Lloyd Bridges

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		Birth Name: Lloyd Vernet Bridges Birth: Jan 15, 1913 - San Leandro, CA Death: Mar 10, 1998 - Los Angeles, CA Occupation: Actor Working from the ground up in stock companies, Lloyd Bridges was a member of the progressive Actors Lab company in the mid 1930s. He made his Broadway debut toward the end of that decade in a production of Othello. Signed by Columbia in 1941, Bridges appeared in everything the studio assigned him, from Three Stooges 2-reel comedies to such "A" pictures as Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), Talk of the Town (1942), and Sahara (1943). He began freelancing in 1945, accepting the prescient role of a deep-sea diver in 1948's 16 Fathoms Deep, among other films. The most memorable of his '50s assignments was the leading role in the cult science-fiction programmer Rocketship X-M (1950) and the part of the look-out-for-number-one deputy in High Noon (1952). Thanks to his earlier involvement in the Actors Lab and his admission at the HUAC hearings that he'd once flirted with communism, Bridges was "graylisted" during the mid-'50s, able to find work only in lesser pictures and TV shows. He was rescued by producer Ivan Tors, who cast Bridges as diver-for-hire Mike Nelson in the TV series Sea Hunt. Filmed between 1957 and 1961, Sea Hunt was the most popular syndicated program of the era, turning Bridges into a millionaire. Alas, neither of his subsequent series of the '60s, The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962) and The Loner (1965), survived their first seasons. Undaunted, Bridges continued working into the '90s, displaying a hitherto untapped flair for zany comedy in such films as Airplane! (1980), Joe vs. the Volcano (1990), and the two Hot Shots films. Bridges was the father of actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges. A committed environmentalist, he was involved in several organizations including the American Oceans Campaign and Heal the Bay, a Los Angeles-based group. Bridges died of natural causes on March 10, 1998. Shortly before his passing, he had completed work on two films, Jane Austen's Mafia and Meeting Daddy; in the latter film, Bridges co-starred with his eldest son Beau. 1999 From Russia To Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey Of Chekhov And Shdanoff [doc] Actor [Starring] 1998 Mafia! aka Jane Austen's Mafia! Actor 1998 Meeting Daddy Actor [Starring] 1995 The Other Woman [TV] Actor 1995 Nothing Lasts Forever Actor [Starring] 1994 Blown Away Actor [Starring] 1994 Secret Sins of the Father [TV] Actor 1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux aka Hot Shots! 2 Actor [Starring] 1993 Wild West [TV] [doc] Actor 1993 Shining Time Station: Holiday Special Actor 1993 Earth and the American Dream [doc] Actor 1993 Mr. Bluesman Actor 1993 Cinderella: Frozen in Time [perf] Voice: Narrator 1992 Devlin [TV] Actor 1992 Honey, I Blew up the Kid Actor [Starring] 1992 In the Nick of Time [TV] [anim] Actor [Starring] 1992 Shining Time Station: 'tis a Gift Holiday Special [TV] [anim] Actor 1991 Hot Shots! Actor [Starring] 1990 Help Save Planet Earth - Easy Ways to Make a Difference [doc] Actor 1990 Joe Versus the Volcano Actor [Starring] 1990 The Queen of Mean [TV] aka Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (TV title) Actor 1990 Leona Helmsley - The Queen of Mean [TV] Actor 1990 Capital News [TV] Actor [Starring] 1989 Winter People Actor [Starring] 1989 Cross of Fire [TV] Actor 1989 Cousins Actor [Starring] 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Actor 1988 Whale Song: Whales and Dolphins of the Pacific [doc] Actor 1988 She Was Marked for Murder [TV] aka Marked For Murder Actor 1987 The Wild Pair aka Devil's Odds aka Hollow Point Actor [Starring] 1986 Dress Gray [TV] Actor 1986 Weekend Warriors Actor [Starring] 1986 The Thanksgiving Promise [TV] Actor 1985 The Blue and the Gray [TV] Actor 1985 Alice through the Looking Glass [anim] Actor 1985 Alice in Wonderland [TV] Actor 1984 Loving [TV] Actor 1984 George Washington [TV] Actor 1984 Paper Dolls, Part 2 [TV] Actor 1983 Grace Kelly [TV] Actor 1983 A Case of Libel [TV] Actor 1982 War in the Sky [doc] Actor 1982 Paper Dolls Actor 1982 Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice [TV] Actor 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel Actor [Starring] 1981 John Steinbeck's East of Eden Actor 1980 East of Eden [TV] Actor 1980 Moviola: This Year's Blonde [TV] Actor [Starring] 1980 The Secret Love of Marilyn Monroe [TV] aka This Year's Blonde (U.S. title) Actor [Starring] 1980 Bear Island Actor 1980 Airplane! 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Great Movie Trailers [doc] Actor 1979 Disaster on the Coastliner [TV] Actor [Starring] 1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack [TV] Actor [Starring] 1978 The Critical List [TV] Actor 1978 Shimmering Light [TV] Actor 1978 Tales of the Unexpected [TV] Actor 1978 The Great Wallendas [TV] Actor 1977 The Fifth Musketeer aka Behind the Iron Mask [1979] Actor 1977 Mutual Respect Actor 1977 Roots, Vol. 5 [TV] Actor 1977 Roots, Vol. 6 [TV] Actor 1977 Roots, Vol. 1 [TV] Actor 1977 Roots, Vol. 2 [TV] Actor 1977 Telethon [TV] Actor 1977 Roots, Vol. 3 [TV] Actor 1977 Roots [TV] Actor 1977 The Force of Evil [TV] Actor 1977 Roots, Vol. 4 [TV] Actor 1975 Deadly Weekend [TV] Actor 1975 The Return of Joe Forrester [TV] aka Cop on the Beat Actor 1975 Cop on the Beat [TV] aka The Return of Joe Forrester Actor 1974 Deliver Us from Evil [TV] Actor 1974 Stowaway to the Moon [TV] Actor [Starring] 1973 Death Race [TV] Actor 1973 Running Wild Actor 1972 To Find a Man Actor 1972 Crime Club [TV] Actor [Starring] 1972 Scuba [doc] Actor 1972 Trouble Comes to Town [TV] Actor 1972 Haunts of the Very Rich [TV] Actor 1971 The Deadly Dream [TV] Actor 1971 A Tattered Web [TV] Actor 1970 Do You Take This Stranger? [TV] Actor 1970 The Love War [TV] Actor 1969 The Happy Ending Actor [Starring] 1969 Lost Flight Actor 1969 The Silent Gun [TV] Actor 1969 Silent Night, Lonely Night [TV] Actor 1968 Daring Game [TV] Actor [Starring] 1968 Attack on the Iron Coast Actor 1965 Around the World under the Sea Actor [Starring] 1961 Who Killed Julie Greer? [TV] Actor 1958 The Goddess Actor [Starring] 1957 Ride out for Revenge Actor [Starring] 1956 Wetbacks Actor [Starring] 1956 The Rainmaker Actor [Starring] 1955 Wichita Actor [Starring] 1955 The Deadly Game aka Third Party Risk Actor 1955 Apache Woman Actor [Starring] 1954 Pride of the Blue Grass Actor [Starring] 1954 Big Deadly Game Actor 1953 The Kid from Left Field Actor 1953 City of Bad Men Actor 1953 The Limping Man Actor 1953 The Tall Texan Actor 1952 High Noon Actor [Starring] 1952 The Plymouth Adventure Actor [Starring] 1952 Last of the Comanches aka Sabre and the Arrow Actor 1951 Three Steps North Actor 1951 The Whistle at Eaton Falls Actor 1951 Little Big Horn aka Fighting Seventh Actor 1950 Try and Get Me aka The Sound of Fury (U.S. title) Actor 1950 Colt .45 aka Thundercloud Actor 1950 Rocketship X-M aka Destinazione luna aka Expedition Moon Actor 1950 The White Tower Actor 1949 The Hideout Actor 1949 Trapped Actor 1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Actor 1949 Home of the Brave Actor [Starring] 1949 Red Canyon Actor 1948 16 Fathoms Deep Actor 1948 Secret Service Investigator Actor 1948 Moonrise Actor 1947 The Trouble with Women Actor 1947 Unconquered Actor 1947 Ramrod Actor [Starring] 1946 A Walk in the Sun aka Salerno Beachhead Actor [Starring] 1946 Canyon Passage Actor 1946 Abilene Town Actor [Starring] 1945 Miss Susie Slagle's Actor 1945 Strange Confession Actor 1945 Secret Agent X-9 Actor 1944 The Master Race Actor [Starring] 1944 Saddle Leather Law Actor 1944 She's a Soldier Too Actor 1944 Once Upon a Time Actor 1944 Louisiana Hayride Actor 1943 Hail to the Rangers Actor 1943 Passport to Suez Actor 1943 Destroyer Actor 1943 Sahara Actor [Starring] 1943 The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case Actor 1943 The Commandos Strike at Dawn Actor 1943 The Heat's On aka Tropicana Actor [Starring] 1942 Canal Zone Actor 1942 Riders of the Northland Actor 1942 Blondie Goes to College Actor 1942 The Talk of the Town Actor 1942 A Man's World Actor 1942 Sweetheart of the Fleet Actor 1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Actor 1942 The Daring Young Man Actor 1942 Alias Boston Blackie Actor 1942 Underground Agent Actor 1942 Shut My Big Mouth Actor 1942 The Spirit of Stanford Actor 1942 Atlantic Convoy Actor 1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer aka A Yank in Dutch Actor 1942 Flight Lieutenant Actor 1942 Harvard, Here I Come! Actor 1942 West of Tombstone Actor 1942 Pardon My Gun Actor 1941 The Royal Mounted Patrol Actor 1941 You Belong to Me Actor 1941 Three Girls About Town Actor 1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance Actor 1941 Harmon of Michigan Actor 1941 The Medico of Painted Springs Actor 1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan Actor 1941 They Dare Not Love Actor 1941 Honolulu Lu Actor 1941 Sing for Your Supper Actor 1941 The Son of Davy Crockett Actor 1941 Two Latins from Manhattan Actor


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