Acting
Walter Huston
EN, PT cinema · 88 credits
Born
3 April 1883
Died
7 April 1950 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Walter Thomas Houghston · Walter Thomas Huston · Walter Houghston
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
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Howard (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Anniversary
1963
Anniversary
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Armored Attack!
as Dr. Kurin
The Furies
as T. C. Jeffords
The Great Sinner
as General Ostrovsky
Summer Holiday
as Mr. Nat Miller
Duel in the Sun
as The Sinkiller
Dragonwyck
as Ephraim Wells
Let There Be Light
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
And Then There Were None
as Edward Armstrong
Know Your Enemy: Japan
as Narrator
War Comes to America
as Narrator
Dragon Seed
as Ling Tan
Know Your Ally: Britain
as Narrator
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
as Abraham Lincoln
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Report from the Aleutians
as Voices of officers (voice)
The Outlaw
as Doc Holliday
The North Star
as Dr. Kurin
Edge of Darkness
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
December 7th
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
Mission to Moscow
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
as Narrator
For God and Country
as Narrator
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
War Department Report
as Narrator (voice)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Jerry Cohan
Always in My Heart
as MacKenzie Scott
Safeguarding Military Information
1942
Safeguarding Military Information
as General (uncredited)
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Russian Front
as Narrator
In This Our Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
as Mr. Scratch
The Shanghai Gesture
as Sir Guy Charteris
Swamp Water
as Thursday Ragan
The Maltese Falcon
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
as Torpenhow
Of Human Hearts
as Ethan Wilkins
Dodsworth
as Sam Dodsworth
Rhodes of Africa
as Cecil John Rhodes
The Tunnel
as President of the United States
Keep 'Em Rolling
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
Ann Vickers
as Barney Dolphin
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
Gabriel Over the White House
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
Hell Below
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
Storm at Daybreak
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
American Madness
as Thomas Dickson
The Beast of the City
as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
Rain
as Alfred Davidson
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Captain Corlaix
Kongo
as Flint
Law and Order
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
The Wet Parade
as Pow Tarleton
Night Court
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
The Criminal Code
as Mark Brady
The Star Witness
as District Attorney Whitlock
A House Divided
as Seth Law
The Ruling Voice
as Jack Bannister
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
The Virtuous Sin
as Gregory Platoff
The Bad Man
as Pancho Lopez
Behind the Make-Up
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
The Virginian
as Trampas
The Lady Lies
as Robert Rossiter
Two Americans
1929
Two Americans
as Abraham Lincoln
Gentlemen of the Press
as Wickland Snell