No part endeared him to fans more than 1998sThe Big Lebowski.
The Coen Brothers absurd noir drags a carefree slacker, a.k.a.
Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski, he yelled after their first meeting.
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Condolences: The bums lost.
Huddleston was born Sept. 17, 1930 in Vinton, Virginia.
Bill, where he graduated from in 1958, according toThe Santa Fe New Mexican.
He then began his career on screen, which spanned more than 50 years.
Mel Brooks picked Huddleston to play Mayor Olson Johnson in his western comedy,Blazing Saddles.
A critical and financial bomb at the time, the Santa origin story evolved into a cult classic.
Away from movies and TV, Huddleston had a long and fruitful stage career.
