Huddleston, known for the line “Strong men also cry,” appeared in only a few scenes, but they are among the most memorable in the film. His knack was to play puffed-up dons, but with a wink.

But the Emmy-nominated actor who played the film's real Mr. Lebowski, David Huddleston, has died. He was 85. He was nominated for an Emmy in 1990 for his role as the grandfather on The Wonder ...

It ends with a funeral, and a fairly hilarious one at that. Cast as nemesis to Jeff Bridges' groovy protagonist "The Dude", Huddleston brought a comic gravitas to the role, offering a sort of dark ...

“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. “Just ...

We remember David Huddleston, the actor best known for his role as The Big Lebowski. He died this past week at the age of 85. The Big Lebowski is gone - not the guy who was mistaken for him in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Ryan Parker, Mike Barnes David Huddleston, the burly comic actor who specialized in playing blustery characters like the Big Lebowski in the legendary Coen Brothers 1998 film, has died.

LOS ANGELES – David Huddleston, a character actor best known for portraying titular roles in "The Big Lebowski" and "Santa Claus: The Movie," has died. He was 85. Huddleston's wife, Sarah C.