Lloyd Bridges (January 15, 1913 - March 10, 1998)

Lloyd Bridges - a total class act. As a constant fixture on television from the day it was born right up through the late 1990's his face and stern voice were easily reconizable. In addition to his many guest appearances he also headlined several television shows. His contributions to Broadway and film also never went unoticed. His film career included more than 150 films between 1936 and 1998. His final film Meeting Daddy was released in 2000, two years after his death. The film Jane Austen's Mafia was also released following the actor's passing. Meeting Daddy however was filmed prior to Jane Austen's Mafia however. His other film appearances include Strange Confession, Secret Agent X-9, Trapped, The White Tower, The Tall Texan, Airplane, Hot Shots and Honey I Blew up the Baby. He made his Broadway debut in 1939 in William Shakespeare's Othello. His television guest appearance resume includes "The Steve Allen Show", "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show", "I've Got a Secret", "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "The Dean Martin Show", "Saturday Night Live", "The Bigelow Theatre", "Robert Montgomery Presents", "Suspense", "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars", "Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Studio 57", "Studio One", "Climax!", "Playhouse 90", "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse", "The DuPont Show with June Allyson", "Zane Grey Theater", "The Dick Powell Show", "Kraft Suspense Theatre", "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre", "Mission: Impossible", "CBS Playhouse", "Here's Lucy", "Police Story", "Battlestar Galactica", "The Love Boat", "Harts of the West", "The Outer Limits" and "Seinfeld." The television shows he appeared as the lead included "Sea Hunt" an action adventure series in which he played Mike Nelson, a man of the sea. The series ran from 1958 to 1961 and produced 155 episodes. The next series was entitled "The Lloyd Bridges Show" which was a variety show. It ran for the 1962-1963 television series producing only 34 episodes. His next television series was "The Loner" which ran from 1965 to 1966. The Western in which Bridges played William Colton ran for only 26 weeks. During the 1975-1976 television series Bridges starred in his final leading role in a television series. The program "Joe Forrester" was a crime drama in which Bridges played a character of the same name. 23 episodes were produced during the show's run. Beginning in the 1960's Bridges began appearing in made for television movies. Among them were some very significant projects including "Roots", "How the West Was Won" and "Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean." Bridges final television appearance was on an episode of the FOX sitcom "Ned and Stacey" in which he portrayed himself. The episode's original airdate was July 13, 1999 more than a year after the actor's passing. Lloyd Bridges was one of Hollywood's finest gentleman and even now more than a decade after his passing his great contributions to the medium will never be forgotten. He has become recognizable to generations of fans. His appearance on "Seinfeld" brought him great recognition during the final years of his life and reminded everyone that he was an incredible talent. I must mention his appearance on "Here's Lucy." It was in 1972 and Bridges played Lucy's doctor. In the episode Lucy has broken her leg and is in the hospital. Bridges and the Redhead had wonderful chemistry on screen and he was the perfect co-star for that episode. Lloyd Bridges..........A True Class Act!