Carrying those double tanks around all the time got to be a little rough on me. I had to put that damn wetsuit on and take it off, sometimes three or four times a day.

Later he appeared in Paper Dolls (1984) and Capital News (1990) both for ABC and again with Harts of the West (1993–1994) this time for CBS a comedy/western set on a dude ranch in Nevada. Early life
Bridges was born in San Leandro California the son of Harriet Evelyn (née Brown) (1893-1950) and Lloyd Vernet Bridges Sr. 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) and in the two NBC failures San Francisco International Airport (1970/71) and a Police Story spin-off Joe Forrester (1975–76).

(January 15 1913 – March 10 1998) was an American actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr.