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David Huddleston

Cast & creator

David Huddleston

1930-09-17 (died at 85) Vinton, Virginia, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The West Wing, Gilmore Girls

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.

Movies

61

film credits

Series

70

television credits

Career

129

1955–2014 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

The West Wing

The West Wing

Max Lobell · 1999

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Harry Porter · 2000

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Conductor · 1987

Columbo

Columbo

Mayor · 1971

Across film & television

Filmography (131)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The West Wing

The West Wing

Max Lobell

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Harry Porter

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Conductor

Columbo

Columbo

Mayor

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Eugene Hamilton

Bonanza

Bonanza

Doc Scully

Bonanza

Bonanza

Myles Johnson

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Sheriff Ed Ten Eyck

The Practice

The Practice

Judge Richard Bender

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Vincent Rhoads

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Frank Peterson

Adam-12

Adam-12

Station Attendant

Ironside

Ironside

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

L. Barton Connelly

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Sheriff Clint

Bewitched

Bewitched

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Sherm

The Waltons

The Waltons

Cannon

Cannon

Jimmy Winters

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

Grandpa Arnold

Emergency!

Emergency!

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Freddy

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

Sea Tortoise (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

Tlingit Elder (voice)

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

Ferris Clayton

Police Woman

Police Woman

The Rookies

The Rookies

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Arno

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Dad Goodpastor

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Asa

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Emmett Cassinger

Benson

Benson

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

Ulysses

Vega$

Vega$

Jericho

Jericho

E.J. Green

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Room 222

Room 222

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

Charlie Brings

L.A. Doctors

L.A. Doctors

Irving Gerken

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

Lieutenant Ponce

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

Lt. John Ponce

Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

Bear Hudson

Bronk

Bronk

Our House

Our House

Director

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

Kaz

Kaz

J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

Supertrain

Supertrain

Elroy 'Duke' Burnside

Blacke's Magic

Blacke's Magic

Edgar Sheridan

Hawkins

Hawkins

Joseph Harrelson

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

Olson Johnson

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

Andy Barker, P.I.

Andy Barker, P.I.

George Bender

The Practice

The Practice

The Partners

Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment

P.I. Smith

Good Heavens

Good Heavens

Capricorn One

Capricorn One

Hollis Peaker

Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

Ben Landon

Once an Eagle

Once an Eagle

Earl Preis

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

Arwin Shanks

The Producers

The Producers

Judge

Go for It

Go for It

Tiger

Crime Busters

Crime Busters

Captain McBride

Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II

John Conn

Frantic

Frantic

Peter

Spencer's Pilots

Spencer's Pilots

Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

Dr. Ivor Jones

The Nutt House

The Nutt House

Big Jake

Santa Claus: The Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

Santa Claus

Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass

Dr. Molyneux

Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

Jack "Mad Dog" Pierce (uncredited)

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

Sen. Chester Winfield

McQ

McQ

Pinky

In a Child's Name

In a Child's Name

Zach Taylor

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

Herr Corcoran

Postal

Postal

Peter

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Sheriff Ep Bridges

Bad Company

Bad Company

Big Joe

Fools' Parade

Fools' Parade

Homer Grindstaff

The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover

Bakery Owner

A Very Sunny Christmas

A Very Sunny Christmas

Eugene Hamilton

The Greatest

The Greatest

Cruikshank

The Gun and the Pulpit

The Gun and the Pulpit

Mr. Ross

Brian's Song

Brian's Song

Ed McCaskey

Tenafly

Lieutenant Sam Church

A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die

Man in Bar (uncredited)

The Kallikaks

The Priest Killer

The Priest Killer

Harrison Davis

Saving Grace B. Jones

Saving Grace B. Jones

Radio Announcer (voice)

Something Big

Something Big

Malachi Morton

Billy Two Hats

Billy Two Hats

Copeland

The Tracker

Lane Crawford

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Inspector Lafferty NYPD

Brock's Last Case

Brock's Last Case

Jack Dawson

Locker 13

Locker 13

Floyd Marley

Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel

Edgar Watson

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

Vicar McCaffrey

The Act

The Act

Corky

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

Small Part (uncredited)

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Shelby Cross

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Nathaniel

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

Steve Blankenship

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Tyler

The Klansman

The Klansman

Mayor Hardy Riddle

Slaves

Slaves

Holland

Hizzonner

Mayor Cooper

Hizzonner

Producer

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Sheriff

Spot Marks the X

Spot Marks the X

Doc Ross

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Santa Claus

Shark Kill

Shark Kill

Bearde

Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

Jack Archer

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

Sen. Chester Winfield

James Cagney: Top of the World

James Cagney: Top of the World

Self

Computercide

Computercide

Chief Sorrenson

Suddenly Single

Suddenly Single

Bennie

The Oklahoma City Dolls

The Oklahoma City Dolls

J.D. Hines

Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty

Harold Finch

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Self

Country Blue

Country Blue

Angus Wages

Nightmare Honeymoon

Nightmare Honeymoon

Pete Carroll aka Barnett

Black Like Me

Black Like Me

Heatwave!

Heatwave!

Arnold Brady

Gorp

Gorp

Walrus

The Man Next Door

The Man Next Door

Sheriff Dawkins

Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White

Remis

Norwood

Norwood

Uncle Lonnie