Acting

Walter Huston

Born 1883-04-03 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died 1950-04-07

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.

Credits

Newest first

A Compassionate Spy
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Howard (archive footage)
2003
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
as Narrator
2000
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
1996
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1970
Anniversary
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
1963
Armored Attack!
as Dr. Kurin
1957
The Furies
as T. C. Jeffords
1950
The Great Sinner
as General Ostrovsky
1949
Summer Holiday
as Mr. Nat Miller
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Howard
1948
Duel in the Sun
as The Sinkiller
1946
Let There Be Light
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Dragonwyck
as Ephraim Wells
1946
And Then There Were None
as Edward Armstrong
1945
Know Your Enemy: Japan
as Narrator
1945
War Comes to America
as Narrator
1945
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
as Abraham Lincoln
1944
Dragon Seed
as Ling Tan
1944
Know Your Ally: Britain
as Narrator
1944
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
War Department Report
as Narrator (voice)
1943
The North Star
as Dr. Kurin
1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
1943
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
as Narrator
1943
Report from the Aleutians
as Voices of officers (voice)
1943
For God and Country
as Narrator
1943
Mission to Moscow
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
1943
Edge of Darkness
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
1943
December 7th
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
1943
The Outlaw
as Doc Holliday
1943
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
as Narrator
1943
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
as Narrator
1943
Our Russian Front
as Narrator
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Jerry Cohan
1942
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1942
In This Our Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
1942
Always in My Heart
as MacKenzie Scott
1942
Safeguarding Military Information
as General (uncredited)
1942
The Shanghai Gesture
as Sir Guy Charteris
1941
Swamp Water
as Thursday Ragan
1941
The Maltese Falcon
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
1941
All That Money Can Buy
as Mr. Scratch
1941
The Light That Failed
as Torpenhow
1939
Of Human Hearts
as Ethan Wilkins
1938
Dodsworth
as Sam Dodsworth
1936
Rhodes of Africa
as Cecil John Rhodes
1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
The Tunnel
as President of the United States
1935
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
1935
Keep 'Em Rolling
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
1934
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
1933
Ann Vickers
as Barney Dolphin
1933
Storm at Daybreak
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
1933
Hell Below
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
1933
Gabriel Over the White House
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
1933
Rain
as Alfred Davidson
1932
Kongo
as Flint
1932
American Madness
as Thomas Dickson
1932
Night Court
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
1932
The Wet Parade
as Pow Tarleton
1932
The Beast of the City
as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
1932
Law and Order
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Captain Corlaix
1932
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
as Self
1931
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
as Self
1931
A House Divided
as Seth Law
1931
The Ruling Voice
as Jack Bannister
1931
The Star Witness
as District Attorney Whitlock
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
1931
The Criminal Code
as Mark Brady
1931
Abraham Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
1930
The Virtuous Sin
as Gregory Platoff
1930