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Walter Huston

Character Actor | * 04/05/1883 († 67, 04/07/1950) | Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Walter Thomas Huston ( HEW-stən; 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, 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 and Danny Huston, as well as great-grandchild Jack Huston. The family has produced three generations of Academy Award winners: Walter, his son John, and granddaughter Anjelica. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | War

Known for these Movies & Shows

Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central ...

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

NR

1948 | 4.0/5 | 2h 6min
Adventure, Drama, Western
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A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life. ...

Dodsworth

NR

1936 | 3.6/5 | 1h 41min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered ...

And Then There Were None

NR

1945 | 3.5/5 | 1h 37min
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, ...

All That Money Can Buy

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1941 | 3.6/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Walter Huston

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Walter Huston as Actor(80)

as Various Roles (archive footage)2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)2003 Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self (archive footage)1997 Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as (archive footage)1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage)1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as himself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as T. C. Jeffords1950 The Furies
as General Ostrovsky1949 The Great Sinner
as Mr. Nat Miller1948 Summer Holiday
as Howard1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1946 Let There Be Light
as The Sinkiller1946 Duel in the Sun
as Ephraim Wells1946 Dragonwyck
as Edward Armstrong1945 And Then There Were None
as Narrator1945 Know Your Enemy: Japan
as Narrator1945 Why We Fight: War Comes to America
1944 Twenty Years After
as Abraham Lincoln1944 Why We Fight: The Battle of China
as Narrator1944 Know Your Ally: Britain
as Ling Tan1944 Dragon Seed
as Doc Holliday1943 The Outlaw
as Voices of officers (voice)1943 Report from the Aleutians
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Dr. Martin Stensgard1943 Edge of Darkness
as Dr. Kurin1943 The North Star
as Narrator1943 For God and Country
as Narrator1943 Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies1943 Mission to Moscow
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'1943 December 7th
as Narrator (voice)1943 War Department Report
as Bartender (uncredited)1942 In This Our Life
as Narrator1942 Our Russian Front
as Self - Narrator (voice)1942 Why We Fight: Prelude to War
as Jerry Cohan1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
as MacKenzie Scott1942 Always in My Heart
as Sir Guy Charteris1941 The Shanghai Gesture
1941 Safeguarding Military Information
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)1941 The Maltese Falcon
as Thursday Ragan1941 Swamp Water
as Mr. Scratch1941 All That Money Can Buy
as Torpenhow1939 The Light That Failed
as Ethan Wilkins1938 Of Human Hearts
as Cecil John Rhodes1936 Rhodes of Africa
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
as Sam Dodsworth1936 Dodsworth
as himself1935 Hollywood Hobbies
as President of the United States1935 The Tunnel
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh1934 Keep 'Em Rolling
as Barney Dolphin1933 Ann Vickers
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States1933 Gabriel Over the White House
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN1933 Hell Below
as Mayor Dushan Radovic1933 Storm at Daybreak
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett1932 Night Court
as Captain Corlaix1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Alfred Davidson1932 Rain
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson1932 Law and Order
as Thomas Dickson1932 American Madness
as Flint1932 Kongo
as Pow Tarleton1932 The Wet Parade
as Capt. Jim Fitzpatrick1932 The Beast of the City
as District Attorney Whitlock1931 The Star Witness
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Jack Bannister1931 The Ruling Voice
as himself1931 Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
as Seth Law1931 A House Divided
1930 Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation
as Gregory Platoff1930 The Virtuous Sin
as Mark Brady1930 The Criminal Code
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)1930 Behind the Make-Up
as himself1930 An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Pancho Lopez1930 The Bad Man
as Abraham Lincoln1930 Abraham Lincoln
as Trampas1929 The Virginian
as Robert Rossiter1929 The Lady Lies
as Wickland Snell1929 Gentlemen Of The Press
as Abraham Lincoln1929 Two Americans

TV Shows/Series with Walter Huston as Actor(1)

as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Walter Huston
Born: Thursday, 04/05 1883 (April) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Died: Friday, 04/07 1950 (April) in Hollywood (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Bayonne Whipple, Rhea Gore, Ninetta Sunderland
Children: John Huston
Father: Robert Moore Huston
Mother: Elizabeth McGibbon
Other names for Walter Huston (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Walter Thomas Houghston"
"Walter Thomas Huston"
"Walter Houghston"
Walter Huston frequently works together with these people:
John Huston (19x, Actor)
Frank Capra (11x, Crew)
Humphrey Bogart (9x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (9x, Crew)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Clark Gable (7x, Actor)
Eugene Pallette (7x, Actor)
Kay Francis (7x, Actress)
Douglas Shearer (7x, Crew)
Perc Westmore (7x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (7x, Crew)
Joan Crawford (6x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10104, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024