Walter Huston

    Walter Huston

    Acting

    April 3, 1883
    Died April 7, 1950 (67 years old)
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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    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 C...

    Known For

    Filmography

    A Compassionate Spy

    A Compassionate Spy

    2022

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    6.2
    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    2008

    as Various Roles (archive footage)

    6.1

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    2004

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    2003

    as Howard (archive footage)

    7.4

    Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America

    2000

    as Narrator

    Bogart: The Untold Story

    Bogart: The Untold Story

    1997

    as Self (archive footage)

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    1996

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.5
    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    1988

    as Self (archive footage)

    6
    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    1984

    as (archive footage)

    9
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    1983

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    7
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    1975

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.3
    Brasileiros em Hollywood

    Brasileiros em Hollywood

    1970

    as Self (archive footage)

    Anniversary

    1963

    as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

    9
    Armored Attack!

    Armored Attack!

    1957

    as Dr. Kurin

    6.2
    The Furies

    The Furies

    1950

    as T. C. Jeffords

    7.1
    The Great Sinner

    The Great Sinner

    1949

    as General Ostrovsky

    6.8
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948

    as Howard

    7.9
    Summer Holiday

    Summer Holiday

    1948

    as Mr. Nat Miller

    5.2
    Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

    1946

    as The Sinkiller

    6.4
    Dragonwyck

    Dragonwyck

    1946

    as Ephraim Wells

    6.6
    Let There Be Light

    Let There Be Light

    1946

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    7.3
    And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

    1945

    as Edward Armstrong

    7.1
    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    1945

    as Narrator

    5.9
    War Comes to America

    War Comes to America

    1945

    as Narrator

    7.1
    Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

    1944

    as Ling Tan

    6.8
    Know Your Ally: Britain

    Know Your Ally: Britain

    1944

    as Narrator

    4.6
    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    1944

    as Abraham Lincoln

    6.7
    Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

    1944

    as (archive footage)

    8
    Report from the Aleutians

    Report from the Aleutians

    1943

    as Voices of officers (voice)

    6.1
    The Outlaw

    The Outlaw

    1943

    as Doc Holliday

    5.4
    The North Star

    The North Star

    1943

    as Dr. Kurin

    6
    Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

    1943

    as Dr. Martin Stensgard

    6.3
    December 7th

    December 7th

    1943

    as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

    5.8
    Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

    1943

    as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

    5.7
    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    1943

    as Narrator

    6.4
    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    1943

    as Narrator

    7
    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    1943

    as Narrator

    6.8
    For God and Country

    For God and Country

    1943

    as Narrator

    8
    The Voice That Thrilled the World

    The Voice That Thrilled the World

    1943

    as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

    6
    War Department Report

    War Department Report

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.6
    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942

    as Jerry Cohan

    7
    Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

    1942

    as MacKenzie Scott

    6.3

    Safeguarding Military Information

    1942

    as General (uncredited)

    6
    Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    1942

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

    6.4
    Our Russian Front

    Our Russian Front

    1942

    as Narrator

    7.5
    In This Our Life

    In This Our Life

    1942

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    6.9
    All That Money Can Buy

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941

    as Mr. Scratch

    7
    The Shanghai Gesture

    The Shanghai Gesture

    1941

    as Sir Guy Charteris

    6.3
    Swamp Water

    Swamp Water

    1941

    as Thursday Ragan

    6.4
    The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941

    as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

    7.7
    The Light That Failed

    The Light That Failed

    1939

    as Torpenhow

    5.8
    Of Human Hearts

    Of Human Hearts

    1938

    as Ethan Wilkins

    6
    Dodsworth

    Dodsworth

    1936

    as Sam Dodsworth

    7.1
    Rhodes of Africa

    Rhodes of Africa

    1936

    as Cecil John Rhodes

    7.5
    Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

    Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

    1936

    4.7
    The Tunnel

    The Tunnel

    1935

    as President of the United States

    5.5

    Hollywood Hobbies

    1935

    as Himself

    7
    Keep 'Em Rolling

    Keep 'Em Rolling

    1934

    as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh

    6.3
    Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers

    1933

    as Barney Dolphin

    5.8
    The Prizefighter and the Lady

    The Prizefighter and the Lady

    1933

    as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")

    5.5
    Gabriel Over the White House

    Gabriel Over the White House

    1933

    as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States

    6.9
    Hell Below

    Hell Below

    1933

    as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN

    6
    Storm at Daybreak

    Storm at Daybreak

    1933

    as Mayor Dushan Radovic

    6.6
    American Madness

    American Madness

    1932

    as Thomas Dickson

    6.9
    The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

    1932

    as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz

    5.9
    Rain

    Rain

    1932

    as Alfred Davidson

    6.6
    The Woman from Monte Carlo

    The Woman from Monte Carlo

    1932

    as Captain Corlaix

    6.3
    Kongo

    Kongo

    1932

    as Flint

    6.4
    Law and Order

    Law and Order

    1932

    as Frame 'Saint' Johnson

    5
    The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

    1932

    as Pow Tarleton

    6.2
    Night Court

    Night Court

    1932

    as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

    6.5
    The Criminal Code

    The Criminal Code

    1931

    as Mark Brady

    6.1
    The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

    1931

    as District Attorney Whitlock

    6.9
    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    1931

    as Seth Law

    5.6
    The Ruling Voice

    The Ruling Voice

    1931

    as Jack Bannister

    6.2
    Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

    Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

    1931

    as Self

    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

    1931

    as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)

    7.5
    Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston

    Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston

    1931

    as Self

    Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

    1930

    as Abraham Lincoln

    5.5
    The Virtuous Sin

    The Virtuous Sin

    1930

    as Gregory Platoff

    4.8
    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

    1930

    as Self

    4.5
    The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

    1930

    as Pancho Lopez

    9
    1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"

    1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"

    1930

    as Self

    4.5
    Behind the Make-Up

    Behind the Make-Up

    1930

    as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)

    6.9
    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    1929

    as Trampas

    5.9
    The Lady Lies

    The Lady Lies

    1929

    as Robert Rossiter

    5.3

    The Bishop's Candlesticks

    1929

    as The Convict

    7

    Two Americans

    1929

    as Abraham Lincoln

    7
    Gentlemen of the Press

    Gentlemen of the Press

    1929

    as Wickland Snell

    6.7