Biography
Walter Thomas Huston (April 5, 1883 β 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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Filmography
all 89
Movies 88
self 15
Narrator 10
TV Shows 1
Voice 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Compassionate Spy (2022)
Movie
Self
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul (2021)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2013)
Movie
Various Roles (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Movie
Howard (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
Movie
Narrator
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
Movie
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Dr. Kurin
Armored Attack! (1957)
Movie
T. C. Jeffords
The Furies (1950)
Movie
General Ostrovsky
The Great Sinner (1949)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Mr. Nat Miller
Summer Holiday (1948)
Movie
Howard
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Movie
5.58
The Sinkiller
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Movie
3.5
Narrator
Let There Be Light (1946)
Movie
Ephraim Wells
Dragonwyck (1946)
Movie
Dr. Edward G. Armstrong
And Then There Were None (1945)
Movie
Narrator
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
Movie
Narrator
War Comes to America (1945)
Movie
3.5
Abraham Lincoln
Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944)
Movie
3
Ling Tan
Dragon Seed (1944)
Movie
6
(archive footage)
Twenty Years After (1944)
Movie
Narrator
Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
War Department Report (1943)
Movie
Dr. Kurin
The North Star (1943)
Movie
Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)
Movie
Narrator
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943)
Movie
4.33
Voices of officers
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Movie
Narrator
For God and Country (1943)
Movie
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
Dr. Martin Stensgard
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Movie
Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
December 7th (1943)
Movie
Doc Holliday
The Outlaw (1943)
Movie
Narrator
Our Russian Front (1942)
Movie
Jerry Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Movie
Narrator
Prelude to War (1942)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
In This Our Life (1942)
Movie
6
MacKenzie Scott
Always in My Heart (1942)
Movie
The general
Safeguarding Military Information (1942)
Movie
Narrator
Combat Report (1942)
Movie
Sir Guy Charteris
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Movie
Thursday Ragan
Swamp Water (1941)
Movie
4
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Movie
5.17
Mr. Scratch
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
Movie
Torpenhow
The Light That Failed (1939)
Movie
Ethan Wilkins
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Movie
7.33
Sam Dodsworth
Dodsworth (1936)
Movie
5.33
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Movie
Cecil John Rhodes
Rhodes of Africa (1936)
Movie
President of the United States
The Tunnel (1935)
Movie
Self
Hollywood Hobbies (1935)
Movie
Sgt. Benjamin E. 'Benny' Walsh
Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
Movie
Edwin J. Bennett ('The Professor')
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Movie
6
Judge Bernard 'Barney' Dolphin
Ann Vickers (1933)
Movie
6
Mayor Dushan Radovic
Storm at Daybreak (1933)
Movie
Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
Hell Below (1933)
Movie
Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Movie
Alfred Davidson
Rain (1932)
Movie
Flint
Kongo (1932)
Movie
Thomas A. Dickson
American Madness (1932)
Movie
6
Judge Andrew J. Moffett
Night Court (1932)
Movie
Pow Tarleton
The Wet Parade (1932)
Movie
Jim Fitzpatrick
The Beast of the City (1932)
Movie
Frame 'Saint' Johnson
Law and Order (1932)
Movie
Captain Corlaix
The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
Movie
Self
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston (1931)
Movie
Self
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) (1931)
Movie
Seth Law
A House Divided (1931)
Movie
Jack Bannister
The Ruling Voice (1931)
Movie
District Attorney Whitlock
The Star Witness (1931)
Movie
Judge Walter Huston
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' (1931)
Movie
Mark Brady
The Criminal Code (1931)
Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Movie
General Gregori Platoff
The Virtuous Sin (1930)
Movie
Self
Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation (1930)
Movie
Pancho Lopez
The Bad Man (1930)
Movie
Self
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)
Movie
Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
Behind the Make-Up (1930)
Movie
5
Trampas
The Virginian (1929)
Movie
Robert Rossiter
The Lady Lies (1929)
Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Two Americans (1929)
Movie
Wickland Snell
Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
Movie
The Convict (Jean Valjean)
The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929)
Movie
Ratings
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1883-04-05
Deathday1950-04-07 (67 years old)
Birth NameWalter Houghston
Birth PlaceToronto, Canada
Height183-centimeter
RelationshipsBayonne Whipple (1915-01-01 - 1924-01-01), Rhea Gore (1904-01-01 - 1912-01-01), Ninetta Sunderland (1931-01-01 - 1950-01-01)
ChildrenJohn Huston
FatherRobert Moore Huston
MotherElizabeth McGibbon
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Canada
Also Known AsWalter Thomas Houghston, Walter Thomas Huston, Walter Houghston
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor β Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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