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Walter Huston
Acting

Walter Huston

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

3 Apr 1883

Age

143 Years

Born In

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Total Projects

90

Years Active

93 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.5 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

A Compassionate Spy

movie

A Compassionate Spy

2022

A Compassionate Spy

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

movie

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

2008

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

as Various Roles (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

movie

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

as Howard (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

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

2000

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

as Narrator

Bogart: The Untold Story

movie

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

movie

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

1996

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as Self (archive footage)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

movie

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

movie

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

movie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

movie

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Brasileiros em Hollywood

movie

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970

Brasileiros em Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

Anniversary

1963

Anniversary

as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

Armored Attack!

movie

Armored Attack!

1957

Armored Attack!

as Dr. Kurin

The Furies

movie

The Furies

1950

The Furies

as T. C. Jeffords

The Great Sinner

movie

The Great Sinner

1949

The Great Sinner

as General Ostrovsky

Summer Holiday

movie

Summer Holiday

1948

Summer Holiday

as Mr. Nat Miller

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

movie

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

as Howard

Duel in the Sun

movie

Duel in the Sun

1946

Duel in the Sun

as The Sinkiller

Let There Be Light

movie

Let There Be Light

1946

Let There Be Light

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dragonwyck

movie

Dragonwyck

1946

Dragonwyck

as Ephraim Wells

And Then There Were None

movie

And Then There Were None

1945

And Then There Were None

as Edward Armstrong

Know Your Enemy: Japan

movie

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945

Know Your Enemy: Japan

as Narrator

War Comes to America

movie

War Comes to America

1945

War Comes to America

as Narrator

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

movie

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

1944

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

as Abraham Lincoln

Dragon Seed

movie

Dragon Seed

1944

Dragon Seed

as Ling Tan

Know Your Ally: Britain

movie

Know Your Ally: Britain

1944

Know Your Ally: Britain

as Narrator

Twenty Years After

movie

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

War Department Report

movie

War Department Report

1943

War Department Report

as Narrator (voice)

The North Star

movie

The North Star

1943

The North Star

as Dr. Kurin

The Voice That Thrilled the World

movie

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

movie

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

1943

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

as Narrator

Report from the Aleutians

movie

Report from the Aleutians

1943

Report from the Aleutians

as Voices of officers (voice)

For God and Country

movie

For God and Country

1943

For God and Country

as Narrator

Mission to Moscow

movie

Mission to Moscow

1943

Mission to Moscow

as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

Edge of Darkness

movie

Edge of Darkness

1943

Edge of Darkness

as Dr. Martin Stensgard

December 7th

movie

December 7th

1943

December 7th

as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

The Outlaw

movie

The Outlaw

1943

The Outlaw

as Doc Holliday

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

movie

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

as Narrator

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

movie

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

1943

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

as Narrator

Our Russian Front

movie

Our Russian Front

1942

Our Russian Front

as Narrator

Yankee Doodle Dandy

movie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Jerry Cohan

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

movie

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Why We Fight Series

movie

Why We Fight Series

1942

Why We Fight Series

In This Our Life

movie

In This Our Life

1942

In This Our Life

as Bartender (uncredited)

Always in My Heart

movie

Always in My Heart

1942

Always in My Heart

as MacKenzie Scott

CineRaya

movie

Safeguarding Military Information

1942

Safeguarding Military Information

as General (uncredited)

The Shanghai Gesture

movie

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

The Shanghai Gesture

as Sir Guy Charteris

Swamp Water

movie

Swamp Water

1941

Swamp Water

as Thursday Ragan

The Maltese Falcon

movie

The Maltese Falcon

1941

The Maltese Falcon

as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

All That Money Can Buy

movie

All That Money Can Buy

1941

All That Money Can Buy

as Mr. Scratch

The Light That Failed

movie

The Light That Failed

1939

The Light That Failed

as Torpenhow

Of Human Hearts

movie

Of Human Hearts

1938

Of Human Hearts

as Ethan Wilkins

Dodsworth

movie

Dodsworth

1936

Dodsworth

as Sam Dodsworth

Rhodes of Africa

movie

Rhodes of Africa

1936

Rhodes of Africa

as Cecil John Rhodes

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

movie

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

The Tunnel

movie

The Tunnel

1935

The Tunnel

as President of the United States

CineRaya

movie

Hollywood Hobbies

1935

Hollywood Hobbies

as Himself

Keep 'Em Rolling

movie

Keep 'Em Rolling

1934

Keep 'Em Rolling

as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh

The Prizefighter and the Lady

movie

The Prizefighter and the Lady

1933

The Prizefighter and the Lady

as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")

Ann Vickers

movie

Ann Vickers

1933

Ann Vickers

as Barney Dolphin

Storm at Daybreak

movie

Storm at Daybreak

1933

Storm at Daybreak

as Mayor Dushan Radovic

Hell Below

movie

Hell Below

1933

Hell Below

as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN

Gabriel Over the White House

movie

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

Gabriel Over the White House

as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States

Rain

movie

Rain

1932

Rain

as Alfred Davidson

Kongo

movie

Kongo

1932

Kongo

as Flint

American Madness

movie

American Madness

1932

American Madness

as Thomas Dickson

Night Court

movie

Night Court

1932

Night Court

as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

The Wet Parade

movie

The Wet Parade

1932

The Wet Parade

as Pow Tarleton

The Beast of the City

movie

The Beast of the City

1932

The Beast of the City

as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz

Law and Order

movie

Law and Order

1932

Law and Order

as Frame 'Saint' Johnson

The Woman from Monte Carlo

movie

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932

The Woman from Monte Carlo

as Captain Corlaix

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

movie

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

1931

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

as Self

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston

movie

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston

1931

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston

as Self

A House Divided

movie

A House Divided

1931

A House Divided

as Seth Law

The Ruling Voice

movie

The Ruling Voice

1931

The Ruling Voice

as Jack Bannister

The Star Witness

movie

The Star Witness

1931

The Star Witness

as District Attorney Whitlock

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

movie

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)

The Criminal Code

movie

The Criminal Code

1931

The Criminal Code

as Mark Brady

Abraham Lincoln

movie

Abraham Lincoln

1930

Abraham Lincoln

as Abraham Lincoln

The Virtuous Sin

movie

The Virtuous Sin

1930

The Virtuous Sin

as Gregory Platoff

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"

movie

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"

1930

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"

as Self

The Bad Man

movie

The Bad Man

1930

The Bad Man

as Pancho Lopez

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

movie

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as Self

Behind the Make-Up

movie

Behind the Make-Up

1930

Behind the Make-Up

as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)

The Virginian

movie

The Virginian

1929

The Virginian

as Trampas

The Lady Lies

movie

The Lady Lies

1929

The Lady Lies

as Robert Rossiter

CineRaya

movie

Two Americans

1929

Two Americans

as Abraham Lincoln

Gentlemen of the Press

movie

Gentlemen of the Press

1929

Gentlemen of the Press

as Wickland Snell

CineRaya

movie

The Bishop's Candlesticks

1929

The Bishop's Candlesticks

as The Convict