Bridges was a very busy actor back in the golden age of movies. But I knew him first from the TV series
Sea Hunt, which ran from 1958-1961. We did not have a television back in those days, but we watched at my maternal grandparents' house and were quite taken with it. Later, when we became big fans of old movies, we ran into Bridges in a variety of roles, including parts in
The Lone Wolf series of movies.
During World War II, Bridges served in the Coast Guard, and continued in the Reserve afterwards, during which time he made a series of public service announcements for that branch of the service. Later he was appointed an honorary Commodore. His actor sons, Jeff and Beau, both served in the Coast Guard or the Reserve.
More
HERE on Lloyd Bridges.
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In those early days of television...it was quite "eye opening" to many sheltered Americans. I grew up in the desert, myself, and SEA HUNT opened my eyes to the beauty (albeit in black and white) of what lay under the ocean waves. It was thrilling.
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