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Walter Huston

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
90

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 3, 1883 (143 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

2022A Compassionate Spyas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywoodas Various Roles (archive footage)
2004Checking Out: Grand Hotelas Self (archive footage)
2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'as Howard (archive footage)
2000Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to Americaas Narrator
1997Bogart: The Untold Storyas Self (archive footage)
1996Joan Crawford: Always the Staras Self (archive footage)
1994100 Years at the Moviesas Self (archive footage)
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverickas Self (archive footage)
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)
1970Brasileiros em Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
1963Anniversaryas Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
1957Armored Attack!as Dr. Kurin
1950The Furiesas T. C. Jeffords
1949The Great Sinneras General Ostrovsky
1948Summer Holidayas Mr. Nat Miller
1948The Treasure of the Sierra Madreas Howard
1946Duel in the Sunas The Sinkiller
1946Let There Be Lightas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1946Dragonwyckas Ephraim Wells
1945And Then There Were Noneas Edward Armstrong
1945Know Your Enemy: Japanas Narrator
1945War Comes to Americaas Narrator
1944Why We Fight: The Battle of Chinaas Abraham Lincoln
1944Dragon Seedas Ling Tan
1944Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)
1944Know Your Ally: Britainas Narrator
1943War Department Reportas Narrator (voice)
1943The North Staras Dr. Kurin
1943The Voice That Thrilled the Worldas Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
1943Why We Fight: The Battle of Britainas Narrator
1943Report from the Aleutiansas Voices of officers (voice)
1943For God and Countryas Narrator
1943Mission to Moscowas Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
1943Edge of Darknessas Dr. Martin Stensgard
1943December 7thas Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
1943The Outlawas Doc Holliday
1943Why We Fight: Divide and Conqueras Narrator
1943Why We Fight: The Nazis Strikeas Narrator
1942Our Russian Frontas Narrator
1942Yankee Doodle Dandyas Jerry Cohan
1942Why We Fight: Prelude to Waras Self - Narrator (voice)
1942In This Our Lifeas Bartender (uncredited)
1942Always in My Heartas MacKenzie Scott
1942Safeguarding Military Informationas General (uncredited)
1941The Shanghai Gestureas Sir Guy Charteris
1941Swamp Wateras Thursday Ragan
1941The Maltese Falconas Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
1941All That Money Can Buyas Mr. Scratch
1939The Light That Failedas Torpenhow
1938Of Human Heartsas Ethan Wilkins
1936Dodsworthas Sam Dodsworth
1936Rhodes of Africaas Cecil John Rhodes
1936Sunkist Stars at Palm Springsas
1935The Tunnelas President of the United States
1935Hollywood Hobbiesas Himself
1934Keep 'Em Rollingas Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
1933The Prizefighter and the Ladyas Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
1933Ann Vickersas Barney Dolphin
1933Storm at Daybreakas Mayor Dushan Radovic
1933Hell Belowas Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
1933Gabriel Over the White Houseas Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
1932Rainas Alfred Davidson
1932Kongoas Flint
1932American Madnessas Thomas Dickson
1932Night Courtas Judge Andrew J. Moffett
1932The Wet Paradeas Pow Tarleton
1932The Beast of the Cityas Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
1932Law and Orderas Frame 'Saint' Johnson
1932The Woman from Monte Carloas Captain Corlaix
1931Intimate Interviews: Walter Hustonas Self
1931Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)as Self
1931A House Dividedas Seth Law
1931The Ruling Voiceas Jack Bannister
1931The Star Witnessas District Attorney Whitlock
1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
1931The Criminal Codeas Mark Brady
1930Abraham Lincolnas Abraham Lincoln
19301930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"as Self
1930The Virtuous Sinas Gregory Platoff
1930The Bad Manas Pancho Lopez
1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubileeas Self
1930Behind the Make-Upas Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
1929The Virginianas Trampas
1929The Lady Liesas Robert Rossiter
1929Two Americansas Abraham Lincoln
1929Gentlemen of the Pressas Wickland Snell
1929The Bishop's Candlesticksas The Convict

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