Jeff Bridges

Acting

Jeff Bridges

Born December 4, 1949Los Angeles, California, USA190 credits

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

Minions & Monsters

Minions & Monsters

Movie

2026

The Coen Brothers - An American Story

The Coen Brothers - An American Story

Movie

2025

TRON: Ares
6.5

TRON: Ares

Movie

2025

Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star
7.7

Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star

Movie

2025

Return of the Grizzly

Return of the Grizzly

Movie

2023

Zen Brownie

Zen Brownie

Movie

2023

Filmography

Minions & Monsters
2026Minions & Monstersas (voice)Movie
The Coen Brothers - An American Story
2025The Coen Brothers - An American Storyas SelfMovie
TRON: Ares
2025TRON: Aresas Kevin FlynnMovie
Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star
2025Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Staras Self - Actor (archive footage)Movie
Return of the Grizzly
2023Return of the Grizzlyas NarratorMovie
Zen Brownie
2023Zen BrownieMovie
Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall
2022Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hallas Self (Narrator)Movie
The Old Man
2022The Old Manas Dan ChaseTV
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021Bob Dylan: Odds and Endsas Self - NarratorMovie
The Eisen Hour
2021The Eisen Houras Self - GuestTV
Hot Money
2021Hot Moneyas SelfMovie
Acting: The First Six Lessons
2020Acting: The First Six Lessonsas InterviewsMovie
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Showas Self - PerformerMovie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madnessas SelfMovie
The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom
2019The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloomas SelfMovie
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truthas SelfMovie
Valerie
2019Valerieas SelfMovie
Hal
2019Halas SelfMovie
Words from a Bear
2019Words from a Bearas SelfMovie
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018The Alec Baldwin Showas SelfTV
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018Bad Times at the El Royaleas Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'KellyMovie
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018GQ Presents: Iconic Charactersas SelfTV
Living in the Future's Past
2018Living in the Future's Pastas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Only the Brave
2017Only the Braveas Duane SteinbrinkMovie
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017Kingsman: The Golden Circleas ChampMovie
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017The Only Living Boy in New Yorkas W.F. GeraldMovie
Dream Big: Engineering Our World
2017Dream Big: Engineering Our Worldas Narrator (voice)Movie
HyperNormalisation
2016HyperNormalisationas Self (archival footage)Movie
Hell or High Water
2016Hell or High Wateras Marcus HamiltonMovie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras SelfTV
The Little Prince
2015The Little Princeas The Aviator (voice)Movie
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2015Pilchuck: A Dance with Fireas Narrator (voice)Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Seventh Son
2014Seventh Sonas Master John GregoryMovie
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2014From The Village to The Basementas NarratorMovie
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Yearsas Self - HostMovie
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2014One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Filmas SelfMovie
The Giver
2014The Giveras The GiverMovie
The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
2014The Girl Who Talked to Dolphinsas SelfMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - GuestTV
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatlesas SelfMovie
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV
R.I.P.D.
2013R.I.P.D.as Roy PulsipherMovie
Casting By
2012Casting Byas SelfMovie
Pablo
2012Pabloas Narrator (voice)Movie
A Place at the Table
2012A Place at the Tableas SelfMovie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)Movie
Installing the Cast
2011Installing the Castas SelfMovie
Visualizing TRON
2011Visualizing TRONas SelfMovie
TRON: The Next Day
2011TRON: The Next Dayas Kevin FlynnMovie
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2011Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abidesas SelfMovie
True Grit
2010True Gritas Rooster CogburnMovie
TRON: Legacy
2010TRON: Legacyas Kevin Flynn / CluMovie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Crazy Heart
2009Crazy Heartas Bad BlakeMovie
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009The Men Who Stare at Goatsas Bill DjangoMovie
Live from Studio Five
2009Live from Studio Fiveas SelfTV
A Dog Year
2009A Dog Yearas Jon KatzMovie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
The Open Road
2009The Open Roadas KyleMovie
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Clayton HardingMovie
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008I Am 'Iron Man'as SelfMovie
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008Starz Inside: Comic Books Unboundas Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron ManMovie
Iron Man
2008Iron Manas Obadiah StaneMovie
The Cool School
2008The Cool Schoolas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Pixar Story
2007The Pixar Storyas Clu (archive footage)Movie
Surf's Up
2007Surf's Upas Big Z / Geek (voice)Movie
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2007The Making of 'Tideland'as SelfMovie
Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard
2006Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhardas Self - est Graduate (archive footage)Movie
The Amateurs
2006The Amateursas AndyMovie
Stick It
2006Stick Itas Burt VickermanMovie
Chasing the Lotus
2006Chasing the Lotusas NarratorMovie
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert ReportTV
Tideland
2005Tidelandas NoahMovie
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2004The Making of 'Seabiscuit'as SelfMovie
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gateas SelfMovie
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smileas SelfMovie
The Door in the Floor
2004The Door in the Flooras Ted ColeMovie
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2004Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First MovieMovie
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2004Hollywood Legendenas SelfMovie
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2003Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legendas SelfMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
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2003The True Story of Seabiscuitas SelfMovie
Masked and Anonymous
2003Masked and Anonymousas Tom FriendMovie
Seabiscuit
2003Seabiscuitas Charles HowardMovie
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2003'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legendas SelfMovie
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?
2003Who Killed 'Winter Kills'?as SelfMovie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Scenes of the Crime
2002Scenes of the Crimeas Jimmy BergMovie
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
2002Lewis & Clark: Great Journey Westas Narrator (voice)Movie
Lost in La Mancha
2002Lost in La Manchaas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Making of TRON
2002The Making of TRONas HimselfMovie
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2001Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friendsas SelfMovie
K-PAX
2001K-PAXas Dr. Mark PowellMovie
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2001Good Day Liveas SelfTV
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisandas selfMovie
The Coen Brothers
2000The Coen Brothersas SelfMovie
The Contender
2000The Contenderas President Jackson EvansMovie
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebrationas SelfMovie
Raising the Mammoth
2000Raising the Mammothas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1999Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'Movie
Simpatico
1999Simpaticoas Lyle CarterMovie
The Muse
1999The Museas Jack WarrickMovie
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick
1999Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblickas SelfMovie
Arlington Road
1999Arlington Roadas Michael FaradayMovie
Making of Arlington Road
1999Making of Arlington Roadas SelfMovie
Forever Hollywood
1999Forever Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'
1998The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'as SelfMovie
The Big Lebowski
1998The Big Lebowskias The DudeMovie
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Scene by Scene
1997Scene by Sceneas SelfTV
Hidden in America
1996Hidden in Americaas VincentMovie
The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996The Mirror Has Two Facesas Gregory LarkinMovie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - GuestTV
White Squall
1996White Squallas Christopher 'Skipper' SheldonMovie
Wild Bill
1995Wild Billas Wild Bill HickokMovie
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studioas SelfTV
Blown Away
1994Blown Awayas James "Jimmy" DoveMovie
Fearless
1993Fearlessas Max KleinMovie
Made in the USA
1993Made in the USAas SelfMovie
The Vanishing
1993The Vanishingas Barney CousinsMovie
GMTV
1993GMTVas SelfTV
American Heart
1992American Heartas JackMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
The Fisher King
1991The Fisher Kingas JackMovie
Picture This
1991Picture Thisas SelfMovie
Texasville
1990Texasvilleas Duane JacksonMovie
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989The Fabulous Baker Boysas Jack BakerMovie
Cold Feet
1989Cold Feetas Bartender (uncredited)Movie
See You in the Morning
1989See You in the Morningas Larry LivingstoneMovie
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988Tucker: The Man and His Dreamas Preston TuckerMovie
Nadine
1987Nadineas Vernon HightowerMovie
The Morning After
1986The Morning Afteras Turner KendallMovie
King Kong Lives
1986King Kong Livesas Jack Prescott (archive footage)Movie
The Thanksgiving Promise
1986The Thanksgiving Promiseas NeighborMovie
8 Million Ways to Die
19868 Million Ways to Dieas Matthew 'Matt' ScudderMovie
Jagged Edge
1985Jagged Edgeas Jack ForresterMovie
Starman
1984Starmanas Starman / Scott HaydenMovie
Against All Odds
1984Against All Oddsas Terry BroganMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Rapunzel
1983Rapunzelas The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's FatherMovie
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982Kiss Me Goodbyeas RupertMovie
The Last Unicorn
1982The Last Unicornas Prince Lir (voice)Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Claude / PrinceTV
Tron
1982Tronas Kevin Flynn / CluMovie
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Storiesas Michael LoomisMovie
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Storiesas Michael LoomisMovie
Cutter's Way
1981Cutter's Wayas Richard BoneMovie
Heaven's Gate
1980Heaven's Gateas John L. BridgesMovie
The American Success Company
1980The American Success Companyas HarryMovie
Winter Kills
1979Winter Killsas Nick KeganMovie
Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll
1979Heroes of Rock 'n' Rollas HimselfMovie
Somebody Killed Her Husband
1978Somebody Killed Her Husbandas Jerry GreenMovie
King Kong
1976King Kongas Jack F. PrescottMovie
Stay Hungry
1976Stay Hungryas Craig BlakeMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Hearts of the West
1975Hearts of the Westas Lewis TaterMovie
Rancho Deluxe
1975Rancho Deluxeas Jack McKeeMovie
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974Thunderbolt and Lightfootas LightfootMovie
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas Michael LoomisTV
Flick Flack
1974Flick FlackTV
The Iceman Cometh
1973The Iceman Comethas Don ParrittMovie
The Last American Hero
1973The Last American Heroas Elroy Jackson Jr.Movie
Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXas Zack FeatherMovie
The Moviemakers
1973The Moviemakersas SelfMovie
Bad Company
1972Bad Companyas Jake RumseyMovie
Fat City
1972Fat Cityas ErnieMovie
The Last Picture Show
1971The Last Picture Showas Duane JacksonMovie
In Search of America
1971In Search of Americaas Mike OlsonMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Michael LoomisTV
The Most Deadly Game
1970The Most Deadly Gameas HawkTV
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1970The Don Knotts Showas SelfTV
Halls of Anger
1970Halls of Angeras DougMovie
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Goas Nero FinneganMovie
Silent Night, Lonely Night
1969Silent Night, Lonely Nightas Young JohnMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Terry SheltonTV
The Loner
1965The LonerTV
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962The Lloyd Bridges Showas Dave MelkinTV
Sea Hunt
1958Sea HuntTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Neighbor (uncredited)TV
Lassie
1954Lassieas Cal Baker (uncredited)TV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
The Company She Keeps
1951The Company She Keepsas Infant at Train Station (uncredited)Movie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
Grendel
—Grendelas GrendelMovie
Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers
—Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefersas NarratorMovie