Lloyd Bridges

Noir City: Hollywood festival is a walk on the dark side of film

2013-04-03 16:58:00

There is something mesmerizing — almost addictive — about the classic film noirs of the 1940s and '50s, with their darkened, rain-drenched streets and narrow alleys inhabited by anti-heroes sporting well-worn raincoats and crushed fedoras....

Lebowski lovers: The Dude and the Zen Master riff in L.A.

2013-01-11 10:57:00

The Dude held court in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Or his Dudeness, or Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing. Jeff Bridges, who played "the Dude" in the Coen brothers’ cult classic film “The Big Lebowski&...

Southern California Close-Ups: Long Beach, San Pedro and Catalina Island

2012-06-02 00:00:00

First published on July 3, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. The harbor area of southwest Los Angeles County is the closest thing we have to a blue-collar coast. It’s where cruise ships call, where ton upon ton of maritime machinery hums...

11 micro-itineraries for Long Beach, San Pedro and Catalina Island

2011-07-03 00:00:00

Did somebody order fish and ships? The harbor area of southwest Los Angeles County -- the closest thing we have to a blue-collar coast -- is where the cruise ships call, where global cargo gets loaded and unloaded, where ton upon ton of maritime...

Leslie Nielsen dies at 84; serious actor became a comic star

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Leslie Nielsen, a serious actor who became a comic star with his career-changing roles in "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" comedies, died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. Nielson died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home,...

'Avatar' wins top Golden Globe

2010-01-17 00:00:00

The night belongs to "Avatar." The sci-fi blockbuster -- the most expensive movie ever made and on track to become the highest-grossing film ever made � won the Golden Globe tonight for best dramatic film and best director for James Cameron. "Avatar"...

Peter Graves succeeds in an impossible mission

2010-03-14 17:37:17

When Peter Graves was honored last month at the Ojai Film Festival with a lifetime achievement award, the 83-year-old actor was hoping they would screen Billy Wilder's 1953 classic "Stalag 17" in which he played a Nazi spy placed among American POWs in...

Peter Graves dies at 83; star of TV's 'Mission: Impossible'

2010-03-15 00:00:00

Peter Graves, the rugged actor who starred in the hit TV series "Mission: Impossible" and whose career took a comic turn in the disaster spoof "Airplane!" has died. He was 83. Graves was found dead Sunday afternoon in front of his Pacific Palisades...

Tuesday's TV Highlights: Couples dance on 'So You Think You Can Dance'

2009-10-27 16:34:27

Friday's TV Highlights: Mourning becomes 'Spartacus' on Starz

2010-03-04 21:34:38

Actor Peter Graves found dead at his home in Pacific Palisades

2010-03-14 21:34:01

Matt Weinstock, April 9, 1960

2010-04-09 16:33:05

Jeff Bridges , who won an Oscar for his performance in "Crazy Heart" in 2009 and starred in the recent Oscar-nominated Coen brothers film "True Grit," is the son of Lloyd Bridges , who starred in the television series "Sea Hunt" in the '50s and '60s.

2011-08-11 13:45:03

Hot Shots! Jim Abrahams, a co-director of "Airplane!" with Jerry and David Zucker, helmed this silly 1991 spoof that s best described as Top Gun Meets Airplane! Charlie Sheen stars as Harley, a former pilot for the U.S.

2008-05-22 12:40:59

Episodes of the classic television series 'Sea Hunt' (1958-62), starring Lloyd Bridges as diver Mike Nelson, were made at Marineland. These pictures are in the 'Memory Lane' exhibit in the gift shop.

2001-07-21 00:00:00