Walter Huston

Actor

Born: April 3, 1883
Died: April 7, 1950 (age 67)
From: 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…

Filmography (89)

A Compassionate Spy (2022)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
Howard (archive footage)
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
Narrator
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)
Self (archive footage)
Anniversary
Anniversary (1963)
Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Armored Attack! (1957)
Dr. Kurin
The Furies (1950)
T. C. Jeffords
The Great Sinner (1949)
General Ostrovsky
Summer Holiday (1948)
Mr. Nat Miller
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Howard
Duel in the Sun (1946)
The Sinkiller
Let There Be Light (1946)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dragonwyck (1946)
Ephraim Wells
And Then There Were None (1945)
Edward Armstrong
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
Narrator
War Comes to America (1945)
Narrator
Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944)
Abraham Lincoln
Dragon Seed (1944)
Ling Tan
Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
Narrator
Twenty Years After (1944)
(archive footage)
War Department Report (1943)
Narrator (voice)
The North Star (1943)
Dr. Kurin