Robert Stack as an ex-officer who never got along with Hays but who must talk him down in the plane; Lloyd Bridges as a harried control tower manager and Lorna Patterson as a stewardess.

Part of the genius of "Airplane!" was in casting actors not known for doing comedy and having them play the absurdities straight, making Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves ...

It was 40 years ago today that Airplane!, the greatest disaster parody ... Peter Graves and Lloyd Bridges, who were much better-known for their dramatic roles. With a budget of just $3.5 million ...

In the process, “Airplane!” relaunched careers. Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen were dramatic actors, but they played it straight in “Airplane!” ...

Airplane!, and Hotshots! (among countless others) and programs including Sea Hunt and The Lloyd Bridges Show during his sensational career. In 1965, Bridges continued his television takeover when ...

Bridges was married for 59 years to Lloyd, who gained fame in the late 1950s as the star of the TV series “Sea Hunt” and later had roles in the movie comedies “Airplane!” and “Hot Shots!” ...

He was a great dad too.” Much later in his career, Lloyd Bridges got to display his gift for comedy, appearing in Airplane! as hyper-stressed air traffic controller Steve McCroskey, a character ...

Lloyd Bridges, the athletic actor who made skin ... The craggy-faced Bridges, familiar to younger audiences for the Airplane movie series and recent television dramas, died at his home in Los ...

Bridges was married for 59 years to Lloyd, who gained fame in the late 1950s as the star of the TV series “Sea Hunt” and later had roles in the movie comedies “Airplane!” and “Hot Shots!” ...