Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 3, 1883
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Walter Thomas Houghston
- Walter Thomas Huston
- Walter Houghston
Walter Huston
Biography
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.
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Known For - Movies
The Maltese Falcon
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Howard
Duel in the Sun
as The Sinkiller
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Great Sinner
as General Ostrovsky
Edge of Darkness
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
The Furies
as T. C. Jeffords
American Madness
as Thomas Dickson
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)