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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Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Known For
Dodsworth
(1936)
Sam Dodsworth
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948)
Howard
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
The Sinkiller
Rain
(1932)
Alfred Davidson
The Outlaw
(1943)
Doc Holliday
And Then There Were None
(1945)
Edward Armstrong
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
Dragonwyck
(1946)
Ephraim Wells
In This Our Life
(1942)
Bartender (uncredited)
Ann Vickers
(1933)
Barney Dolphin
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
Jerry Cohan
The Furies
(1950)
T. C. Jeffords
Full Filmography
Acting
Two Americans
(1929)
Abraham Lincoln
The Lady Lies
(1929)
Robert Rossiter
The Virginian
(1929)
Trampas
Gentlemen of the Press
(1929)
Wickland Snell
The Bishop's Candlesticks
(1929)
The Convict
The Virtuous Sin
(1930)
Gregory Platoff
Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation
(1930)
Behind the Make-Up
(1930)
Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
(1930)
Abraham Lincoln
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
(1930)
Self
The Bad Man
(1930)
Pancho Lopez
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
(1931)
Self
The Criminal Code
(1931)
Mark Brady
The Ruling Voice
(1931)
Jack Bannister
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
(1931)
Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
The Star Witness
(1931)
District Attorney Whitlock
A House Divided
(1931)
Seth Law
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
(1931)
Self
Night Court
(1932)
Judge Andrew J. Moffett
The Beast of the City
(1932)
Capt. Jim Fitzpatrick
Kongo
(1932)
Flint
Rain
(1932)
Alfred Davidson
The Woman from Monte Carlo
(1932)
Captain Corlaix
Law and Order
(1932)
Frame 'Saint' Johnson
American Madness
(1932)
Thomas Dickson
The Wet Parade
(1932)
Pow Tarleton
Storm at Daybreak
(1933)
Mayor Dushan Radovic
Ann Vickers
(1933)
Barney Dolphin
Gabriel Over the White House
(1933)
Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
The Prizefighter and the Lady
(1933)
Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
Hell Below
(1933)
Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
Keep 'Em Rolling
(1934)
Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
The Tunnel
(1935)
President of the United States
Hollywood Hobbies
(1935)
Himself
Rhodes of Africa
(1936)
Cecil John Rhodes
Dodsworth
(1936)
Sam Dodsworth
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
(1936)
Of Human Hearts
(1938)
Ethan Wilkins
The Light That Failed
(1939)
Torpenhow
Swamp Water
(1941)
Thursday Ragan
The Shanghai Gesture
(1941)
Sir Guy Charteris
All That Money Can Buy
(1941)
Mr. Scratch
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
Always in My Heart
(1942)
MacKenzie Scott
Safeguarding Military Information
(1942)
The General
Prelude to War
(1942)
Self - Narrator (voice)
In This Our Life
(1942)
Bartender (uncredited)
Our Russian Front
(1942)
Narrator
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
Jerry Cohan
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
December 7th
(1943)
Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
Edge of Darkness
(1943)
Dr. Martin Stensgard
The North Star
(1943)
Dr. Kurin
The Outlaw
(1943)
Doc Holliday
The Voice That Thrilled the World
(1943)
Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
For God and Country
(1943)
Narrator
Report from the Aleutians
(1943)
Voices of officers (voice)
War Department Report
(1943)
Narrator (voice)
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
(1943)
Narrator
Dragon Seed
(1944)
Ling Tan
Know Your Ally: Britain
(1944)
Narrator
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
(1944)
Abraham Lincoln
Twenty Years After
(1944)
(archive footage)
And Then There Were None
(1945)
Edward Armstrong
Know Your Enemy: Japan
(1945)
Narrator
War Comes to America
(1945)
Narrator
Let There Be Light
(1946)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
The Sinkiller
Dragonwyck
(1946)
Ephraim Wells
Summer Holiday
(1948)
Mr. Nat Miller
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948)
Howard
The Great Sinner
(1949)
General Ostrovsky
The Furies
(1950)
T. C. Jeffords
Armored Attack!
(1957)
Dr. Kurin
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984)
(archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
(1989)
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
(2000)
Narrator
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
(2003)
Howard (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
(2008)
Various Roles (archive footage)
A Compassionate Spy
(2022)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)