Lloyd Bridges

Age: 85 (passed away Mar. 10th, 1998)
Height: 6'

Birth Place: San Leandro, California, USA
Born: Jan. 15th, 1913

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Lloyd Bridges' Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

The star of many land and underwater adventures grew up in various Northern California towns. His father, who was in the hotel business, wanted him to become a lawyer, but young Lloyd's interests turned to acting while at the University of California at Los Angeles. (Dorothy Dean Bridges, Bridges' wife of more than 50 years, was one of his UCLA classmates, and appeared opposite him in a romantic play called "March Hares.") He later worked on the Broadway stage, helped to found an off-Broadway theater, and acted, produced and directed at Green Mans ions, a theater in the Catskills. Bridges made his first films in 1936, and went under contract to Columbia in 1941. Allegations that Bridges had been involved with the Communist Party threatened to derail his career in the early '50s, but he resumed work after an FBI clearance. Making the transition to TV, Bridges became a small screen star of giant proportions by starring in "Sea Hunt" (1958), the country's most successful syndicated show. Trouper Bridges worked right to the end, winning even more new fans with his spoofy portrayals in the "Airplane!" and "Hot Shots!" movies.

TRIVIA:

Graduated from Petaluma High School in 1931.
His father, Lloyd Vernet Bridges Sr., was born 1 May 1887 and died on his 75th birthday, the first of May, 1962. His mother Harriet Evelyn Brown (b. 15 Jan 1893) turned 20 the day Lloyd was born.
His final film, _Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)_ (qv), was dedicated to his memory.
Grandfather of Isabelle, Jessica Lily, and Haley Roselouise Bridges.
Father of 'Cindy Bridges' (qv).
Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "They Fought in the Creature Features" (McFarland & Co., 1995).
Father of 'Beau Bridges (I)' (qv) and 'Jeff Bridges (I)' (qv).
In 1914, was awarded the winner's cup in a fat-baby contest by its judge, former-President William H. Taft, who thought Lloyd was as fat as he was.

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Show	Character(s)
Sea Hunt (1958)	Mike Nelson
Capital News	Jonathan 'Jo &hellip
Harts of the West	Jake Tyrell
Paper Dolls	Grant Harper
The Loner	William Colton
Benjamin Franklin	Benjamin Fran&hellip
San Francisco International Airport	Jim Conrad