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David Huddleston
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Overview
Born
September 17
,
1930
·
Vinton, Virginia, USA
Died
August 2
,
2016
·
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
(kidney and lung disease)
Birth name
David William Huddleston
Height
5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
Mini Bio
David Huddleston was born on September 17, 1930 in Vinton, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for
The Big Lebowski (1998)
,
Blazing Saddles (1974)
and
The Producers (2005)
. He was married to
Sarah C. Koeppe
and Carole Ann Swart. He died on August 2, 2016 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Family
Spouses
Sarah C. Koeppe
(December 12, 1999 - August 2, 2016) (his death)
Carole Ann Swart
(May 11, 1968 - November 23, 1987) (her death)
Children
Michael Huddleston
Parents
Lewis Melvin Huddleston
Ismay Hope Huddleston
Trivia
Attended Fork Military Academy. Fork Military Academy is Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union, Virginia.
In two films, Huddleston has played a seemingly powerful character who manipulates a character played by
Jeff Bridges
to swindle money:
Bad Company (1972)
and
The Big Lebowski (1998)
.
Served for four years in the U.S. Air Force.
King-sized American character who trained at AADA after serving with the Air Force and has played everything from a vicious outlaw in
Bad Company (1972)
, to Olson Johnson in
Blazing Saddles (1974)
to St. Nick himself in
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
.
His wife told the L.A. Times that he considered his "crowning achievement" to be the role of Benajmin Franklin in the 1998 Broadway production of "1776" and in Washington, D.C. in 2003.
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Even when I play heavies I try to play them with a twinkle in my eye. Besides, it makes him seem much meaner when he does kill.
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