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Walter Huston

Acting Born Apr 3, 1883 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) as Howard
  • The Outlaw (1943) as Doc Holliday
  • Duel in the Sun (1946) as The Sinkiller
  • Dragonwyck (1946) as Ephraim Wells
  • The Furies (1950) as T. C. Jeffords
  • Dodsworth (1936) as Sam Dodsworth
  • Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • And Then There Were None (1945) as Edward Armstrong
  • Abraham Lincoln (1930) as Abraham Lincoln
  • All That Money Can Buy (1941) as Mr. Scratch
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as Jerry Cohan
  • Dragon Seed (1944) as Ling Tan
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Great Sinner (1949) as General Ostrovsky
  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988) as Self (archive footage)
  • The North Star (1943) as Dr. Kurin
  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Swamp Water (1941) as Thursday Ragan
  • Summer Holiday (1948) as Mr. Nat Miller
  • Kongo (1932) as Flint
  • Ann Vickers (1933) as Barney Dolphin
  • In This Our Life (1942) as Bartender (uncredited)
  • The Criminal Code (1931) as Mark Brady