David Huddleston
Floyd - Segment "The Byzantine Order"

Known mainly as a character actor, Huddleston starred in the title role of 1985's big-budget film Santa Claus: The Movie, which featured a top-billed Dudley Moore as an elf.

Huddleston's first major role came in the 1968 drama A Lovely Way to Die. Shortly afterward the actor became a frequent guest star on several of the leading television series of the 1960s and 1970s, among them, Adam-12, Then Came Bronson, Gunsmoke, Bewitched, Bonanza, Cannon, McMillan and Wife, The Waltons, The Rookies, Medical Center, Kung Fu, Emergency!, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Police Woman, Hawaii Five-O, Sanford and Son and The Rockford Files. Among Huddleston's notable feature film credits prior to Santa Claus: The Movie are his co-starring roles in Blazing Saddles (1974); Billy Two Hats (1974); Breakheart Pass (1975); The Greatest (1977); The World's Greatest Lover (1977); and Smokey and the Bandit II (1980).

Huddleston resumed his television career with roles in various television movies, among them Heat Wave! (1974); The Oregon Trail (1976); Shark Kill (1976); Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978); Family Reunion (1981); Computercide (1982); and M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983). For much of the 1980s, Huddleston also starred in a series of television commercials for the Citrus Hill brand of orange juice. Huddleston's post-Santa Claus career has found him making occasional co-starring roles, in Spot Marks the X (1986); Frantic (1988); Life with Mikey (1993); The Big Lebowski (1998); and G-Men from Hell (2000). Later, he also had a recurring role as Grandpa "Gramps" Albert in The Wonder Years (1988–1993). His appearance as Benjamin Franklin in a Boston stage production of 1776 is referenced in the book Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell.

Huddleston's eldest son, Michael Huddleston, is also a longtime actor and performer. Huddleston is a long-time friend and former manager of musician/songwriter Roy Clark of Hee Haw fame.


(Director Bruce Dellis and David Huddleston discuss a scene on the set of "The Byzantine Order")

Credits:
Actor:
  1. Locker 13 (2009) (pre-production) .... Floyd

  2. "Jericho" .... E.J. Green / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Sedition (2008) TV episode .... Grandpa Green
        - Why We Fight (2007) TV episode .... E.J. Green
  3. Postal (2007) .... Peter
    ... aka Postal: Der Film (Germany)
    ... aka Postal: The Movie (USA: alternative transliteration)
  4. "Andy Barker, P.I." .... George Bender (1 episode, 2007)
        - Dial M for Laptop (2007) TV episode .... George Bender
  5. The Producers (2005) .... Judge
  6. Reveille (2004) .... Navy Man
  7. "The West Wing" .... Sen. Max Lobell, R (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
        - Posse Comitatus (2002) TV episode .... Sen. Max Lobell, R
        - Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics (2000) TV episode .... Sen. Max Lobell, R
  8. "Gilmore Girls" .... Mayor Harry Porter (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
    ... aka Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
        - Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers (2001) TV episode .... Mayor Harry Porter
        - Love and War and Snow (2000) TV episode .... Mayor Harry Porter
  9. G-Men from Hell (2000) .... Dr. Boifford
  10. "Judging Amy" .... L. Barton Connelly (1 episode, 2000)
        - Convictions (2000) TV episode .... L. Barton Connelly

  11. "The Practice" .... Judge Richard Bender (1 episode, 1999)
        - Crossfire (1999) TV episode .... Judge Richard Bender
  12. "L.A. Doctors" .... Irving Gerken (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka L.A. Docs (USA: promotional title)
        - Been There, Done That (1999) TV episode .... Irving Gerken
  13. "The Wild Thornberrys" .... Sea Tortoise (1 episode, 1998)
        - Gold Fever (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Sea Tortoise
  14. The Big Lebowski (1998) .... Jeffrey Lebowski - The Big Lebowski
  15. "Living Single" .... Judge (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka My Girls
        - Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1997) TV episode .... Judge
  16. "The Naked Truth" .... Ulysses (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Wilde Again
        - The Parents (1997) TV episode .... Ulysses
  17. The Man Next Door (1997) .... Sheriff Dawkins
  18. Joe's Apartment (1996) .... P.I. Smith
  19. Something to Talk About (1995) (uncredited) .... Jack 'Mad Dog' Pierce
    ... aka Grace Under Pressure
  20. "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Ferris Clayton (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Walker (Australia)
        - The Road to Black Bayou (1994) TV episode .... Ferris Clayton
  21. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" .... The Conductor (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Emergence (1994) TV episode .... The Conductor
  22. Cultivating Charlie (1994) .... Ed Thundertrunk
  23. Life with Mikey (1993) .... Mr. Corcoran
    ... aka Give Me a Break
  24. "Lucky Luke" .... Ben Landon (1 episode, 1993)
        - Ghost Train (1993) TV episode .... Ben Landon
  25. "The Wonder Years" .... Grandpa Arnold (4 episodes, 1990-1992)
        - Grandpa's Car (1992) TV episode .... Grandpa Arnold
        - The Wonder Years (1991) TV episode .... Grandpa Arnold
        - Who's Aunt Rose? (1991) TV episode .... Grandpa Arnold
        - The Powers That Be (1990) TV episode .... Grandpa Arnold
  26. In a Child's Name (1991) (TV) .... Zach Taylor
  27. Coconut Downs (1991) (TV) .... Jimmy Dugan
  28. Columbo: Columbo Cries Wolf (1990) (TV) .... The Mayor
  29. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Sheriff Ed Ten Eyck (1 episode, 1990)
        - Good-Bye Charlie (1990) TV episode .... Sheriff Ed Ten Eyck

  30. Margaret Bourke-White (1989) (TV) .... Remis
    ... aka Double Exposure
  31. "The Nutt House" .... Tex Plex (1 episode, 1989)
        - Pilot (1989) TV episode .... Tex Plex
  32. The Tracker (1988) (TV) .... Lane Crawford
    ... aka Dead or Alive
  33. Frantic (1988) .... Peter
    ... aka Frantic (France)
  34. "J.J. Starbuck" .... Bullets (1 episode, 1987)
        - Pilot (1987) TV episode .... Bullets
  35. "Our House" .... J. J. Moon / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
        - The Children's Crusade (1987) TV episode .... J.J. Moon
        - Families and Friends (1986) TV episode .... J. J. Moon
  36. Spot Marks the X (1986) (TV) .... Doc Ross
  37. When the Bough Breaks (1986) (TV) .... Vicar McCaffrey
  38. "Blacke's Magic" (1986) TV series .... Edgar (unknown episodes)
  39. Santa Claus (1985) .... Santa Claus
    ... aka Santa Claus: The Movie (USA: promotional title)
  40. "Magnum, P.I." .... Frank Peterson (1 episode, 1985)
        - Going Home (1985) TV episode .... Frank Peterson
  41. Finnegan Begin Again (1985) (TV) .... Jack Archer
  42. The Act (1984) .... Corky
    ... aka Bless 'Em All
  43. Nati con la camicia (1983) .... Tiger
    ... aka Fino in fondo (Italy)
    ... aka Go for It (USA)
    ... aka Trinity: Hits the Road (USA)
  44. M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983) (TV) .... Steve Blankenship
  45. "The Fall Guy" .... Master Sgt. Gleason (1 episode, 1983)
        - Win One for the Gipper (1983) TV episode .... Master Sgt. Gleason
  46. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Wallace Surtees (2 episodes, 1982)
        - Truth and Consequences: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Wallace Surtees
        - Truth and Consequences: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Wallace Surtees
  47. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Edgar Watson (1 episode, 1982)
        - Amy & the Angel (1982) TV episode .... Edgar Watson
  48. Computercide (1982) (TV) .... Chief Sorrenson
    ... aka The Final Eye (USA: syndication title)
  49. Family Reunion (1981) (TV) .... Sen. Chester Winfield
  50. The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981) (TV) .... J.D. Hines
  51. Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) .... John Coen
    ... aka Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (UK)
  52. Gorp (1980) .... Walrus Wallman
  53. "Benson" .... Gibson Gatling (1 episode, 1980)
        - Old Man Gatlin' (1980) TV episode .... Gibson Gatling

  54. "Vega$" .... Diamond Jim (1 episode, 1979)
        - Mixed Blessings (1979) TV episode .... Diamond Jim
  55. "Hizzonner" (1979) TV series .... Mayor Cooper (unknown episodes)
  56. "Supertrain" .... Duke (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Green Girl (1979) TV episode .... Duke
  57. "Kaz" (1 episode, 1979)
        - Count Your Fingers (1979) TV episode
  58. Zero to Sixty (1978) .... Harold Finch
  59. Capricorn One (1978) .... Congressman Hollis Peaker
  60. Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978) (TV) .... Sheriff
  61. "The Young Pioneers" .... Juniper (1 episode, 1978)
        - Sky in the Window (1978) TV episode .... Juniper
  62. The World's Greatest Lover (1977) .... Bakery Owner
  63. The Greatest (1977) .... Cruikshank
  64. "Blansky's Beauties" .... Pa Bates (1 episode, 1977)
        - Nancy Meets Pa Bates (1977) TV episode .... Pa Bates
  65. Due superpiedi quasi piatti, I (1977) .... Capt. McBride
    ... aka Crime Busters (USA)
    ... aka Trinity: In Trouble Again (USA)
    ... aka Two Supercops
  66. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Sheriff Henry (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka A Twist in the Tale (UK)
    ... aka Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (USA: complete title)
        - The Nomads (1977) TV episode .... Sheriff Henry
  67. "How the West Was Won" (1977) TV mini-series .... Christy Judson
  68. "Barnaby Jones" .... Sheriff Roland G. Bradden (1 episode, 1977)
        - Copy-Cat Killing (1977) TV episode .... Sheriff Roland G. Bradden
  69. "The Kallikaks" (1977) TV series .... Jasper T. Kallikak
  70. Winner Take All (1977) (TV)
  71. "Once an Eagle" (1976) TV mini-series .... Earl Preis
  72. "Spencer's Pilots" .... Willie Hunt (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Explosives (1976) TV episode .... Willie Hunt
  73. "Charlie's Angels" .... Sheriff Clint (1 episode, 1976)
        - Angels in Chains (1976) TV episode .... Sheriff Clint
  74. Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) (TV) .... Inspector Lafferty NYPD
  75. "Sanford and Son" .... First Cop (2 episodes, 1976)
        - The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... First Cop
        - The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... First Cop
  76. "Good Heavens" .... Grover P. Covington (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Big Break (1976) TV episode .... Grover P. Covington
  77. Shark Kill (1976) (TV) .... Bearde
  78. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Vincent Rhoads (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Love Thy Neighbor, Take His Wife (1976) TV episode .... Vincent Rhoads
  79. "Bronk" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Jackson Blue (1976) TV episode
  80. The Oregon Trail (1976) (TV) .... Painted Face Kelly
  81. Breakheart Pass (1975) .... Dr. Molyneux
  82. "The Rockford Files" .... Sherm Whitlaw (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - The Reincarnation of Angie (1975) TV episode .... Sherm Whitlaw
  83. "Police Woman" .... Milton Brooks (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Purge (1975) TV episode .... Milton Brooks
  84. "Karen" .... Rudolph (1 episode, 1975)
        - Capitol Capers (1975) TV episode .... Rudolph
  85. "Emergency!" .... Barney 'Doc' Coolidge (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
        - 905-Wild (1975) TV episode .... Barney 'Doc' Coolidge
  86. "Kung Fu" .... Nathaniel / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1975)
        - One Step to Darkness (1975) TV episode .... Shelby Cross
        - The Salamander (1973) TV episode .... Nathaniel
  87. "The Rookies" .... Kavanaugh / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1974)
        - A Test of Courage (1974) TV episode .... Kavanaugh
        - The Bear That Didn't Get Up (1972) TV episode .... Watchman
  88. "Gunsmoke" .... Arno / ... (4 episodes, 1971-1974)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - In Performance of Duty (1974) TV episode .... Emmett Kaysinger
        - The Disciple (1974) TV episode .... Asa
        - The Widow-Maker (1973) TV episode .... Dad Goodpastor
        - Lavery (1971) TV episode .... Arno
  89. "Mary Tyler Moore" .... Freddy (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - What Are Friends For? (1974) TV episode .... Freddy
  90. The Klansman (1974) .... Mayor Hardy Riddle
    ... aka KKK
    ... aka The Burning Cross
  91. "Nakia" (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Sand Trap (1974) TV episode
  92. "Paper Moon" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1974)
        - Imposter (1974) TV episode .... Sheriff
  93. "Petrocelli" (1974) TV series .... Lt. John Ponce (unknown episodes)
  94. "Dirty Sally" .... Slick (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode #1.14 (1974) TV episode .... Slick
  95. The Gun and the Pulpit (1974) (TV) .... Mr. Ross
  96. Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) (TV) .... Arwin Shanks
  97. "Ironside" .... Smithers (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Come Eleven, Come Twelve (1974) TV episode .... Smithers
  98. Billy Two Hats (1974) .... Copeland, Saloon Owner
    ... aka The Lady and the Outlaw
  99. Blazing Saddles (1974) .... Olson Johnson
    ... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
  100. Heat Wave! (1974) (TV) .... Arnold Brady
    ... aka Heatwave (Europe: English title)
  101. McQ (1974) .... Edward M. 'Pinky' Farrow
  102. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Gordon (1 episode, 1973)
        - He Who Steals My Friends (1973) TV episode .... Gordon
  103. "The New Perry Mason" .... Stephen Elder (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Case of the Deadly Deeds (1973) TV episode .... Stephen Elder
  104. "Tenafly" (1973) TV series .... Lt. Sam Church (unknown episodes)
  105. Hawkins on Murder (1973) (TV) .... Joseph Harrelson
    ... aka Death and the Maiden
  106. "Hawkins" .... Joseph Harrelson (1 episode, 1973)
        - Death and the Maiden (1973) TV episode .... Joseph Harrelson
  107. Brock's Last Case (1973) (TV) .... Jack Dawson
  108. Tenafly (1973) (TV) .... Lieutenant Sam Church
  109. Country Blue (1973) .... Angus Wages
    ... aka On the Run (USA)
  110. Nightmare Honeymoon (1973) .... Mr. Carroll
    ... aka Deadly Honeymoon
  111. "The Waltons" .... A.J.Covington (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Literary Man (1972) TV episode .... A.J.Covington
  112. "Bonanza" .... Doc Scully / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Hidden Enemy (1972) TV episode .... Myles Johnson
        - Bushwacked (1971) TV episode .... Doc Scully
  113. "The Sixth Sense" .... Dr. Charles Peakes (1 episode, 1972)
        - Once Upon a Chilling (1972) TV episode .... Dr. Charles Peakes
  114. Bad Company (1972) .... Big Joe
  115. "Temperatures Rising" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - The Appointment (1972) TV episode .... Charlie
  116. "Medical Center" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Choice (1972) TV episode .... Sheriff
  117. "Longstreet" .... Walter (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Long Way Home (1971) TV episode .... Walter
  118. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) (TV) .... Sheriff Bridges
  119. Something Big (1971) .... Malachi Morton
  120. Brian's Song (1971) (TV) .... Ed McCaskey
  121. Suddenly Single (1971) (TV) .... Bennie
  122. "The Partners" .... Lt. Ferguson (1 episode, 1971)
        - How Many Carats in a Grapefruit? (1971) TV episode .... Lt. Ferguson
  123. "Cannon" .... Jimmy Winters (1 episode, 1971)
        - Country Blues (1971) TV episode .... Jimmy Winters
  124. "McMillan & Wife" .... Pylant (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
        - Murder by the Barrel (1971) TV episode .... Pylant
  125. The Priest Killer (1971) (TV) .... Harrison Davis
    ... aka Priest-Killer (USA)
  126. Fools' Parade (1971) .... Homer Grindstaff
    ... aka Dynamite Man from Glory Jail (UK)
  127. "Bewitched" .... Attendant / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - Out of the Mouths of Babes (1971) TV episode .... Flanagan
        - The Return of Darrin the Bold (1971) TV episode .... Dave
        - Samantha's Pet Warlock (1970) TV episode .... Attendant
  128. Sarge (1971) (TV) .... Tyler
    ... aka Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (USA)
    ... aka The Badge or the Cross
  129. Rio Lobo (1970) .... Dr. Ivor Jones (Rio Lobo dentist)
    ... aka San Timoteo
  130. Norwood (1970) .... Uncle Lonnie
  131. WUSA (1970) .... Heavy Man

  132. "Then Came Bronson" .... Bear (1 episode, 1969)
        - Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart (1969) TV episode .... Bear
  133. "Adam-12" .... Station Attendant (1 episode, 1969)
        - Log 63: Baby (1969) TV episode .... Station Attendant
  134. Slaves (1969) .... Holland
  135. A Lovely Way to Die (1968) (uncredited) .... Man in Bar
    ... aka A Lovely Way to Go
  136. Black Like Me (1964)
  137. All the Way Home (1963) (uncredited) .... Bit part
  138. "Harrigan and Son" .... Process Server (1 episode, 1961)
        - My Fair Lawyer (1961) TV episode .... Process Server
Producer:
  1. "Hizzonner" (1979) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
Thanks:
  1. James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) (TV) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Best Ever Christmas Films (2005) (TV) .... Himself

  2. The Great Christmas Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  3. James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Actor

  4. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 25 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "The Waltons"
        - The Achievement (1977) TV episode .... A.J. Covington

(Bart Johnson, Curtis Armstrong, Lamar Newmeyer, and David Huddleston rehearse a scene in "The Byzantine Order")



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