Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 03, 1883
Died
Apr 07, 1950
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
89 titles
Walter Huston
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
A Compassionate Spy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Howard (archive footage)
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Narrator
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Anniversary
Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Armored Attack!
Dr. Kurin
The Furies
T. C. Jeffords
The Great Sinner
General Ostrovsky
Summer Holiday
Mr. Nat Miller
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Howard
Duel in the Sun
The Sinkiller
Let There Be Light
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
Ephraim Wells
And Then There Were None
Edward Armstrong
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Narrator
War Comes to America
Narrator
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Abraham Lincoln
Dragon Seed
Ling Tan
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Know Your Ally: Britain
Narrator
War Department Report
Narrator (voice)
The North Star
Dr. Kurin
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Narrator
Report from the Aleutians
Voices of officers (voice)
For God and Country
Narrator
Mission to Moscow
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
Edge of Darkness
Dr. Martin Stensgard
December 7th
Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
The Outlaw
Doc Holliday
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Narrator
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Narrator
Our Russian Front
Narrator
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Jerry Cohan
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Self - Narrator (voice)
In This Our Life
Bartender (uncredited)
Always in My Heart
MacKenzie Scott
Safeguarding Military Information
General (uncredited)
The Shanghai Gesture
Sir Guy Charteris
Swamp Water
Thursday Ragan
The Maltese Falcon
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
Mr. Scratch