Jack Kehler, perhaps best known as The Dude (Jeff Bridges)’s landlord in “The Big Lebowski,” has died of complications from leukemia, according to his son Eddie Kehler. The lifetime member of the Actors Studio died May 7 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, just shy of his 76th birthday.

Besides his memorable performance as the stammering landlord in “The Big Lebowski,” Kehler’s other film appearances included “Pineapple Express, “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” “Lethal Weapon 4,” “Waterworld,” “Point Break,” and “Men in Black II.”

He made his feature film debut as a gas station attendant in 1983’s “Strange Invaders” and according to his IMDb profile, was filming Eric Fulford’s “The Platinum Loop” at the time of his death.

Kehler played Frank Szymanski on 1990s series “Murder One” and had recurring roles as Harlan Wyndam-Matson on “The Main in the High Castle” and in the 2003 Teri Polo Sitcom,...