Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 â€" March 10, 1998) was an
American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of
television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was
the father of four children, including the actors Beau Bridges and
Jeff Bridges.He started his career as a contract performer for
Columbia Pictures, appearing in films such as Sahara (1943), A Walk in
the Sun (1945), Little Big Horn (1951) and High Noon (1952). On
television, he starred in Sea Hunt from 1958 to 1961. By the end of
his career, he had re-invented himself and demonstrated a comedic
talent in such parody films as Airplane! (1980), Hot Shots! (1991),
and Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998).Among other honors, Bridges was a
two-time Emmy Award nominee. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame on February 1, 1994.Bridges was born in San Leandro,
California, to Lloyd Vernet Bridges Sr. (1887â€"1962), who was
involved in the California hotel business and once owned a movie
theater, and his wife Harriet Evelyn (Brown) Bridges (1893â€"1950).
His parents were both natives of Kansas, and of English ancestry.
Bridges graduated from Petaluma High School in 1930. He then studied
political science at UCLA, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity.
American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of
television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was
the father of four children, including the actors Beau Bridges and
Jeff Bridges.He started his career as a contract performer for
Columbia Pictures, appearing in films such as Sahara (1943), A Walk in
the Sun (1945), Little Big Horn (1951) and High Noon (1952). On
television, he starred in Sea Hunt from 1958 to 1961. By the end of
his career, he had re-invented himself and demonstrated a comedic
talent in such parody films as Airplane! (1980), Hot Shots! (1991),
and Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998).Among other honors, Bridges was a
two-time Emmy Award nominee. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame on February 1, 1994.Bridges was born in San Leandro,
California, to Lloyd Vernet Bridges Sr. (1887â€"1962), who was
involved in the California hotel business and once owned a movie
theater, and his wife Harriet Evelyn (Brown) Bridges (1893â€"1950).
His parents were both natives of Kansas, and of English ancestry.
Bridges graduated from Petaluma High School in 1930. He then studied
political science at UCLA, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity.
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