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Walter Huston
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Died aged 67
Also known asWalter Thomas Houghston, Walter Thomas Huston, Walter HoughstonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/04/1883Born inToronto, Ontario, CanadaDied07/04/1950 (aged 67)Died inHollywoodCauseaortic aneurysmWikidataQ162621 ↗Buried atCaliforniaTMDb#19020 ↗

Walter Thomas Huston 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.

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Filmography65 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022A Compassionate SpyMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)139
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodMovieVarious Roles (archive footage)125
2004Checking Out: Grand HotelMovieSelf (archive footage)121
2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'MovieHoward (archive footage)120
2000Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to AmericaMovieNarrator117
1997Bogart: The Untold StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)114
1996Joan Crawford: Always the StarMovieSelf (archive footage)113
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickMovieSelf (archive footage)105
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie(archive footage)101
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)100
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?MovieSelf (archive footage)92
1970Brasileiros em HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)87
1950The FuriesMovieT. C. Jeffords67
1949The Great SinnerMovieGeneral Ostrovsky66
1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreMovieHoward65
1948Summer HolidayMovieMr. Nat Miller65
1946DragonwyckMovieEphraim Wells63
1946Duel in the SunMovieThe Sinkiller63
1946Let There Be LightMovieNarrator (voice) (uncredited)63
1945And Then There Were NoneMovieEdward Armstrong62
1945Know Your Enemy: JapanMovieNarrator62
1944Twenty Years AfterMovie(archive footage)61
1944Dragon SeedMovieLing Tan61
1944Know Your Ally: BritainMovieNarrator61
1944Why We Fight: The Battle of ChinaMovieAbraham Lincoln61
1943The OutlawMovieDoc Holliday60
1943Mission to MoscowMovieAmbassador Joseph E. Davies60
1943Edge of DarknessMovieDr. Martin Stensgard60
1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldMovieJerry Cohan (archive footage)60
1943Why We Fight: Divide and ConquerMovieNarrator60
1943The North StarMovieDr. Kurin60
1943For God and CountryMovieNarrator60
1942Why We Fight: Prelude to WarMovieSelf - Narrator (voice)59
1942Always in My HeartMovieMacKenzie Scott59
1942Yankee Doodle DandyMovieJerry Cohan59
1942In This Our LifeMovieBartender (uncredited)59
1941The Maltese FalconMovieCaptain Jacoby (uncredited)58
1941The Shanghai GestureMovieSir Guy Charteris58
1941All That Money Can BuyMovieMr. Scratch58
1941Swamp WaterMovieThursday Ragan58
1939The Light That FailedMovieTorpenhow56
1938Of Human HeartsMovieEthan Wilkins55
1936DodsworthMovieSam Dodsworth53
1936Rhodes of AfricaMovieCecil John Rhodes53
1935The TunnelMoviePresident of the United States52
1934Keep 'Em RollingMovieSgt. Benjamin E. Walsh51
1933Gabriel Over the White HouseMovieHon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States50
1933Hell BelowMovieLieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN50
1933Storm at DaybreakMovieMayor Dushan Radovic50
1933Ann VickersMovieBarney Dolphin50
1932The Wet ParadeMoviePow Tarleton49
1932The Beast of the CityMovieCaptain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz49
1932The Woman from Monte CarloMovieCaptain Corlaix49
1932American MadnessMovieThomas Dickson49
1932RainMovieAlfred Davidson49
1932KongoMovieFlint49
1931The Ruling VoiceMovieJack Bannister48
1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'MovieJudge Walter Huston (uncredited)48
1930Behind the Make-UpMovieJoe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)47
1930Abraham LincolnMovieAbraham Lincoln47
1930The Bad ManMoviePancho Lopez47
1929The Bishop's CandlesticksMovieThe Convict46
1929The VirginianMovieTrampas46
1929The Lady LiesMovieRobert Rossiter46
1929Gentlemen of the PressMovieWickland Snell46