Walter Huston biography
Walter Huston was a Canadian actor and singer, born on 6 April 1883 in Toronto, who died on 7 April 1950.
Walter Huston's screen career began in 1915 with The Birth of a Nation.
Walter Huston had 63 screen credits between 1915 and 1975.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor , Motion Picture.
- Also known as
- Walter Thomas Huston
- Born
- 6 April 1883
- Died
- 7 April 1950 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Toronto
- Work
- Character actor, Stage actor, Film actor, Singer, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1902 to 1950
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor , Motion Picture
Walter Huston filmography
63 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | English | ||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1950 | The Furies | T.C. Jeffords | Released posthumously | |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner | General Ostrovsky | ||
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Howard | ||
| 1948 | Summer Holiday | Mr. Nat Miller | ||
| 1946 | Let There Be Light | Narrator | ||
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun | The Sinkiller | ||
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Ephraim Wells | ||
| 1945 | And Then There Were None | Dr. Edward G. Armstrong | ||
| 1945 | War Comes to America | English | ||
| 1944 | The Battle of China | English | ||
| 1944 | Know Your Ally: Britain | English | ||
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Ling Tan | ||
| 1943 | The Outlaw | Doc Holliday | ||
| 1943 | The North Star | Dr. Kurin | ||
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | English | ||
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Ambassador Joseph E. Davies | ||
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Dr. Martin Stensgard | ||
| 1943 | December 7th | Uncle Sam | ||
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Jerry Cohan | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 1942 | Safeguarding Military Information | English | ||
| 1942 | Prelude to War | English | ||
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Bartender | Uncredited | |
| 1942 | Always In My Heart | MacKenzie "Mac" Scott |
Show all 63 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Swamp Water | Thursday Ragan | ||
| 1941 | The Shanghai Gesture | Sir Guy Charteris | ||
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Captain Jacoby | Uncredited | |
| 1941 | The Devil and Daniel Webster | Mr. Scratch | ||
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | Torpenhow | ||
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | English | ||
| 1938 | Of Human Hearts | Ethan Wilkins | ||
| 1936 | Dodsworth | Sam Dodsworth | ||
| 1936 | Rhodes of Africa | Cecil John Rhodes | ||
| 1935 | Trans-Atlantic Tunnel | President of the United States | ||
| 1934 | Keep 'Em Rolling | Sgt. Benjamin E. 'Benny' Walsh | ||
| 1933 | The Prizefighter and the Lady | Professor Edwin J. Bennett | ||
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak | Mayor Dushan Radovic | ||
| 1933 | Hell Below | Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN | ||
| 1933 | Gabriel Over the White House | Hon. Judson Hammond | ||
| 1933 | Ann Vickers | Judge Barney "Barney" Dolphin | ||
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo | Captain Carlaix | ||
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Pow Tarleton | ||
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Jim Fitzpatrick | ||
| 1932 | Rain | Alfred Davidson | ||
| 1932 | Night Court | Judge Andrew J. Moffett | ||
| 1932 | Law and Order | Frame "Saint" Johnson | ||
| 1932 | Kongo | Flint Rutledge | ||
| 1932 | American Madness | Thomas A. Dickson | ||
| 1931 | The Star Witness | District Attorney Whitlock | ||
| 1931 | The Ruling Voice | Jack Bannister | ||
| 1931 | A House Divided | Seth Law | ||
| 1931 | The Criminal Code | Mark Brady | ||
| 1930 | The Virtuous Sin | Gen. Gregori Platoff | ||
| 1930 | The Bad Man | Pancho Lopez | ||
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1930 | Behind the Make-Up | Joe in Clark & White's Office | Uncredited | |
| 1929 | The Virginian | Trampas | ||
| 1929 | The Lady Lies | Robert Rossiter | ||
| 1929 | The Carnival Man | English | ||
| 1929 | Gentleman of the Press | English | ||
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press | Wickland Snell | Film debut | |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation | English |