
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

The Outlaw (1943)
as Doc Holliday

Abraham Lincoln (1930)
as Abraham Lincoln

Dragonwyck (1946)
as Ephraim Wells

Dodsworth (1936)
as Sam Dodsworth

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
as Jerry Cohan

Edge of Darkness (1943)
as Dr. Martin Stensgard

And Then There Were None (1945)
as Edward Armstrong

The Furies (1950)
as T. C. Jeffords

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

The Great Sinner (1949)
as General Ostrovsky

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

Dragon Seed (1944)
as Ling Tan

Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Ethan Wilkins

The North Star (1943)
as Dr. Kurin

Swamp Water (1941)
as Thursday Ragan

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

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

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

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

Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
as Sir Guy Charteris

Rain (1932)
as Alfred Davidson

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

Summer Holiday (1948)
as Mr. Nat Miller

The Virginian (1929)
as Trampas

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

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

The Tunnel (1935)
as President of the United States

Ann Vickers (1933)
as Barney Dolphin

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

The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
as Captain Corlaix

The Criminal Code (1931)
as Mark Brady

American Madness (1932)
as Thomas Dickson

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

Law and Order (1932)
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson

Night Court (1932)
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

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

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

Always in My Heart (1942)
as MacKenzie Scott

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

The Wet Parade (1932)
as Pow Tarleton

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

A House Divided (1931)
as Seth Law

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

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

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Actor

December 7th (1943)
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
Hollywood Hobbies (1935)
as Himself

Kongo (1932)
as Flint

The Light That Failed (1939)
as Torpenhow

Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
as Narrator

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

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

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

The Star Witness (1931)
as District Attorney Whitlock
Safeguarding Military Information (1942)
as General (uncredited)
Two Americans (1929)
as Abraham Lincoln

Rhodes of Africa (1936)
as Cecil John Rhodes

Storm at Daybreak (1933)
as Mayor Dushan Radovic

The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Jack Bannister
Anniversary (1963)
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

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

Armored Attack! (1957)
as Dr. Kurin

Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
as Narrator

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)
as Narrator
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

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

War Comes to America (1945)
as Narrator

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

The Lady Lies (1929)
as Robert Rossiter
The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929)
as The Convict

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

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

Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
as Wickland Snell

Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
as Narrator

For God and Country (1943)
as Narrator

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

The Bad Man (1930)
as Pancho Lopez

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

Our Russian Front (1942)
as Narrator

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

The Virtuous Sin (1930)
as Gregory Platoff

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

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston (1931)
as Self

War Department Report (1943)
as Narrator (voice)





