
Walter Huston
Known for Acting · 90 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 (90)

The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Howard

The Outlaw
1943
as Doc Holliday

Duel in the Sun
1946
as The Sinkiller

The Furies
1950
as T. C. Jeffords

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage)

And Then There Were None
1945
as Edward Armstrong

Dragonwyck
1946
as Ephraim Wells

The North Star
1943
as Dr. Kurin

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)

Swamp Water
1941
as Thursday Ragan

Dodsworth
1936
as Sam Dodsworth

Rain
1932
as Alfred Davidson

Dragon Seed
1944
as Ling Tan

All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Mr. Scratch

December 7th
1943
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Abraham Lincoln

Mission to Moscow
1943
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Jerry Cohan

Kongo
1932
as Flint

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Great Sinner
1949
as General Ostrovsky

In This Our Life
1942
as Bartender (uncredited)

The Virginian
1929
as Trampas

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)

American Madness
1932
as Thomas Dickson

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)

Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944
as Abraham Lincoln

The Shanghai Gesture
1941
as Sir Guy Charteris

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self (archive footage)

Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Criminal Code
1931
as Mark Brady

Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)

Edge of Darkness
1943
as Dr. Martin Stensgard

Of Human Hearts
1938
as Ethan Wilkins

Ann Vickers
1933
as Barney Dolphin

The Beast of the City
1932
as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz

The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")

Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States

Law and Order
1932
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson

Summer Holiday
1948
as Mr. Nat Miller

The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

The Ruling Voice
1931
as Jack Bannister

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Howard (archive footage)

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
1943
as Narrator
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self

The Wet Parade
1932
as Pow Tarleton

Let There Be Light
1946
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Captain Corlaix

Hell Below
1933
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936

The Light That Failed
1939
as Torpenhow

The Tunnel
1935
as President of the United States

Report from the Aleutians
1943
as Voices of officers (voice)

Night Court
1932
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

Armored Attack!
1957
as Dr. Kurin

A Compassionate Spy
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

A House Divided
1931
as Seth Law

Always in My Heart
1942
as MacKenzie Scott

The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Gregory Platoff

The Bad Man
1930
as Pancho Lopez

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
1943
as Narrator

Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Cecil John Rhodes
Hollywood Hobbies
1935
as Himself

Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)

The Lady Lies
1929
as Robert Rossiter

Behind the Make-Up
1930
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)

Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945
as Narrator
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
2000
as Narrator

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943
as Narrator
Anniversary
1963
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

The Star Witness
1931
as District Attorney Whitlock

Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
Two Americans
1929
as Abraham Lincoln

For God and Country
1943
as Narrator
Safeguarding Military Information
1942
as General (uncredited)

Gentlemen of the Press
1929
as Wickland Snell
The Bishop's Candlesticks
1929
as The Convict

Know Your Ally: Britain
1944
as Narrator

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)

War Comes to America
1945
as Narrator

Why We Fight Series
1942

Keep 'Em Rolling
1934
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931
as Self

War Department Report
1943
as Narrator (voice)

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
1931
as Self

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
1930
as Self

Our Russian Front
1942
as Narrator
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 90 credits spanning from 1929 to 2022, Walter Huston has appeared in 90 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — as Howard
- The Outlaw (1943) — as Doc Holliday
- Duel in the Sun (1946) — as The Sinkiller
- The Furies (1950) — as T. C. Jeffords
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