Biography
Author Profession: Actor
Nationality: American
Born: December 9, 1941
I wish I didn’t have any flaws! I think everybody is flawed.
Beau Bridges
Thinking, Wish, Flaws
Dylan, myself and my father were in a two hour movie called The Sand Kings, which started off the Outer Limits series. It was sort of the two hour pilot movie.
Beau Bridges
Kings, Father, Two
My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it’s a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.
Beau Bridges
Character, Roles, Stories
My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.
Beau Bridges
Boyfriend, Teacher, Dad
When we work to end childhood hunger, we are giving our love to kids who need it so much they will never ask for it.
Beau Bridges
Kids, Giving, Childhood
I think that by now, in the very beginning when I first joined the show, General Landry was like a new kid in school. I was coming into a situation I didn’t really know much about, and now, after a couple of years, the character’s kind of mellowed and gotten comfortable working at the command center and very comfortable with his troops. What they always do with these shows is they always leave them open-ended. The SG-1 franchise has been so successful for the network, that they always want to keep it open, an option to do it again in some way, whether that’s a movie or a series, or whatever.
Beau Bridges
Couple, School, Character
First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
Beau Bridges
Real, Bridges, Names
And when I’ve been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.
Beau Bridges
Song, Family And Friends, Hearing
As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I’ve been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.
Beau Bridges
Travel, Entertainment, Bars
I’ve always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans – the original Americans.
Beau Bridges
Country, Native American, West
But on the other hand I believe I’m a private person too, and I enjoy that aspect of my life as well.
Beau Bridges
Believe, Hands, Aspect
And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that time.
Beau Bridges
Sports, Brother, Kids
Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.
Beau Bridges
School, Guitar, High School
Yeah, I’m very impressed with Lifetime, this is the first time I’ve worked with them. I really like the kind of programming that they’re into, so I’m hoping that I will.
Beau Bridges
Firsts, Kind, Lifetime
None of the people are what you think when you first meet them, who you think they are, and they turn out to be maybe something a little different.
Beau Bridges
Thinking, People, Different
I’ve done a number of these My Name is Earl shows. I play Earl’s father. It’s a half-hour comedy. And I’ll be doing some more of those. I have a movie coming out that I did with Misha Barton, called Don’t Fade Away.
Beau Bridges
Father, Play, Names
I appeared several times on Atlantis while I was doing Stargate. And they’ve mentioned to me before that they’d like me do some, but right now I have nothing specific to report. I know Amanda Tapping is a regular now on the show. But I have no plans to do that as we speak. But I don’t know.
Beau Bridges
Atlantis, Speak, Amanda
But when I’m done with the job I can take it off pretty easy, it’s like a suit of clothes, put on something else.
Beau Bridges
Jobs, Clothes, Done
Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in my work.
Beau Bridges
Running, Lots Of Friends, Actors
Some of my oldest friends are actors. But that’s not the only place my friends come from.
Beau Bridges
Actors, My Friends, Oldest Friends
