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Walter Huston

Actor

Walter Huston

Born April 3, 1883 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDied April 7, 195056 films

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.

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre posterFirst watchThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre19488.0as HowardTwo jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of…View film

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Filmography

56 films as actor
  1. 1957Armored Attack!Dr. Kurin
  2. 1950The FuriesT. C. Jeffords
  3. 1949The Great SinnerGeneral Ostrovsky
  4. 1948Summer HolidayMr. Nat Miller
  5. 1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreHoward
  6. 1946Duel in the SunThe Sinkiller
  7. 1946DragonwyckEphraim Wells
  8. 1945And Then There Were NoneEdward Armstrong
  9. 1944Dragon SeedLing Tan
  10. 1943The North StarDr. Kurin
  11. 1943For God and CountryNarrator
  12. 1943Mission to MoscowAmbassador Joseph E. Davies
  13. 1943Edge of DarknessDr. Martin Stensgard
  14. 1943The OutlawDoc Holliday
  15. 1942Our Russian FrontNarrator
  16. 1942Yankee Doodle DandyJerry Cohan
  17. 1942In This Our LifeBartender (uncredited)
  18. 1942Always in My HeartMacKenzie Scott
  19. 1941The Shanghai GestureSir Guy Charteris
  20. 1941Swamp WaterThursday Ragan
  21. 1941The Maltese FalconCaptain Jacoby (uncredited)
  22. 1941All That Money Can BuyMr. Scratch
  23. 1939The Light That FailedTorpenhow
  24. 1938Of Human HeartsEthan Wilkins
  25. 1936DodsworthSam Dodsworth
  26. 1936Rhodes of AfricaCecil John Rhodes
  27. 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
  28. 1935The TunnelPresident of the United States
  29. 1934Keep 'Em RollingSgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
  30. 1933The Prizefighter and the LadyEdwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
  31. 1933Ann VickersBarney Dolphin
  32. 1933Storm at DaybreakMayor Dushan Radovic
  33. 1933Hell BelowLieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
  34. 1933Gabriel Over the White HouseHon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
  35. 1932RainAlfred Davidson
  36. 1932KongoFlint
  37. 1932American MadnessThomas Dickson
  38. 1932Night CourtJudge Andrew J. Moffett
  39. 1932The Wet ParadePow Tarleton
  40. 1932The Beast of the CityCaptain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
  41. 1932Law and OrderFrame 'Saint' Johnson
  42. 1932The Woman from Monte CarloCaptain Corlaix
  43. 1931A House DividedSeth Law
  44. 1931The Ruling VoiceJack Bannister
  45. 1931The Star WitnessDistrict Attorney Whitlock
  46. 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
  47. 1931The Criminal CodeMark Brady
  48. 1930Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
  49. 1930The Virtuous SinGregory Platoff
  50. 1930The Bad ManPancho Lopez
  51. 1930Behind the Make-UpJoe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
  52. 1929The VirginianTrampas
  53. 1929The Lady LiesRobert Rossiter
  54. 1929Two AmericansAbraham Lincoln
  55. 1929Gentlemen of the PressWickland Snell
  56. 1929The Bishop's CandlesticksThe Convict