Lloyd Bridges was born 111 years ago today.

Lloyd Bridges appeared in a lot of films and TV shows over the course of his long career.  He was the untrustworthy deputy in High Noon, for instance.  He was also the father of actors Jeff and Beau Bridges.  And, of course, he was one of the many Golden Age actors to be recruited to appear in the 1980 film, Airplane!  Airplane! was such a success that it launched a whole new career for Bridges, who went from being known for his serious roles to appearing in comedies, where he was often cast as well-meaning but clueless authority figures.

In today’s scene that I love, Lloyd Bridges plays the air traffic supervisor Steve McCroskey, who comes to realize that he picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.