
Walter Huston
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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.
Known for
Credits

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
as Howard

Duel in the Sun (1946)
as The Sinkiller

Dragonwyck (1946)
as Ephraim Wells

And Then There Were None (1945)
as Edward Armstrong

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
as Jerry Cohan

All That Money Can Buy (1941)
as Mr. Scratch

The Outlaw (1943)
as Doc Holliday

The Furies (1950)
as T. C. Jeffords

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
as Self (archive footage)

In This Our Life (1942)
as Bartender (uncredited)

The North Star (1943)
as Dr. Kurin

Dodsworth (1936)
as Sam Dodsworth

Dragon Seed (1944)
as Ling Tan
Hollywood Hobbies (1935)
as Himself

The Great Sinner (1949)
as General Ostrovsky

Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edge of Darkness (1943)
as Dr. Martin Stensgard

Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)
as Self (archive footage)

American Madness (1932)
as Thomas Dickson

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
as Sir Guy Charteris

Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)

Hell Below (1933)
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN

Swamp Water (1941)
as Thursday Ragan

Abraham Lincoln (1930)
as Abraham Lincoln

Let There Be Light (1946)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

A Compassionate Spy (2022)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)

Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Ethan Wilkins

Rain (1932)
as Alfred Davidson

Law and Order (1932)
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
Anniversary (1963)
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

The Beast of the City (1932)
as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz

Summer Holiday (1948)
as Mr. Nat Miller

Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
as Self (archive footage)

The Wet Parade (1932)
as Pow Tarleton

Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
as Narrator

Ann Vickers (1933)
as Barney Dolphin

The Criminal Code (1931)
as Mark Brady

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

December 7th (1943)
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

Report from the Aleutians (1943)
as Voices of officers (voice)

Mission to Moscow (1943)
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

For God and Country (1943)
as Narrator

The Light That Failed (1939)
as Torpenhow

Always in My Heart (1942)
as MacKenzie Scott

Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States

A House Divided (1931)
as Seth Law

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)

The Tunnel (1935)
as President of the United States

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
as Howard (archive footage)

The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
as Captain Corlaix

The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")

Storm at Daybreak (1933)
as Mayor Dushan Radovic

The Virginian (1929)
as Trampas

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
as Various Roles (archive footage)

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Actor

Behind the Make-Up (1930)
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)

Armored Attack! (1957)
as Dr. Kurin
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
as Narrator
The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929)
as The Convict

The Virtuous Sin (1930)
as Gregory Platoff
Two Americans (1929)
as Abraham Lincoln

The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Jack Bannister

Night Court (1932)
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

The Bad Man (1930)
as Pancho Lopez

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)
as Narrator

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943)
as Narrator

Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944)
as Abraham Lincoln

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)
as Narrator

Rhodes of Africa (1936)
as Cecil John Rhodes
Safeguarding Military Information (1942)
as General (uncredited)

Kongo (1932)
as Flint

War Comes to America (1945)
as Narrator

Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
as Wickland Snell

The Lady Lies (1929)
as Robert Rossiter

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)
as Self

Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh

The Star Witness (1931)
as District Attorney Whitlock

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston (1931)
as Self
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
as Narrator

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' (1931)
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)

Our Russian Front (1942)
as Narrator

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) (1931)
as Self

1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation" (1930)
as Self

War Department Report (1943)
as Narrator (voice)





