Jeff Bridges
December 4, 1949 (76 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Credits
- 2025 · TRON: Ares as Kevin Flynn
- 2022 · The Old Man as Dan Chase
- 2019 · Valerie as Self
- 2019 · Hal as Self
- 2018 · The Alec Baldwin Show as Self
- 2018 · Bad Times at the El Royale as Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly
- 2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- 2017 · Only the Brave as Duane Steinbrink
- 2017 · Kingsman: The Golden Circle as Champ
- 2016 · HyperNormalisation as Self (archival footage)
- 2016 · Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Little Prince as The Aviator (voice)
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Seventh Son as Master John Gregory
- 2014 · The Giver as The Giver
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · R.I.P.D. as Roy Pulsipher
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Pablo as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Visualizing TRON as Self
- 2011 · TRON: The Next Day as Kevin Flynn
- 2010 · True Grit as Rooster Cogburn
- 2010 · TRON: Legacy as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Crazy Heart as Bad Blake
- 2009 · The Men Who Stare at Goats as Bill Django
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Clayton Harding
- 2008 · Iron Man as Obadiah Stane
- 2007 · Surf's Up as Big Z / Geek (voice)
- 2006 · Stick It as Burt Vickerman
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2005 · Tideland as Noah
- 2004 · Hollywood Legenden as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Seabiscuit as Charles Howard
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2001 · K-PAX as Dr. Mark Powell
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 1999 · Simpatico as Lyle Carter
- 1999 · The Muse as Jack Warrick
- 1999 · Arlington Road as Michael Faraday
- 1999 · Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as The Dude
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Scene by Scene as Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · White Squall as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
- 1994 · Blown Away as James "Jimmy" Dove
- 1993 · Fearless as Max Klein
- 1993 · The Vanishing as Barney Cousins
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · The Fisher King as Jack
- 1989 · See You in the Morning as Larry Livingstone
- 1987 · Nadine as Vernon Hightower
- 1986 · King Kong Lives as Jack Prescott (archive footage)
- 1984 · Starman as Starman / Scott Hayden
- 1984 · Against All Odds as Terry Brogan
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Rapunzel as The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father
- 1982 · The Last Unicorn as Prince Lir (voice)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Claude / Prince
- 1982 · Tron as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as John L. Bridges
- 1979 · Winter Kills as Nick Kegan
- 1976 · King Kong as Jack F. Prescott
- 1976 · Stay Hungry as Craig Blake
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1974 · Playhouse as Michael Loomis
- 1972 · Fat City as Ernie
- 1971 · Great Performances as Michael Loomis
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Terry Shelton
- 1962 · The Lloyd Bridges Show as Dave Melkin
- 1958 · Sea Hunt as
- 1954 · Lassie as Cal Baker (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Grendel as Grendel
- 2025 · Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte as Self
- 2025 · Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2023 · Return of the Grizzly as Narrator
- 2023 · Zen Brownie as
- 2022 · Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall as Self (Narrator)
- 2021 · Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends as Self - Narrator
- 2021 · The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Hot Money as Self
- 2020 · Acting: The First Six Lessons as Interviews
- 2020 · Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show as Self - Performer
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- 2019 · The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom as Self
- 2019 · Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- 2019 · Words from a Bear as Self
- 2018 · Living in the Future's Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · The Only Living Boy in New York as W.F. Gerald
- 2017 · Dream Big: Engineering Our World as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · From The Village to The Basement as Narrator
- 2014 · Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years as Self - Host
- 2014 · One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film as Self
- 2014 · The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins as Self
- 2014 · The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
- 2012 · A Place at the Table as Self
- 2011 · Installing the Cast as Self
- 2011 · Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides as Self
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · A Dog Year as Jon Katz
- 2009 · The Open Road as Kyle
- 2008 · I Am Iron Man as Self
- 2008 · Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man
- 2008 · The Cool School as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · The Pixar Story as Clu (archive footage)
- 2007 · The Making of 'Tideland' as Self
- 2006 · Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard as Self - est Graduate (archive footage)
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Andy
- 2006 · Chasing the Lotus as Narrator
- 2004 · The Making of 'Seabiscuit' as Self
- 2004 · Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate as Self
- 2004 · Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile as Self
- 2004 · The Door in the Floor as Ted Cole
- 2004 · Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie as
- 2003 · Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend as Self
- 2003 · The True Story of Seabiscuit as Self
- 2003 · Masked and Anonymous as Tom Friend
- 2003 · 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend as Self
- 2003 · Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? as Self
- 2002 · Scenes of the Crime as Jimmy Berg
- 2002 · Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Lost in La Mancha as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · The Making of TRON as Himself
- 2001 · Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends as Self
- 2000 · The Contender as President Jackson Evans
- 2000 · Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2000 · Raising the Mammoth as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road' as
- 1999 · Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick as Self
- 1999 · Making of Arlington Road as Himself
- 1998 · The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' as Self
- 1996 · Hidden in America as Vincent
- 1996 · The Mirror Has Two Faces as Gregory Larkin
- 1995 · Wild Bill as Wild Bill Hickok
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · Made in the USA as Self
- 1992 · American Heart as Jack
- 1991 · Picture This as Self
- 1990 · Texasville as Duane Jackson
- 1989 · The Fabulous Baker Boys as Jack Baker
- 1989 · Cold Feet as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1988 · Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Preston Tucker
- 1986 · The Morning After as Turner Kendall
- 1986 · The Thanksgiving Promise as Neighbor
- 1986 · 8 Million Ways to Die as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
- 1985 · Jagged Edge as Jack Forrester
- 1982 · Kiss Me Goodbye as Rupert
- 1982 · The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories as Michael Loomis
- 1981 · The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories as Michael Loomis
- 1981 · Cutter's Way as Richard Bone
- 1980 · The American Success Company as Harry
- 1979 · Heroes of Rock and Roll as Himself
- 1978 · Somebody Killed Her Husband as Jerry Green
- 1975 · Hearts of the West as Lewis Tater
- 1975 · Rancho Deluxe as Jack McKee
- 1974 · Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Lightfoot
- 1974 · Flick Flack as
- 1973 · The Iceman Cometh as Don Parritt
- 1973 · The Last American Hero as Elroy Jackson Jr.
- 1973 · Lolly-Madonna XXX as Zack Feather
- 1973 · The Moviemakers as Self
- 1972 · Bad Company as Jake Rumsey
- 1971 · The Last Picture Show as Duane Jackson
- 1971 · In Search of America as Mike Olson
- 1970 · The Most Deadly Game as Hawk
- 1970 · The Don Knotts Show as Self
- 1970 · Halls of Anger as Doug
- 1970 · The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as Nero Finnegan
- 1969 · Silent Night, Lonely Night as Young John
- 1965 · The Loner as
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Company She Keeps as Infant at Train Station (uncredited)
- Future · Third Eye as




