Jeff Bridges roles
Sea Hunt (1958–60)
A young Bridges appeared as different child characters on this show starring his father, LloydBridges, who played former Navy diver Mike Nelson.
The Last Picture Show (1971)
He earned his first Oscar nomination at age 22 for playing a top high school athlete uncertain about his future in a rural Texas town. The film was CybillShepherd’s first.
Starman (1984)
He was nominated for another Oscar for this JohnCarpenter–directed science fiction film, in which Bridges, opposite KarenAllen, played a visitor from the cosmos who takes human form.
Jagged Edge (1985)
When Bridges’ Jack Forrester is accused of brutally murdering his wife, a criminal lawyer (GlennClose) takes his case and falls for him.
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Playing Jack Baker, he reunited with his real-life brother, BeauBridges, in this film about a pair of piano performing brothers who add a female lounge singer (MichellePfeiffer) to their act.
The Fisher King (1991)
He stars as a former radio shock jock, whose struggling conscience inspires him to help a homeless man (RobinWilliams) find the Holy Grail.
The Big Lebowski (1998)
In this beloved slacker comedy from the Coen brothers, he’s the Dude, a pothead loafer with a love for bowling who is roped into a kidnapping ploy.
Crazy Heart (2009)
Bridges won an Oscar for starring and performing as Bad Blake, a country music singer struggling with alcoholism who builds a relationship with a music journalist (MaggieGyllenhaal).
True Grit (2010)
Reconnecting with the Coen brothers for this Western remake, Bridges plays gruff and tough Deputy U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who helps a young girl (HaileeSteinfeld) track down her father’s killer.
Hell or High Water (2016)
He earned another Academy Award nomination for playing a Texas Ranger on the trail of two outlaw bank-robber brothers. Next, 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Jeff Bridges
