starred in a series of television commercials for the Citrus Hill brand of orange juice. Huddleston's post-Santa Claus career found him making occasional co-starring roles, in Spot Marks the X, Finnegan Begin Again, Frantic, Life with Mikey, The Big Lebowski in which he played the title role, and G-Men from Hell. Later, he also had a recurring role as Albert "Gramps" Arnold, the paternal grandfather of the protagonist in The Wonder Years. Huddleston appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as the train conductor in the episode "Emergence". He also appeared twice on The West Wing as Max Lobell, a Republican Senator who allies with Jed Bartlet on the issue of campaign finance reform. His performance as Benjamin Franklin in a Boston stage production of 1776 is referenced in the book Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, referring to him as "the actor who played The Big Lebowski in The Big Lebowski." In 2009 he appeared in the thriller Locker 13. Huddleston was also featured in the 2010 special It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: It's a Very Sunny Christmas released directly to DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download. Death On August 2, 2016, Huddleston died of heart and kidney disease in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the age of 85. Filmography Features All the Way Home (1963) – Small Part (uncredited) Black Like Me (1964) A Lovely Way to Die (1968) – Man in Bar (uncredited) Slaves (1969) – Holland WUSA (1970) – Heavy Man (uncredited) Norwood (1970) – Uncle Lonnie Rio Lobo (1970) – Dr. Jones Fools' Parade (1971) – Homer Grindstaff Something Big (1971) – Malachi Morton Brian's Song (1971, TV Movie) – Ed McCaskey The Homecoming, A Christmas Story (1971, TV Movie) – Sheriff Ep Bridges Bad Company (1972) – Big Joe Country Blue (1973) – Angus Wages McQ (1974) – Pinky Heatwave! (1974, TV Movie) – Arnold Brady Blazing Saddles (1974) – Olson Johnson Billy Two Hats (1974) – Copeland Nightmare Honeymoon (1974) – Pete Carroll The Klansman (1974) – Mayor Hardy Riddle Breakheart Pass (1975) – Dr. Molyneux Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976, TV Movie) – Inspector Lafferty Crime Busters (1977) – Captain McBride The Greatest (1977) – Cruikshank Capricorn One (1977) – Congressman Hollis Peaker The World's Greatest Lover (1977) – Bakery Owner Zero to Sixty (1978) – Harold Finch Gorp (1980) – Walrus Wallman Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) – John Conn The