
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 Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
as Howard

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

Duel in the Sun (1946)
as The Sinkiller

And Then There Were None (1945)
as Edward Armstrong

Edge of Darkness (1943)
as Dr. Martin Stensgard

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

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
as Jerry Cohan

Dragonwyck (1946)
as Ephraim Wells

Dodsworth (1936)
as Sam Dodsworth

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

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

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

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

Dragon Seed (1944)
as Ling Tan

The Furies (1950)
as T. C. Jeffords

The Outlaw (1943)
as Doc Holliday

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

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

Abraham Lincoln (1930)
as Abraham Lincoln
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

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

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

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

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

The Great Sinner (1949)
as General Ostrovsky

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

American Madness (1932)
as Thomas Dickson

Always in My Heart (1942)
as MacKenzie Scott
Hollywood Hobbies (1935)
as Himself

Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Ethan Wilkins

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

Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)

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

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

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

The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
as Captain Corlaix

The North Star (1943)
as Dr. Kurin

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

Swamp Water (1941)
as Thursday Ragan

Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
as Narrator

The Light That Failed (1939)
as Torpenhow

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

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

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Actor

For God and Country (1943)
as Narrator

Report from the Aleutians (1943)
as Voices of officers (voice)
Anniversary (1963)
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

Rain (1932)
as Alfred Davidson

A House Divided (1931)
as Seth Law
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
as Narrator

Summer Holiday (1948)
as Mr. Nat Miller

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

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
as Sir Guy Charteris

The Wet Parade (1932)
as Pow Tarleton

Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
as Wickland Snell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

War Comes to America (1945)
as Narrator

Storm at Daybreak (1933)
as Mayor Dushan Radovic

December 7th (1943)
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
Two Americans (1929)
as Abraham Lincoln

Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
as Narrator

The Virginian (1929)
as Trampas

Ann Vickers (1933)
as Barney Dolphin

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston (1931)
as Self

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' (1931)
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929)
as The Convict

The Virtuous Sin (1930)
as Gregory Platoff

The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Jack Bannister

The Criminal Code (1931)
as Mark Brady

Kongo (1932)
as Flint

The Star Witness (1931)
as District Attorney Whitlock

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

Armored Attack! (1957)
as Dr. Kurin

Rhodes of Africa (1936)
as Cecil John Rhodes

Night Court (1932)
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

The Tunnel (1935)
as President of the United States

The Bad Man (1930)
as Pancho Lopez

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

The Lady Lies (1929)
as Robert Rossiter

Our Russian Front (1942)
as Narrator

Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
Safeguarding Military Information (1942)
as General (uncredited)

War Department Report (1943)
as Narrator (voice)





