Photo: Trailer to "Breakheart Pass" (1975) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
David Huddleston was born in Vinton, Virginia, United States on September 17, 1930. Public records list David Huddleston as a military officer, character actor and stage actor. Death is recorded on August 2, 2016, at the age of 85.
My Take
David Huddleston is the kind of actor whose face you know long before you know his name, and I mean that as a compliment. Over a 140-plus credit career running from 1960 to 2014, he was the consummate character actor, the dependable presence who grounded scenes. For me he'll always be the gruff, wheelchair-bound Big Lebowski himself, that bullying patriarch the Dude keeps mistaking for someone who matters. He also played the title role in Santa Claus: The Movie. Born in Vinton, Virginia in 1930 and gone in 2016, he embodied a vanishing breed: the working actor who quietly built a body of work most leading men would envy.
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- Name (English)
- David Huddleston
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・ハドルストン
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・はどるすとん
- Born
- September 17, 1930 – August 2, 2016
- Origin
- Vinton, Virginia, United States
- Occupation
- military officer / character actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
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Frequently asked questions
When was David Huddleston born?
Born September 17, 1930.
When did David Huddleston die?
Died August 2, 2016, aged 85.
Where was David Huddleston from?
David Huddleston was from Vinton, Virginia, United States.
What did David Huddleston do?
David Huddleston worked as military officer, character actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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