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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Huston, licensed under C...
Known For
Complete Filmography
A Compassionate Spy
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he lear...
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film bo...
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Howard (archive footage)
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
2000
as Narrator
Part of Frank Capra's World War II propaganda series made for the U.S. Armed Forces, this program presents newsreel footage addressing the Battle of C...
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends a...
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. D...
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually get...
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Armored Attack!
1957
as Dr. Kurin
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Re-edited version of The North Star (1943), to remove positive referenc...
The Furies
1950
as T. C. Jeffords
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
The Great Sinner
1949
as General Ostrovsky
A young man succumbs to gambling fever.
Summer Holiday
1948
as Mr. Nat Miller
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the gi...
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Howard
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandit...
Duel in the Sun
1946
as The Sinkiller
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad...
Let There Be Light
1946
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. Some returning combat veterans suffer scars that are more psych...
Dragonwyck
1946
as Ephraim Wells
For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually...
And Then There Were None
1945
as Edward Armstrong
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at ...
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945
as Narrator
Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.
War Comes to America
1945
as Narrator
The seventh and final film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up t...
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944
as Abraham Lincoln
The sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series illustrates Japan's occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's stirri...
Dragon Seed
1944
as Ling Tan
The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. An heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in a...
Know Your Ally: Britain
1944
as Narrator
Know Your Ally: Britain was a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter Huston and produced by the United States War Departmen...
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
War Department Report
1943
as Narrator (voice)
The first official War Department Report by the Office of Strategic Services using American newsreel footage and footage of film captured from the ene...
The North Star
1943
as Dr. Kurin
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack."
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from ear...
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943
as Narrator
The fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was r...
Report from the Aleutians
1943
as Voices of officers (voice)
A documentary propaganda film produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps about the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II. The film opens with a ma...
For God and Country
1943
as Narrator
The story of the U.S. Army Chaplain Service as dramatized in the stories of three chaplains, Father Michael O'Keefe, Arnold Miller, and Tom Manning.
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Edge of Darkness
1943
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living ...
December 7th
1943
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii a...
The Outlaw
1943
as Doc Holliday
Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stole...
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
1943
as Narrator
The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
1943
as Narrator
The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with ...
Our Russian Front
1942
as Narrator
Using footage taken by Soviet battlefront cameramen, this penetrating documentary about Russian life during World War II is narrated by Walter Huston ...
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Jerry Cohan
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was ma...
In This Our Life
1942
as Bartender (uncredited)
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
Always in My Heart
1942
as MacKenzie Scott
A man is pardoned from prison and returns to Santa Rita, CA to be with his family, but discovers his children have been told he's dead and his wife is...
Safeguarding Military Information
1942
as The General
World War II propaganda short which focuses on the dangers of inadvertent dispersal of military information.
The Shanghai Gesture
1941
as Sir Guy Charteris
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
Swamp Water
1941
as Thursday Ragan
A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to to...
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Mr. Scratch
Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruit...
The Light That Failed
1939
as Torpenhow
A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Ethan Wilkins
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who minis...
Dodsworth
1936
as Sam Dodsworth
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each state of the United States - are welcomed to Palm Springs. Palm Springs being ...
Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Cecil John Rhodes
Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston,...
The Tunnel
1935
as President of the United States
An engineer leads the building of a trans-Atlantic tunnel linking Britain and the United States.
Hollywood Hobbies
1935
as Himself
This short documentary narrated by sportscaster Ted Husing explores the free-time activities of some of Hollywood's most popular celebrities. Big name...
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
World War I drama about a soldier and the wild horse he befriends.
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.
Ann Vickers
1933
as Barney Dolphin
After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge...
Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into Geza...
Hell Below
1933
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
On leave in Italy, Lt. Tommy Knowlton falls in love with Jean Standish, who's not only married, but is the daughter of his submarine's commander. Fric...
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fata...
Rain
1932
as Alfred Davidson
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it in...
Kongo
1932
as Flint
The ruthless Flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of Kongo like an omnipotent god, through superstition and sadism, living only for the day...
American Madness
1932
as Thomas Dickson
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank r...
Night Court
1932
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
A corrupt night court judge tears an innocent young family apart in his efforts to elude a special prosecutor.
The Wet Parade
1932
as Pow Tarleton
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton fami...
The Beast of the City
1932
as Capt. Jim Fitzpatrick
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his own corrupt brother Ed to watch over Daisy who was associated with Belmonte.
Law and Order
1932
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
A legendary lawman and his cohorts set out to restore order to the dangerous streets of Tombstone, Ariz.
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Captain Corlaix
On the eve of WW-I the French Navy ship Lafayette returns to its Toulon base for one night. There is no shore leave, although wives are permitted to c...
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931
as Self
Rare footage of Jean Harlow and Bela Lugosi discussing Dracula, as well as Walter Huston performing a musical number. It exists solely in fragmentary ...
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
1931
as Self
One of a series of short subjects created for movie theaters in the 1930s, each an interview with a popular actor of the time.
A House Divided
1931
as Seth Law
A New England fisherman's second wife prefers his son.
The Ruling Voice
1931
as Jack Bannister
A mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.
The Star Witness
1931
as District Attorney Whitlock
A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals...
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
Bobby Jones instructs a husband and the judge in his divorce proceedings on proper use of the Spoon.
The Criminal Code
1931
as Mark Brady
After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 year...
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Abraham Lincoln
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early ye...
The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Gregory Platoff
Marya gets friendly with General Platoff in order to save her husband Victor from being executed.
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
1930
as Self
The prelude to our picture is the record of an intimate conversation between Mr. D. W. Griffith and his friend Mr. Walter Huston, which occured on an...
The Bad Man
1930
as Pancho Lopez
Film version of a play about a Mexican bandit.
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a dinner in honor of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee, atten...
Behind the Make-Up
1930
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act. Gardoni shows his appreciat...
The Virginian
1929
as Trampas
A good-natured cowboy who is romancing the new schoolmarm has a crisis of conscience when he discovers his best friend is engaged in cattle rustling.
The Lady Lies
1929
as Robert Rossiter
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
Two Americans
1929
as Abraham Lincoln
Presents Lincoln's difficulties with Gen. McClellan and Secretary of State Seward, over the selection of a commander of the Army of the Potomac. Linco...
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
as Wickland Snell
A newspaperman is drawn away from family life by the needs of his paper until a new woman enters his life.
The Bishop's Candlesticks
1929
as The Convict
Very early sound version of a one-act play based on the "Bishop" sequence in Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables". The first filming of any portion of "Les ...