David Huddleston, a character actor who already had a vast list of credits to his name when — late in his career — he took what was to become his most famous role as the title character in ...

NEW YORK — David Huddleston, a burly, cantankerous, and prolific character actor who had the title role opposite Jeff Bridges in “The Big Lebowski,” Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1998 mistaken ...

Actor David Huddleston, pictured with his wife, Sarah Koeppe, was nominated for an Emmy in 1990 for his role as the grandfather on The Wonder Years. Sarah C. Koeppe/AP hide caption ...

Born in 1930, David Huddleston got his first taste of acting in a church play, when he was 4 years old. “I was always interested in show business and particularly then, ...

David Huddleston, Actor on ‘Blazing Saddles’ and ‘The Big Lebowski,’ Dies at 85. His breakthrough role came as a Civil War-era gang leader in Robert Benton’s 'Bad Company.' ...

David Huddleston died at the age of 85, played the actual Big Lebowski in the movie. And as NPR's Ted Robbins tells us, he played a lot of other characters, too.

David Huddleston, a character actor who already had a vast list of credits to his name when, late in his career, he took what was to become his most famous role as the title character in “The ...

“To me, it’s a national treasure,” actor David Huddleston told Joe Kennedy, then metro columnist for The Roanoke Times, in a stentorian tone Kennedy compared to the voice of God.