Walter Huston
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-04-03
Day of Death
1950-04-07 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Walter Huston
Biography
Walter Thomas Huston (April 5, 1883 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian actor and singer. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), directed by his son John Huston. He is the patriarch of the four generations of the Huston acting family, including his son John, grandchildren Anjelica Huston, Danny Huston, Allegra Huston, and great-grandchild Jack Huston.
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Known For
Acting
(2022)
A Compassionate Spy
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2008)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(2004)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Howard (archive footage)
(2000)
(1997)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1957)
Armored Attack!
as Dr. Kurin
(1950)
The Furies
as T. C. Jeffords
(1949)
The Great Sinner
as General Ostrovsky
(1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Howard
(1948)
Summer Holiday
as Mr. Nat Miller
(1946)
Duel in the Sun
as The Sinkiller
(1946)
Dragonwyck
as Ephraim Wells
(1946)
Let There Be Light
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
War Comes to America
as Narrator
(1945)
And Then There Were None
as Edward Armstrong
(1945)
Know Your Enemy: Japan
as Narrator
(1944)
Dragon Seed
as Ling Tan
(1944)
Know Your Ally: Britain
as Narrator
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1944)
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
as Abraham Lincoln
(1943)
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
as Narrator
(1943)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
(1943)
Edge of Darkness
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
(1943)
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
as Narrator
(1943)
The North Star
as Dr. Kurin
(1943)
The Outlaw
as Doc Holliday
(1943)
December 7th
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
(1943)
War Department Report
as Narrator (voice)
(1943)
Report from the Aleutians
as Voices of officers (voice)
(1943)
For God and Country
as Narrator
(1943)
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
as Narrator
(1942)
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Jerry Cohan
(1942)
Always in My Heart
as MacKenzie Scott
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1942)
Safeguarding Military Information
as The General
(1942)
Our Russian Front
as Narrator
(1941)
The Shanghai Gesture
as Sir Guy Charteris
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
(1941)
Swamp Water
as Thursday Ragan
(1941)
All That Money Can Buy
as Mr. Scratch
(1939)
The Light That Failed
as Torpenhow
(1938)
Of Human Hearts
as Ethan Wilkins
(1936)
Dodsworth
as Sam Dodsworth
(1936)
(1936)
Rhodes of Africa
as Cecil John Rhodes
(1935)
The Tunnel
as President of the United States
(1935)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
(1934)
Keep 'Em Rolling
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
(1933)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
(1933)
Ann Vickers
as Barney Dolphin
(1933)
Gabriel Over the White House
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
(1933)
Hell Below
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
(1932)
Night Court
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
(1932)
The Beast of the City
as Capt. Jim Fitzpatrick
(1932)
American Madness
as Thomas Dickson
(1932)
Kongo
as Flint
(1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Captain Corlaix
(1932)
Law and Order
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
(1932)
The Wet Parade
as Pow Tarleton
(1932)
Rain
as Alfred Davidson
(1931)
The Criminal Code
as Mark Brady
(1931)
The Star Witness
as District Attorney Whitlock
(1931)
A House Divided
as Seth Law
(1931)
The Ruling Voice
as Jack Bannister
(1931)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
(1930)
(1930)
Abraham Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
(1930)
The Bad Man
as Pancho Lopez
(1930)
The Virtuous Sin
as Gregory Platoff
(1930)
Behind the Make-Up
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
(1930)
(1929)
The Virginian
as Trampas
(1929)
Gentlemen of the Press
as Wickland Snell
(1929)
The Lady Lies
as Robert Rossiter
(1929)
The Bishop's Candlesticks
as The Convict
(1929)
Two Americans
as Abraham Lincoln