Walter Huston

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 3, 1883

died

April 7, 1950

place of birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

also known as

Walter Thomas Houghston · Walter Thomas Huston · Walter Houghston

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
8.0

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948as Howard
The Maltese Falcon
7.7

The Maltese Falcon

1941as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
6.5

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942as Self - Narrator (voice)
Duel in the Sun
6.4

Duel in the Sun

1946as The Sinkiller
The Outlaw
5.5

The Outlaw

1943as Doc Holliday
Dodsworth
7.1

Dodsworth

1936as Sam Dodsworth
Dragonwyck
6.6

Dragonwyck

1946as Ephraim Wells
Rain
6.6

Rain

1932as Alfred Davidson
All That Money Can Buy
7.0

All That Money Can Buy

1941as Mr. Scratch
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
6.0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988as Self (archive footage)
Of Human Hearts
5.9

Of Human Hearts

1938as Ethan Wilkins
And Then There Were None
7.0

And Then There Were None

1945as Edward Armstrong
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.1

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942as Jerry Cohan
The North Star
6.0

The North Star

1943as Dr. Kurin
Kongo
6.4

Kongo

1932as Flint
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
5.5

Abraham Lincoln

1930as Abraham Lincoln
Swamp Water
6.3

Swamp Water

1941as Thursday Ragan
Summer Holiday
5.2

Summer Holiday

1948as Mr. Nat Miller
The Furies
7.2

The Furies

1950as T. C. Jeffords
Edge of Darkness
6.2

Edge of Darkness

1943as Dr. Martin Stensgard
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975as Self (archive footage)
A House Divided
5.6

A House Divided

1931as Seth Law
In This Our Life
6.9

In This Our Life

1942as Bartender (uncredited)
December 7th
5.8

December 7th

1943as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
Dragon Seed
6.7

Dragon Seed

1944as Ling Tan
Ann Vickers
5.8

Ann Vickers

1933as Barney Dolphin
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
7.5

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

1996as Self (archive footage)
The Virginian
5.8

The Virginian

1929as Trampas
Rhodes of Africa
7.5

Rhodes of Africa

1936as Cecil John Rhodes
American Madness
6.9

American Madness

1932as Thomas Dickson
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997as Self (archive footage)
The Ruling Voice
6.2

The Ruling Voice

1931as Jack Bannister
The Woman from Monte Carlo
6.3

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932as Captain Corlaix
The Beast of the City
5.9

The Beast of the City

1932as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
Night Court
6.4

Night Court

1932as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
The Light That Failed
5.8

The Light That Failed

1939as Torpenhow
The Criminal Code
6.1

The Criminal Code

1931as Mark Brady
The Tunnel
5.4

The Tunnel

1935as President of the United States
The Star Witness
6.9

The Star Witness

1931as District Attorney Whitlock
The Great Sinner
6.8

The Great Sinner

1949as General Ostrovsky
Gabriel Over the White House
6.9

Gabriel Over the White House

1933as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
The Shanghai Gesture
6.2

The Shanghai Gesture

1941as Sir Guy Charteris
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
6.8

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

1944as Abraham Lincoln
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
6.1

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

2008as Various Roles (archive footage)
Armored Attack!
6.2

Armored Attack!

1957as Dr. Kurin
The Voice That Thrilled the World
5.8

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
A Compassionate Spy
6.2

A Compassionate Spy

2022as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
4.5

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936
Storm at Daybreak
6.6

Storm at Daybreak

1933as Mayor Dushan Radovic