Walter Huston

Personal Informations

Known for Department
Acting
Known appearances
88
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 3, 1883 (67 old)
Deathday
Apr 7, 1950
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Walter Thomas Houghston
Walter Thomas Huston
Walter Houghston
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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.

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Known for

A Compassionate Spy
A Compassionate Spy
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!
The Furies
The Furies
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Know Your Enemy: Japan
War Comes to America
War Comes to America
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
War Department Report
War Department Report
The North Star
The North Star
The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Report from the Aleutians
Report from the Aleutians
For God and Country
For God and Country
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness
December 7th
December 7th
The Outlaw
The Outlaw
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Our Russian Front
Our Russian Front
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Prelude to War
Prelude to War
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
Safeguarding Military Information
Safeguarding Military Information
The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture
Swamp Water
Swamp Water
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed
Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
Keep 'Em Rolling
Keep 'Em Rolling
The Prizefighter and the Lady
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers
Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak
Hell Below
Hell Below
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House
Rain
Rain
Kongo
Kongo
American Madness
American Madness
Night Court
Night Court
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City
Law and Order
Law and Order
The Woman from Monte Carlo
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
A House Divided
A House Divided
The Ruling Voice
The Ruling Voice
The Star Witness
The Star Witness
The Criminal Code
The Criminal Code
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation
Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation
The Bad Man
The Bad Man
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Behind the Make-Up
Behind the Make-Up
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Lady Lies
The Lady Lies
Gentlemen of the Press
Gentlemen of the Press

Acting

2022
A Compassionate Spy
  —
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
  —
Various Roles (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
  —
Self (archive footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
  —
Self (archive footage)
1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
  —
Self (archive footage)
1989
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
  —
Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
  —
(archive footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
  —
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  —
Self (archive footage)
1957
Armored Attack!
  —
Dr. Kurin
1950
The Furies
  —
T. C. Jeffords
1949
The Great Sinner
  —
General Ostrovsky
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
  —
Self (archive footage)
Summer Holiday
  —
Mr. Nat Miller
1946
Duel in the Sun
  —
The Sinkiller
Let There Be Light
  —
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
  —
Ephraim Wells
1945
And Then There Were None
  —
Edward Armstrong
Know Your Enemy: Japan
  —
Narrator
War Comes to America
  —
Narrator
1944
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
  —
Abraham Lincoln
Dragon Seed
  —
Ling Tan
Twenty Years After
  —
(archive footage)
1943
War Department Report
  —
Narrator (voice)
The North Star
  —
Dr. Kurin
The Voice That Thrilled the World
  —
Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
Report from the Aleutians
  —
Voices of officers (voice)
For God and Country
  —
Narrator
Mission to Moscow
  —
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
Edge of Darkness
  —
Dr. Martin Stensgard
December 7th
  —
Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
The Outlaw
  —
Doc Holliday
1942
Our Russian Front
  —
Narrator
Yankee Doodle Dandy
  —
Jerry Cohan
Prelude to War
  —
Self - Narrator (voice)
In This Our Life
  —
Bartender (uncredited)
Always in My Heart
  —
MacKenzie Scott
1941
The Shanghai Gesture
  —
Sir Guy Charteris
Swamp Water
  —
Thursday Ragan
The Maltese Falcon
  —
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
  —
Mr. Scratch
1939
The Light That Failed
  —
Torpenhow
1938
Of Human Hearts
  —
Ethan Wilkins
1936
Dodsworth
  —
Sam Dodsworth
Rhodes of Africa
  —
Cecil John Rhodes
1935
The Tunnel
  —
President of the United States
Hollywood Hobbies
  —
Himself
1934
Keep 'Em Rolling
  —
Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady
  —
Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
Ann Vickers
  —
Barney Dolphin
Storm at Daybreak
  —
Mayor Dushan Radovic
Hell Below
  —
Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
Gabriel Over the White House
  —
Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
1932
Rain
  —
Alfred Davidson
Kongo
  —
Flint
American Madness
  —
Thomas Dickson
Night Court
  —
Judge Andrew J. Moffett
The Wet Parade
  —
Pow Tarleton
The Beast of the City
  —
Capt. Jim Fitzpatrick
Law and Order
  —
Frame 'Saint' Johnson
The Woman from Monte Carlo
  —
Captain Corlaix
A House Divided
  —
Seth Law
The Ruling Voice
  —
Jack Bannister
The Star Witness
  —
District Attorney Whitlock
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
  —
Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
The Criminal Code
  —
Mark Brady
1930
Abraham Lincoln
  —
Abraham Lincoln
The Bad Man
  —
Pancho Lopez
Behind the Make-Up
  —
Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
1929
The Virginian
  —
Trampas
The Lady Lies
  —
Robert Rossiter
Two Americans
  —
Abraham Lincoln
Gentlemen of the Press
  —
Wickland Snell
The Bishop's Candlesticks
  —
The Convict
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