Walter Huston
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1883-04-03
- Died
- 1950-04-07
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Walter Thomas Houghston · Walter Thomas Huston · Walter Houghston
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
Movies (89)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Howard
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Jerry Cohan
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
A Compassionate Spy
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
1946
as Ephraim Wells
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Mr. Scratch
Duel in the Sun
1946
as The Sinkiller
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945
as Narrator
Let There Be Light
1946
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hell Below
1933
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
1935
as Himself
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
The Wet Parade
1932
as Pow Tarleton
And Then There Were None
1945
as Edward Armstrong
Anniversary
1963
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Law and Order
1932
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
Two Americans
1929
as Abraham Lincoln
The Outlaw
1943
as Doc Holliday
Safeguarding Military Information
1942
as General (uncredited)
The Great Sinner
1949
as General Ostrovsky
Edge of Darkness
1943
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Abraham Lincoln
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Always in My Heart
1942
as MacKenzie Scott
In This Our Life
1942
as Bartender (uncredited)
Dragon Seed
1944
as Ling Tan
The Shanghai Gesture
1941
as Sir Guy Charteris
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Rain
1932
as Alfred Davidson
Dodsworth
1936
as Sam Dodsworth
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Ethan Wilkins
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Bishop's Candlesticks
1929
as The Convict
The Furies
1950
as T. C. Jeffords
Swamp Water
1941
as Thursday Ragan
The North Star
1943
as Dr. Kurin
A House Divided
1931
as Seth Law
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
The Light That Failed
1939
as Torpenhow
For God and Country
1943
as Narrator
War Comes to America
1945
as Narrator
American Madness
1932
as Thomas Dickson
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Beast of the City
1932
as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
The Criminal Code
1931
as Mark Brady
December 7th
1943
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Captain Corlaix
Night Court
1932
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931
as Self
War Department Report
1943
as Narrator (voice)
The Star Witness
1931
as District Attorney Whitlock
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
Our Russian Front
1942
as Narrator
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
Summer Holiday
1948
as Mr. Nat Miller
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
2000
as Narrator
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Report from the Aleutians
1943
as Voices of officers (voice)
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
1943
as Narrator
The Virginian
1929
as Trampas
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Howard (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Kongo
1932
as Flint
The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Gregory Platoff
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943
as Narrator
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
as Wickland Snell
Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Cecil John Rhodes
The Ruling Voice
1931
as Jack Bannister
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
1943
as Narrator
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944
as Abraham Lincoln
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
Behind the Make-Up
1930
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
Armored Attack!
1957
as Dr. Kurin
Ann Vickers
1933
as Barney Dolphin
The Bad Man
1930
as Pancho Lopez
Know Your Ally: Britain
1944
as Narrator
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
1931
as Self
The Tunnel
1935
as President of the United States
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self (archive footage)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
The Lady Lies
1929
as Robert Rossiter
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
1930
as Self
About Walter Huston
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 89 credits spanning from 1929 to 2022, Walter Huston has appeared in 89 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — as Howard
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) — as Jerry Cohan
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
- A Compassionate Spy (2022) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dragonwyck (1946) — as Ephraim Wells
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