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Walter Huston
Actor· 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.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Maltese Falcon
Captain Jacoby (uncredited) · 1941
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Howard · 1948
And Then There Were None
Edward Armstrong · 1945
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Jerry Cohan · 1942
Duel in the Sun
The Sinkiller · 1946
Dodsworth
Sam Dodsworth · 1936
Dragonwyck
Ephraim Wells · 1946
The Outlaw
Doc Holliday · 1943
Filmography
60 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Various Roles (archive footage) | Film |
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1950 | The Furies | T. C. Jeffords | Film |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner | General Ostrovsky | Film |
| 1948 | Summer Holiday | Mr. Nat Miller | Film |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Howard | Film |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun | The Sinkiller | Film |
| 1946 | Let There Be Light | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Ephraim Wells | Film |
| 1945 | And Then There Were None | Edward Armstrong | Film |
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: Japan | Narrator | Film |
| 1945 | War Comes to America | Narrator | Film |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Ling Tan | Film |
| 1944 | Why We Fight: The Battle of China | Abraham Lincoln | Film |
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | Voices of officers (voice) | Film |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Dr. Martin Stensgard | Film |
| 1943 | The Outlaw | Doc Holliday | Film |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain | Narrator | Film |
| 1943 | The North Star | Dr. Kurin | Film |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer | Narrator | Film |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike | Narrator | Film |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Ambassador Joseph E. Davies | Film |
| 1943 | December 7th | Uncle Sam 'U.S.' | Film |
| 1943 | War Department Report | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Jerry Cohan | Film |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Bartender (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Always in My Heart | MacKenzie Scott | Film |
| 1942 | Why We Fight: Prelude to War | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1941 | All That Money Can Buy | Mr. Scratch | Film |
| 1941 | Swamp Water | Thursday Ragan | Film |
| 1941 | The Shanghai Gesture | Sir Guy Charteris | Film |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Captain Jacoby (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | Torpenhow | Film |
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts | Ethan Wilkins | Film |
| 1936 | Rhodes of Africa | Cecil John Rhodes | Film |
| 1936 | Dodsworth | Sam Dodsworth | Film |
| 1935 | The Tunnel | President of the United States | Film |
| 1933 | Ann Vickers | Barney Dolphin | Film |
| 1933 | The Prizefighter and the Lady | Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor") | Film |
| 1933 | Gabriel Over the White House | Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States | Film |
| 1932 | Night Court | Judge Andrew J. Moffett | Film |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz | Film |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo | Captain Corlaix | Film |
| 1932 | Rain | Alfred Davidson | Film |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Pow Tarleton | Film |
| 1932 | Kongo | Flint | Film |
| 1932 | American Madness | Thomas Dickson | Film |
| 1932 | Law and Order | Frame 'Saint' Johnson | Film |
| 1931 | The Criminal Code | Mark Brady | Film |
| 1931 | A House Divided | Seth Law | Film |
| 1931 | The Ruling Voice | Jack Bannister | Film |
| 1931 | The Star Witness | District Attorney Whitlock | Film |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' | Judge Walter Huston (uncredited) | Film |
| 1930 | The Virtuous Sin | Gregory Platoff | Film |
| 1930 | The Bad Man | Pancho Lopez | Film |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | Film |
| 1929 | The Virginian | Trampas | Film |
| 1929 | The Lady Lies | Robert Rossiter | Film |
| 1929 | Two Americans | Abraham Lincoln | Film |
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