Walter Huston

★ Acting #6,074

1883 - 1950 (age 67) • Acting

Born: 4/3/1883 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died: 4/7/1950 (age 67)

Known for: Acting

Walter Huston

★ Acting #6,074

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.

Known For

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

80%

Howard

1948

And Then There Were None

71%

Edward Armstrong

1945

Yankee Doodle Dandy

70%

Jerry Cohan

1942

Duel in the Sun

64%

The Sinkiller

1946

Dodsworth

71%

Sam Dodsworth

1936

Dragonwyck

66%

Ephraim Wells

1946

The Outlaw

54%

Doc Holliday

1943

All That Money Can Buy

70%

Mr. Scratch

1941

A Compassionate Spy

62%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

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

61%

Various Roles (archive footage)

2008

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

70%

Self (archive footage)

2004

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

74%

Howard (archive footage)

2003

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

Narrator

2000

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage)

1997

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

75%

Self (archive footage)

1996

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

60%

Self (archive footage)

1988

Going Hollywood: The '30s

90%

(archive footage)

1984

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

70%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

63%

Self (archive footage)

1975

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1970

Anniversary

90%

Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

1963

Armored Attack!

62%

Dr. Kurin

1957

The Furies

71%

T. C. Jeffords

1950

The Great Sinner

68%

General Ostrovsky

1949

Summer Holiday

52%

Mr. Nat Miller

1948

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

80%

Howard

1948

Duel in the Sun

64%

The Sinkiller

1946

Let There Be Light

73%

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1946

Dragonwyck

66%

Ephraim Wells

1946

And Then There Were None

71%

Edward Armstrong

1945

Know Your Enemy: Japan

59%

Narrator

1945

War Comes to America

71%

Narrator

1945

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

67%

Abraham Lincoln

1944

Dragon Seed

68%

Ling Tan

1944

Know Your Ally: Britain

46%

Narrator

1944

Twenty Years After

80%

(archive footage)

1944