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Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

03/04/1883

Day of Death

07/04/1950
(67) years old

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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 fami... Read More

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

Filmography

Cast

2022

A Compassionate Spy

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship ...

as Various Roles (archive footage)

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The ...

as Howard (archive footage)

2000

Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle o...

as Narrator

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

1996

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as Self (archive footage)

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Ma...

as Self (archive footage)

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1970

Brasileiros em Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1963

Anniversary

as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

1957

Armored Attack!

as Dr. Kurin

1950

The Furies

as T. C. Jeffords

1949

The Great Sinner

as General Ostrovsky

1948

Summer Holiday

as Mr. Nat Miller

1948

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

as Howard

1946

Duel in the Sun

as The Sinkiller

1946

Let There Be Light

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1946

Dragonwyck

as Ephraim Wells

1945

And Then There Were None

as Edward Armstrong

1945

Know Your Enemy: Japan

as Narrator

1945

War Comes to America

as Narrator

1944

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

as Abraham Lincoln

1944

Dragon Seed

as Ling Tan

1944

Know Your Ally: Britain

as Narrator

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1943

War Department Report

as Narrator (voice)

1943

The North Star

as Dr. Kurin

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

1943

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

as Narrator

1943

Report from the Aleutians

as Voices of officers (voice)

1943

For God and Country

as Narrator

1943

Mission to Moscow

as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

1943

Edge of Darkness

as Dr. Martin Stensgard

1943

December 7th

as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

1943

The Outlaw

as Doc Holliday

1943

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

as Narrator

1943

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

as Narrator

1942

Our Russian Front

as Narrator

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Jerry Cohan

1942

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1942

In This Our Life

as Bartender (uncredited)

1942

Always in My Heart

as MacKenzie Scott

1942

Safeguarding Military Information

as The General

1941

The Shanghai Gesture

as Sir Guy Charteris

1941

Swamp Water

as Thursday Ragan

1941

The Maltese Falcon

as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

1941

All That Money Can Buy

as Mr. Scratch

1939

The Light That Failed

as Torpenhow

1938

Of Human Hearts

as Ethan Wilkins

1936

Dodsworth

as Sam Dodsworth

1936

Rhodes of Africa

as Cecil John Rhodes

1936

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1935

The Tunnel

as President of the United States

1935

Hollywood Hobbies

as Himself

1934

Keep 'Em Rolling

as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh

1933

The Prizefighter and the Lady

as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")

1933

Ann Vickers

as Barney Dolphin

1933

Storm at Daybreak

as Mayor Dushan Radovic

1933

Hell Below

as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN

1933

Gabriel Over the White House

as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of t...

1932

Rain

as Alfred Davidson

1932

Kongo

as Flint

1932

American Madness

as Thomas Dickson

1932

Night Court

as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

1932

The Wet Parade

as Pow Tarleton

1932

The Beast of the City

as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Figh...

1932

Law and Order

as Frame 'Saint' Johnson

1932

The Woman from Monte Carlo

as Captain Corlaix

1931

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

as Self

1931

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston

as Self

1931

A House Divided

as Seth Law

1931

The Ruling Voice

as Jack Bannister

1931

The Star Witness

as District Attorney Whitlock

1931

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

as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)

1931

The Criminal Code

as Mark Brady

1930

Abraham Lincoln

as Abraham Lincoln

1930

The Virtuous Sin

as Gregory Platoff

1930

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"

as Self

1930

The Bad Man

as Pancho Lopez

1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of War...

as Self

1930

Behind the Make-Up

as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredite...

1929

The Virginian

as Trampas

1929

The Lady Lies

as Robert Rossiter

1929

Two Americans

as Abraham Lincoln

1929

Gentlemen of the Press

as Wickland Snell

1929

The Bishop's Candlesticks

as The Convict