Born Lloyd Vernet Bridges III on December 9, 1941 in Los Angeles, Beau Bridges is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges, and the sibling of Jeff Bridges. He originally wanted to become a basketball star and played for the University of California and the University of Hawaii. Bridges realized that he lacked the height to become a great player, so he dropped out of school and continued his acting career. He had appearances on numerous TV shows and movies, like Will & Grace and Jerry Maguire.
Major General Hank Landry is played by Beau Bridges on the Sci-Fi Channel original series Stargate SG-1. Landry is the new commander of Stargate Command, replacing
Jack O’Neill .