Walter Huston
Known For
Acting
Born
1883-04-03 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
1950-04-07
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Hell Below
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
The Maltese Falcon
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
as Ephraim Wells
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Howard
The Shanghai Gesture
as Sir Guy Charteris
Duel in the Sun
as The Sinkiller
The Outlaw
as Doc Holliday
Dodsworth
as Sam Dodsworth
The North Star
as Dr. Kurin
And Then There Were None
as Edward Armstrong
All That Money Can Buy
as Mr. Scratch
Edge of Darkness
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
In This Our Life
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Furies
as T. C. Jeffords
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ann Vickers
as Barney Dolphin
The Great Sinner
as General Ostrovsky
Swamp Water
as Thursday Ragan
Mission to Moscow
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
American Madness
as Thomas Dickson