Walter Huston
Acting1883Toronto, 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 family, including his son John, grandchildren Anjelica Huston, Danny Huston, Allegra Huston, and great-grandchild Jack Huston.
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Known For
Acting History
2022
A Compassionate Spy
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Howard (archive footage)
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 Maverick
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
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Howard
1946
Duel in the Sun
as The Sinkiller
Dragonwyck
as Ephraim Wells
Let There Be Light
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1945
War Comes to America
as Narrator
And Then There Were None
as Edward Armstrong
Know Your Enemy: Japan
as Narrator
1944
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
as Abraham Lincoln
Dragon Seed
as Ling Tan
Know Your Ally: Britain
as Narrator
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1943
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
as Narrator
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
as Narrator
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
as Narrator
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
The Outlaw
as Doc Holliday
Report from the Aleutians
as Voices of officers (voice)
The North Star
as Dr. Kurin
Edge of Darkness
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
December 7th
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
War Department Report
as Narrator (voice)
Mission to Moscow
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
For God and Country
as Narrator
1942
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
In This Our Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
Always in My Heart
as MacKenzie Scott
Safeguarding Military Information
as The General
Our Russian Front
as Narrator
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Jerry Cohan
1941
The Maltese Falcon
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
The Shanghai Gesture
as Sir Guy Charteris
Swamp Water
as Thursday Ragan
All That Money Can Buy
as Mr. Scratch
1939
The Light That Failed
as Torpenhow
1938
Of Human Hearts
as Ethan Wilkins
1936
1935
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
The Tunnel
as President of the United States
1934
Keep 'Em Rolling
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
1933
Storm at Daybreak
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
Hell Below
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
Ann Vickers
as Barney Dolphin
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
Gabriel Over the White House
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Captain Corlaix
The Beast of the City
as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
Rain
as Alfred Davidson
American Madness
as Thomas Dickson
Kongo
as Flint
Law and Order
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
Night Court
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
The Wet Parade
as Pow Tarleton
1931
A House Divided
as Seth Law
The Criminal Code
as Mark Brady
The Star Witness
as District Attorney Whitlock
The Ruling Voice
as Jack Bannister
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
1930
The Virtuous Sin
as Gregory Platoff
Abraham Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
The Bad Man
as Pancho Lopez
Behind the Make-Up
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
1929
The Virginian
as Trampas
Gentlemen of the Press
as Wickland Snell
The Lady Lies
as Robert Rossiter
Two Americans
as Abraham Lincoln
The Bishop's Candlesticks
as The Convict