes Are Up
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)

as Charlie

Child's Play
Child's Play (1972)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paul Reis

The Christian Licorice Store
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)

as Cane

The Landlord
The Landlord (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Elgar Enders

1960s

22 titles ยท average score 66
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ben Harvey

For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy (1968)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tim Austin

The Incident
The Incident (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Pfc. Felix Teflinger

Atta Girl, Kelly!
Atta Girl, Kelly! (1967)

as Matt Howell

Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants (1965)
GoodWatch score 24

as Fred

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Jerry Foley

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Gary Keller / Larry Corby

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Orville Putnam

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Bob Colby

The Explosive Generation
The Explosive Generation (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Stephen

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 71
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Horace Perkins

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Billy Johanson

Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Cpl. Moss

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jason

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Matt Howell / Hank Tilby

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Leonard Vole / Stubby Pringle

The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Obie, Boy at Train Station (uncredited)

Force of Evil
Force of Evil (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

as Frankie Tucker (uncredited)

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Zamba
Zamba (1949)

as Tommy

The Red Pony
The Red Pony (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Beau

No Minor Vices
No Minor Vices (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bertram (uncredited)