- In 1914, he was awarded the winner's cup in a fat-baby contest by its judge, former President William Howard Taft, who thought Lloyd was as fat as he was.
- His second-born son, Garrett Myles Bridges (born June 14, 1948), died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) on August 3, 1948.
- His final film, the comedy film Mafia! (1998), was dedicated to his memory.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 1, 1994.
- Was considered for the role of Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek (1966), which went to William Shatner.
- The Seinfeld (1989) episode "The Burning" was dedicated "In memory of our friend Lloyd Bridges", who played Izzy Mendelbaum in "The English Patient" and "The Blood".
- His father, Lloyd Vernet Bridges Sr. (born May 1, 1887), died on his 75th birthday (May 1, 1962). His mother, Harriet Evelyn Brown (born January 15, 1893), turned 20 the day Lloyd was born.
- Attended and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (1936).
- The Bridges family made its way from North Carolina to Arkansas to Kansas, to California to Oregon to California through successive generations. Lloyd's great grandfather James Graham Bridges fought with the Confederacy in the 35th Arkansas Infantry.
- He, his son Beau Bridges and his grandson Dylan Bridges played three generations of the Kress family in the series episode Sandkings (1995).
- Had appeared in two films featuring a manned mission to the Moon: Rocketship X-M (1950) and Stowaway to the Moon (1975).
- Joined the United States Coast Guard during World War II (Beau and Jeff later followed in his footsteps, or, wake).
- Grandfather of Isabelle Bridges, Jessica Lily Bridges and Haley Roselouise Bridges.
- He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": A Walk in the Sun (1945), High Noon (1952) and Airplane! (1980).
- Had appeared in three films which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942) and High Noon (1952).
- While at UCLA, Bridges majored in Political Science, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Epsilon fraternity.
- Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "They Fought in the Creature Features" (McFarland & Co., 1995).
- Attended and graduated from Petaluma High School in Petaluma, California (1930).
- Among his awards were Honorary Commodore in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Kentucky Colonel.
- While a senior at UCLA, 1935-36, he was a member of "Blue Key", a national honor society.
- Was in the same UCLA graduating class as Fenton Earnshaw.
- He co-starred with Grace Kelly in the 1952 film "High Noon" and he played Grace Kelly's real-life father Jack Kelly in the 1983 made-for-TV movie "Grace Kelly.".
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