Claim: Jeff Bridges played Otis "Bad" Blake in the first half of Crazy Heart.

Jeffrey Leon Bridges -LRB- born December 4 , 1949 -RRB- is an American actor , singer , and producer . He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt -LRB- 1958 -- 60 -RRB- , with his father , Lloyd Bridges and brother , Beau Bridges . He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis `` Bad '' Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart , and earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , Thunderbolt and Lightfoot -LRB- 1974 -RRB- , Starman -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , The Contender -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , True Grit -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , and Hell or High Water -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . His other films include Tron -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , Jagged Edge -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , The Fabulous Baker Boys -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , The Fisher King -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , Fearless -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , The Big Lebowski -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Seabiscuit -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Iron Man -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Tron : Legacy -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , and The Giver -LRB- 2014 -RRB- .