
David Huddleston
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1930-09-17
- Died
- 2016-08-02
- Place of birth
- Vinton, Virginia, USA
Biography
David William Huddleston (September 17, 1930 – August 2, 2016) was an American actor. An Emmy Award nominee, Huddleston had a prolific television career, and appeared in many films, including Rio Lobo, Blazing Saddles, Crime Busters, Santa Claus: The Movie, and The Big Lebowski.
Known For
TV Shows (61)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Columbo
1971
as Mayor

Gilmore Girls
2000
as Harry Porter

The West Wing
1999
as Max Lobell

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as The Conductor

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sheriff Ed Ten Eyck

Bonanza
1959
as Doc Scully / Myles Johnson

Ironside
1967

Bewitched
1964

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Eugene Hamilton

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Frank Peterson

The Practice
1997
as Judge Richard Bender

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Vincent Rhoads

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Sheriff Clint

Adam-12
1968
as Station Attendant

Judging Amy
1999
as L. Barton Connelly

The Waltons
1972

The Rockford Files
1974
as Sherm

The Wonder Years
1988
as Grandpa Arnold

Emergency!
1972

Cannon
1971
as Jimmy Winters

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Ferris Clayton

Police Woman
1974

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Freddy

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Sea Tortoise (voice) / Tlingit Elder (voice)

The Rookies
1972

Gunsmoke
1955
as Arno / Dad Goodpastor / Asa / Emmett Cassinger

Sanford and Son
1972

Vega$
1978

Room 222
1969

Benson
1979

Jericho
2006
as E.J. Green

McMillan & Wife
1971

The Naked Truth
1995
as Ulysses

Petrocelli
1974
as Lieutenant Ponce

L.A. Doctors
1998
as Irving Gerken

Bronk
1975

Then Came Bronson
1969
as Bear Hudson

Temperatures Rising
1972
as Charlie Brings

Hawkins
1973
as Joseph Harrelson

The Sixth Sense
1972

Kaz
1978

Supertrain
1979
as Elroy 'Duke' Burnside

J.J. Starbuck
1987

Blacke's Magic
1986
as Edgar Sheridan

Good Heavens
1976
The Partners
1971

Paper Moon
1974

Andy Barker, P.I.
2007
as George Bender

Lucky Luke
1992
as Ben Landon

The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Arwin Shanks

Once an Eagle
1976
as Earl Preis

The Practice
1976

Spencer's Pilots
1976

The Nutt House
1989
as Big Jake

In a Child's Name
1991
as Zach Taylor

Kung Fu
1972
as Shelby Cross / Nathaniel
Tenafly
1973
as Lieutenant Sam Church
Hizzonner
1979
as Mayor Cooper

Family Reunion
1981
as Sen. Chester Winfield
Movies (61)

The Big Lebowski
1998
as The Big Lebowski

Blazing Saddles
1974
as Olson Johnson

Rio Lobo
1970
as Dr. Ivor Jones

The Producers
2005
as Judge

Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
as John Conn

Joe's Apartment
1996
as P.I. Smith

Capricorn One
1977
as Hollis Peaker

Frantic
1988
as Peter

Something Big
1971
as Malachi Morton

Something to Talk About
1995
as Jack "Mad Dog" Pierce (uncredited)

Bad Company
1972
as Big Joe

Crime Busters
1977
as Captain McBride

Postal
2007
as Peter

Breakheart Pass
1975
as Dr. Molyneux

Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
as Santa Claus

The Act
1984
as Corky

Go for It
1983
as Tiger

McQ
1974
as Pinky

Life with Mikey
1993
as Herr Corcoran

Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Inspector Lafferty NYPD

The Klansman
1974
as Mayor Hardy Riddle

Slaves
1969
as Holland

The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Bakery Owner

All the Way Home
1963
as Small Part (uncredited)

The Greatest
1977
as Cruikshank

Family Reunion
1981
as Sen. Chester Winfield

Gorp
1980
as Walrus

Fools' Parade
1971
as Homer Grindstaff

Billy Two Hats
1974
as Copeland

Brian's Song
1971
as Ed McCaskey

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Sheriff

A Very Sunny Christmas
2009
as Eugene Hamilton

A Lovely Way to Die
1968
as Man in Bar (uncredited)

Heatwave!
1974
as Arnold Brady

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Tyler

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as Sheriff Ep Bridges

Locker 13
2014
as Floyd Marley

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983
as Steve Blankenship

Norwood
1970
as Uncle Lonnie

When the Bough Breaks
1986
as Vicar McCaffrey

The Priest Killer
1971
as Harrison Davis

Saving Grace B. Jones
2009
as Radio Announcer (voice)

The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
as Mr. Ross

The Tracker
1988
as Lane Crawford

Computercide
1982
as Chief Sorrenson

Spot Marks the X
1986
as Doc Ross

Zero to Sixty
1978
as Harold Finch

Black Like Me
1964

Finnegan Begin Again
1985
as Jack Archer

Nightmare Honeymoon
1974
as Pete Carroll aka Barnett

Amy and the Angel
1982
as Edgar Watson

Brock's Last Case
1973
as Jack Dawson

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970
as Self

Margaret Bourke-White
1989
as Remis

The Oklahoma City Dolls
1981
as J.D. Hines

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985
as Santa Claus

James Cagney: Top of the World
1992
as Self

Country Blue
1973
as Angus Wages

Suddenly Single
1971
as Bennie

Shark Kill
1976
as Bearde

The Man Next Door
1997
as Sheriff Dawkins
About David Huddleston
David William Huddleston (September 17, 1930 – August 2, 2016) was an American actor. An Emmy Award nominee, Huddleston had a prolific television career, and appeared in many films, including Rio Lobo, Blazing Saddles, Crime Busters, Santa Claus: The Movie, and The Big Lebowski. With 122 credits spanning from 1955 to 2014, David Huddleston has appeared in 61 films and 61 TV shows.
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- The Big Lebowski (1998) — as The Big Lebowski
- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Olson Johnson
- Rio Lobo (1970) — as Dr. Ivor Jones
- The Producers (2005) — as Judge
- Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) — as John Conn
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