Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Known for

Acting

Born

April 3, 1883

Birthplace

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died

April 7, 1950 (aged 67)

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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Best known work

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

1945

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

1936

Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

1946

The Outlaw

The Outlaw

1943

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

The Furies

The Furies

1950

Filmography

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)
2000
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
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 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
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