page_title: Lloyd Bridges
section_title: The Loner
hierarchical_section_title: Lloyd Bridges / Career / The Loner
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Lloyd Bridges from the television program The Loner. Bridges played William Colton.
context_page_description: Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, including the actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges.
  He started his career as a contract performer for Columbia Pictures, appearing in films such as Sahara, A Walk in the Sun, Little Big Horn and High Noon. On television, he starred in Sea Hunt from 1958 to 1961. By the end of his career, he had re-invented himself and demonstrated a comedic talent in such parody films as Airplane!, Hot Shots!, and Jane Austen's Mafia!.
  Among other honors, Bridges was a two-time Emmy Award nominee. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 1, 1994.
context_section_description: Producer Gene Roddenberry, who worked with Bridges on Sea Hunt, reportedly offered Bridges the role of Captain Kirk on Star Trek before the part went to William Shatner. In addition, he was a regular cast member in the Rod Serling western series The Loner, which lasted one season from 1965 to 1966. Bridges pulled out in disagreement over the violent content of the show.
  Bridges returned to features with Around the World Under the Sea (1966). He guest starred in "Fakeout" for Mission Impossible (1966), and did a TV movie A Case of Libel (1968).
  Bridges starred in some action films, Daring Game (1968) and Attack on the Iron Coast (1968), the latter for Ivan Tors. He did "The People Next Door" for CBS Playhouse (1968).
  Bridges starred in some TV movies, The Silent Gun (1969), and Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969). He had a support role in The Happy Ending (1969) directed by Richard Brooks.
  Bridges returned to Broadway as a replacement for the lead in Cactus Flower (1967).
caption: Bridges in The Loner
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