Walter Huston

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Walter Huston

Acting April 3, 1883

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 Si…

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The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

7.7 1941 Movie
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8.0 1948 Movie
And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

7.1 1945 Movie
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

7.0 1942 Movie
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

6.4 1946 Movie
Dodsworth

Dodsworth

7.1 1936 Movie
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

6.6 1946 Movie
The Outlaw

The Outlaw

5.4 1943 Movie
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

7.0 1941 Movie
The Furies

The Furies

7.1 1950 Movie
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

6.3 1941 Movie
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

6.4 1942 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    A Compassionate Spy

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 2008
    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Movie Various Roles (archive footage)

  3. 2004
    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2003
    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Movie Howard (archive footage)

  5. 2000
    Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America

    Movie Narrator

  6. 1997
    Bogart: The Untold Story

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 1996
    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 1988
    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 1984
    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Movie (archive footage)

  10. 1983
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  11. 1975
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 1970
    Brasileiros em Hollywood

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 1963
    Anniversary

    Movie Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

  14. 1957
    Armored Attack!

    Movie Dr. Kurin

  15. 1950
    The Furies

    Movie T. C. Jeffords

  16. 1949
    The Great Sinner

    Movie General Ostrovsky

More credits
  1. 1948
    Summer Holiday

    Movie Mr. Nat Miller

  2. 1948
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    Movie Howard

  3. 1946
    Duel in the Sun

    Movie The Sinkiller

  4. 1946
    Let There Be Light

    Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  5. 1946
    Dragonwyck

    Movie Ephraim Wells

  6. 1945
    And Then There Were None

    Movie Edward Armstrong

  7. 1945
    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    Movie Narrator

  8. 1945
    War Comes to America

    Movie Narrator

  9. 1944
    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    Movie Abraham Lincoln

  10. 1944
    Dragon Seed

    Movie Ling Tan

  11. 1944
    Twenty Years After

    Movie (archive footage)

  12. 1944
    Know Your Ally: Britain

    Movie Narrator

  13. 1943
    War Department Report

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  14. 1943
    The North Star

    Movie Dr. Kurin

  15. 1943
    The Voice That Thrilled the World

    Movie Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

  16. 1943
    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    Movie Narrator

  17. 1943
    Report from the Aleutians

    Movie Voices of officers (voice)

  18. 1943
    For God and Country

    Movie Narrator

  19. 1943
    Mission to Moscow

    Movie Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

  20. 1943
    Edge of Darkness

    Movie Dr. Martin Stensgard

  21. 1943
    December 7th

    Movie Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

  22. 1943
    The Outlaw

    Movie Doc Holliday

  23. 1943
    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Movie Narrator

  24. 1943
    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    Movie Narrator