I've always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans - the original Americans.

In January 2005 he was cast as Major General Hank Landry the new commander of Stargate Command in Stargate SG-1. He also played the character in five episodes of the spin-off series Stargate Atlantis. In the 1993–94 television season Bridges appeared with his father in the 15-episode CBS comedy/western series Harts of the West set at a dude ranch in Nevada.