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Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Known for: Acting

Born 03/04/1883
Died 1950-04-07
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Maltese Falcon Film ★ 7,7

The Maltese Falcon

Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

1941

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Film ★ 8,0

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Howard

1948

The Outlaw Film ★ 5,5

The Outlaw

Doc Holliday

1943

The Furies Film ★ 7,2

The Furies

T. C. Jeffords

1950

Duel in the Sun Film ★ 6,4

Duel in the Sun

The Sinkiller

1946

Swamp Water Film ★ 6,3

Swamp Water

Thursday Ragan

1941

Dodsworth Film ★ 7,1

Dodsworth

Sam Dodsworth

1936

All That Money Can Buy Film ★ 7,0

All That Money Can Buy

Mr. Scratch

1941

Rain Film ★ 6,6

Rain

Alfred Davidson

1932

American Madness Film ★ 6,9

American Madness

Thomas Dickson

1932

And Then There Were None Film ★ 7,0

And Then There Were None

Edward Armstrong

1945

The Ruling Voice Film ★ 6,3

The Ruling Voice

Jack Bannister

1931

Dragonwyck Film ★ 6,7

Dragonwyck

Ephraim Wells

1946

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Film ★ 6,0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Self (archive footage)

1988

The North Star Film ★ 6,0

The North Star

Dr. Kurin

1943

Yankee Doodle Dandy Film ★ 7,1

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Jerry Cohan

1942

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Law and Order Film ★ 5,4

Law and Order

Frame 'Saint' Johnson

1932

December 7th Film ★ 5,8

December 7th

Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

1943

Kongo Film ★ 6,4

Kongo

Flint

1932

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Film ★ 6,3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975

Abraham Lincoln Film ★ 5,5

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930

Dragon Seed Film ★ 6,7

Dragon Seed

Ling Tan

1944

In This Our Life Film ★ 6,9

In This Our Life

Bartender (uncredited)

1942

Bogart: The Untold Story Film

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage)

1997

Why We Fight: Prelude to War Film ★ 6,5

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Self - Narrator (voice)

1942

The Virginian Film ★ 5,9

The Virginian

Trampas

1929

The Tunnel Film ★ 5,4

The Tunnel

President of the United States

1935

Edge of Darkness Film ★ 6,2

Edge of Darkness

Dr. Martin Stensgard

1943

Mission to Moscow Film ★ 5,7

Mission to Moscow

Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

1943

Twenty Years After Film ★ 8,0

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1944

The Great Sinner Film ★ 6,8

The Great Sinner

General Ostrovsky

1949

Joan Crawford: Always the Star Film ★ 7,5

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Self (archive footage)

1996

Ann Vickers Film ★ 5,8

Ann Vickers

Barney Dolphin

1933

The Woman from Monte Carlo Film ★ 6,3

The Woman from Monte Carlo

Captain Corlaix

1932

Storm at Daybreak Film ★ 6,6

Storm at Daybreak

Mayor Dushan Radovic

1933

The Criminal Code Film ★ 6,1

The Criminal Code

Mark Brady

1931

Always in My Heart Film ★ 6,3

Always in My Heart

MacKenzie Scott

1942

The Shanghai Gesture Film ★ 6,2

The Shanghai Gesture

Sir Guy Charteris

1941

Report from the Aleutians Film ★ 6,1

Report from the Aleutians

Voices of officers (voice)

1943

The Light That Failed Film ★ 5,8

The Light That Failed

Torpenhow

1939

The Prizefighter and the Lady Film ★ 5,5

The Prizefighter and the Lady

Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")

1933

Hell Below Film ★ 6,0

Hell Below

Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN

1933

The Voice That Thrilled the World Film ★ 5,8

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

1943

Let There Be Light Film ★ 7,3

Let There Be Light

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1946

Gabriel Over the White House Film ★ 6,9

Gabriel Over the White House

Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States

1933

Summer Holiday Film ★ 5,2

Summer Holiday

Mr. Nat Miller

1948

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Film ★ 6,1

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

Various Roles (archive footage)

2008

The Bad Man Film ★ 9,0

The Bad Man

Pancho Lopez

1930

Know Your Enemy: Japan Film ★ 5,9

Know Your Enemy: Japan

Narrator

1945

The Wet Parade Film ★ 6,2

The Wet Parade

Pow Tarleton

1932

The Beast of the City Film ★ 5,9

The Beast of the City

Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz

1932

A Compassionate Spy Film ★ 6,2

A Compassionate Spy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs Film ★ 4,5

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

Going Hollywood: The '30s Film ★ 9,0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

1984

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' Film ★ 7,4

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

Howard (archive footage)

2003

Of Human Hearts Film ★ 5,9

Of Human Hearts

Ethan Wilkins

1938

Why We Fight: The Battle of China Film ★ 6,8

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

Abraham Lincoln

1944

Night Court Film ★ 6,4

Night Court

Judge Andrew J. Moffett

1932

The Virtuous Sin Film ★ 4,8

The Virtuous Sin

Gregory Platoff

1930

Brasileiros em Hollywood Film

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1970

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer Film ★ 7,0

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

Narrator

1943

A House Divided Film ★ 5,6

A House Divided

Seth Law

1931

The Star Witness Film ★ 6,9

The Star Witness

District Attorney Whitlock

1931

Rhodes of Africa Film ★ 7,5

Rhodes of Africa

Cecil John Rhodes

1936

Film ★ 7,0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

2004

Armored Attack! Film ★ 6,2

Armored Attack!

Dr. Kurin

1957

Behind the Make-Up Film ★ 6,8

Behind the Make-Up

Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)

1930

For God and Country Film ★ 8,0

For God and Country

Narrator

1943

Know Your Ally: Britain Film ★ 4,6

Know Your Ally: Britain

Narrator

1944

Film

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

Narrator

2000

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike Film ★ 6,4

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

Narrator

1943

Film ★ 9,0

Anniversary

Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

1963

Film ★ 7,0

Two Americans

Abraham Lincoln

1929

Film ★ 6,0

Safeguarding Military Information

General (uncredited)

1942

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain Film ★ 6,8

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Narrator

1943

The Lady Lies Film ★ 5,3

The Lady Lies

Robert Rossiter

1929

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee Film ★ 4,5

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

1930

Gentlemen of the Press Film ★ 6,7

Gentlemen of the Press

Wickland Snell

1929

Film ★ 7,0

The Bishop's Candlesticks

The Convict

1929

Film ★ 7,0

Hollywood Hobbies

Himself

1935

Keep 'Em Rolling Film ★ 6,3

Keep 'Em Rolling

Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh

1934

War Comes to America Film ★ 7,1

War Comes to America

Narrator

1945

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' Film ★ 9,0

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

Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)

1931

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston Film

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston

Self

1931

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation" Film ★ 4,5

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"

Self

1930

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) Film

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

Self

1931

War Department Report Film ★ 6,6

War Department Report

Narrator (voice)

1943

Our Russian Front Film ★ 7,5

Our Russian Front

Narrator

1942