
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

And Then There Were None (1945)
as Edward Armstrong

Dragonwyck (1946)
as Ephraim Wells

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
as Jerry Cohan
Anniversary (1963)
as Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hobbies (1935)
as Himself

Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
as Narrator

The Outlaw (1943)
as Doc Holliday

The Great Sinner (1949)
as General Ostrovsky

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

Abraham Lincoln (1930)
as Abraham Lincoln
Two Americans (1929)
as Abraham Lincoln

Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)

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

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

Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Ethan Wilkins

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

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

Edge of Darkness (1943)
as Dr. Martin Stensgard

The Wet Parade (1932)
as Pow Tarleton

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

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

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

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

Always in My Heart (1942)
as MacKenzie Scott
Safeguarding Military Information (1942)
as General (uncredited)

The Criminal Code (1931)
as Mark Brady

The Furies (1950)
as T. C. Jeffords

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Actor

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

Dodsworth (1936)
as Sam Dodsworth

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

American Madness (1932)
as Thomas Dickson

Dragon Seed (1944)
as Ling Tan

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
as Sir Guy Charteris

The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
as Captain Corlaix

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

The North Star (1943)
as Dr. Kurin

Swamp Water (1941)
as Thursday Ragan

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

Rain (1932)
as Alfred Davidson

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

A House Divided (1931)
as Seth Law
The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929)
as The Convict

The Light That Failed (1939)
as Torpenhow

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

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

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

Kongo (1932)
as Flint

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

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

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

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

For God and Country (1943)
as Narrator

Storm at Daybreak (1933)
as Mayor Dushan Radovic

The Virginian (1929)
as Trampas

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

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

Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston (1931)
as Self

The Tunnel (1935)
as President of the United States
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

Summer Holiday (1948)
as Mr. Nat Miller

Night Court (1932)
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett

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

Ann Vickers (1933)
as Barney Dolphin

The Star Witness (1931)
as District Attorney Whitlock

War Comes to America (1945)
as Narrator

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

Rhodes of Africa (1936)
as Cecil John Rhodes

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

Our Russian Front (1942)
as Narrator

Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
as Narrator
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
as Narrator

Armored Attack! (1957)
as Dr. Kurin

War Department Report (1943)
as Narrator (voice)

The Lady Lies (1929)
as Robert Rossiter

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

The Virtuous Sin (1930)
as Gregory Platoff

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

Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
as Wickland Snell

The Bad Man (1930)
as Pancho Lopez

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

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

The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Jack Bannister

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

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





