Jeff Bridges
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 4 December 1949 · 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
Production 6
- 2026Grendel · executive producer
- 2018Living in the Future's Past · producer
- 2017The Only Living Boy in New York · executive producer
- 2014The Giver · producer
- 1996Hidden in America · executive producer
- 1992American Heart · producer
Acting 158
- 2026Grendel as Grendel
- 2026George Sluizer - Filming beyond Bounderies as Self
- 2026Norwood, Where Legends Were Born as Archive / Himslef
- 2026In the Company of Wolves: An American Journey as Narrator (voice)
- 2026Minions & Monsters as Frank / Elwood (voice)
- 2026Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers as Narrator
- 2025The Coen Brothers Story as Self
- 2025Third Eye
- 2025TRON: Ares as Kevin Flynn
- 2025The Carnival at the End of Days as God
- 2025Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2023Return of the Grizzly as Narrator
- 2023Zen Brownie
- 2022Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall as Self (Narrator)
- 2021Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends as Self - Narrator
- 2021Hot Money as Self
- 2020Acting: The First Six Lessons as Interviews
- 2020Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show as Self - Performer
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- 2019The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom as Self
- 2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- 2019Valerie as Self
- 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home as Obadiah Stane (archive footage)
- 2019Hal as Self
- 2019Words from a Bear as Self
- 2018Bad Times at the El Royale as Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly
- 2018Living in the Future's Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2018The Green Fog
- 2017Only the Brave as Duane Steinbrink
- 2017Kingsman: The Golden Circle as Champ
- 2017The Only Living Boy in New York as W.F. Gerald
- 2017Dream Big: Engineering Our World as Narrator (voice)
- 2016HyperNormalisation as Self (archival footage)
- 2016Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton
- 2015The Little Prince as The Aviator (voice)
- 2015Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire as Narrator (voice)
- 2014Seventh Son as Master John Gregory
- 2014From The Village to The Basement as Narrator
- 2014Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years as Self - Host
- 2014One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film as Self
- 2014The Giver as The Giver
- 2014The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins as Self
- 2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
- 2013R.I.P.D. as Roy Pulsipher
- 2012Casting By as Self
- 2012Pablo as Narrator (voice)
- 2012A Place at the Table as Self
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011The Tron Phenomenon
- 2011Visualizing TRON as Self
- 2011Installing the Cast as Self
- 2011TRON: The Next Day as Kevin Flynn
- 2011Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides as Self
- 2010True Grit as Rooster Cogburn
- 2010TRON: Legacy as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- 2009Crazy Heart as Bad Blake
- 2009The Men Who Stare at Goats as Bill Django
- 2009A Dog Year as Jon Katz
- 2009The Open Road as Kyle
- 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Clayton Harding
- 2008I Am 'Iron Man' as Self
- 2008I Am Iron Man as Self
- 2008Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man
- 2008Iron Man as Obadiah Stane
- 2008The Cool School as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007The Pixar Story as Clu (archive footage)
- 2007Surf's Up as Big Z / Geek (voice)
- 2007The Making of 'Tideland' as Self
- 2006Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard as Self - est Graduate (archive footage)
- 2006The Amateurs as Andy Sargentee
- 2006Stick It as Burt Vickerman
- 2006Chasing the Lotus as Narrator
- 2005Tideland as Noah
- 2004The Making of 'Seabiscuit' as Self
- 2004Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate as Self
- 2004Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile as Self
- 2004The Door in the Floor as Ted Cole
- 2004Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie
- 2004Hollywood Legenden as Self
- 2003Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend as Self
- 2003The True Story of Seabiscuit as Self
- 2003Masked and Anonymous as Tom Friend
- 2003Seabiscuit as Charles Howard
- 2003'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend as Self
- 2003Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? as Self
- 2002Scenes of the Crime as Jimmy Berg
- 2002Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West as Narrator (voice)
- 2002Lost in La Mancha as Narrator (voice)
- 2002The Making of TRON as Himself
- 2001Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends as Self
- 2001K-PAX as Dr. Mark Powell
- 2001AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand as self
- 2000The Coen Brothers as Self
- 2000The Contender as President Jackson Evans
- 2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2000Raising the Mammoth as Narrator (voice)
- 1999Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
- 1999Simpatico as Lyle Carter
- 1999The Muse as Jack Warrick
- 1999The Last Picture Show: A Look Back as Self
- 1999Arlington Road as Michael Faraday
- 1999Making of Arlington Road as Self
- 1999Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1998The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' as Self
- 1998The Big Lebowski as The Dude
- 1996Hidden in America as Vincent
- 1996The Mirror Has Two Faces as Gregory Larkin
- 1996White Squall as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
- 1995Wild Bill as Wild Bill Hickok
- 1994Blown Away as James "Jimmy" Dove
- 1993Fearless as Max Klein
- 1993Made in the USA as Self
- 1993The Vanishing as Barney Cousins
- 1992American Heart as Jack
- 1991The Fisher King as Jack
- 1991Picture This as Self
- 1990Texasville as Duane Jackson
- 1989The Fabulous Baker Boys as Jack Baker
- 1989Cold Feet as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1989See You in the Morning as Larry Livingstone
- 1988Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Preston Tucker
- 1987Nadine as Vernon Hightower
- 1986The Morning After as Turner Kendall
- 1986King Kong Lives as Jack Prescott (archive footage)
- 1986The Thanksgiving Promise as Neighbor
- 19868 Million Ways to Die as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
- 1985Jagged Edge as Jack Forrester
- 1984Starman as Starman / Scott Hayden
- 1984Against All Odds as Terry Brogan
- 1983Rapunzel as The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father
- 1982Kiss Me Goodbye as Rupert
- 1982The Last Unicorn as Prince Lir (voice)
- 1982Tron as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- 1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories as Michael Loomis
- 1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories as Michael Loomis
- 1981Cutter's Way as Richard Bone
- 1980Heaven's Gate as John L. Bridges
- 1980The American Success Company as Harry
- 1979Winter Kills as Nick Kegan
- 1979Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll as Himself
- 1978Somebody Killed Her Husband as Jerry Green
- 1976King Kong as Jack F. Prescott
- 1976Stay Hungry as Craig Blake
- 1975Hearts of the West as Lewis Tater
- 1975Rancho Deluxe as Jack McKee
- 1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as Nero Finnegan
- 1974Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Lightfoot
- 1973The Iceman Cometh as Don Parritt
- 1973The Last American Hero as Elroy Jackson Jr.
- 1973Lolly-Madonna XXX as Zack Feather
- 1973The Moviemakers as Self
- 1972Bad Company as Jake Rumsey
- 1972Fat City as Ernie
- 1971The Last Picture Show as Duane Jackson
- 1971In Search of America as Mike Olson
- 1970Halls of Anger as Doug
- 1969Silent Night, Lonely Night as Young John
- 1951The Company She Keeps as Infant at Train Station (uncredited)
crew 1
- 2018Living in the Future's Past · script