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Walter Huston (1883–1950)


Walter Huston, who was born Toronto, Ontario, established himself as one of the great actors of the English-speaking stage and cinema. He established himself as a well-respected and much-sought-after character lead beginning with the early talkies and continuing through the 1930s & '40s. Born Walter Houghston... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1950 The Furies
T. C. Jeffords
 
1949 The Great Sinner
General Ostrovsky
 
1946 Duel in the Sun
The Sinkiller
 
1944 Dragon Seed
Ling Tan
 
1943 The North Star
Dr. Kurin
 
1943 Mission to Moscow
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
 
1943 Edge of Darkness
Dr. Martin Stensgard
 
1943 For God and Country (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1942 In This Our Life
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1942 Always in My Heart
MacKenzie 'Mac' Scott
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
Sir Guy Charteris
 
1941 Swamp Water
Thursday Ragan
 
1941 The Maltese Falcon
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
 
1938 Of Human Hearts
Rev. Ethan Wilkins
 
1934 Keep 'Em Rolling
Sgt. Benjamin E. 'Benny' Walsh
 
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady
Professor
 
1933 Ann Vickers
Barney Dolphin
 
1933 Storm at Daybreak
Mayor Dushan Radovic
 
1933 Hell Below
Lt. Cmdr. T.J. Toler USN
 
1933 Gabriel Over the White House
Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
 
1932 American Madness
Dickson
 
1932 Night Court
Judge Moffett
 
1932 The Wet Parade
Pow Tarleton
 
1932 Law and Order
Frame 'Saint' Johnson
 
1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo
Captain Corlaix
 
1931 A House Divided
Seth Law
 
1931 The Ruling Voice
Jack Bannister
 
1931 The Star Witness
District Attorney Whitlock
 
1931 The Criminal Code
Mark Brady
 
1930 The Virtuous Sin
Gen. Gregori Platoff
 
1929 The Lady Lies
Robert Rossiter
 
1929 Two Americans (short)
Abraham Lincoln
 
1929 Gentlemen of the Press
Wickland Snell
 
1929 The Carnival Man (short)
 
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2008 Warner at War (TV documentary) (performer: "You're a Grand Old Flag" - uncredited)
 
2003 Bragging Rites: The Carolina-Clemson Rivalry (documentary) (performer: "September Song")
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (performer: "September Song" From the musical play "Knickerbocker Holiday")
 
1950 September Affair (performer: "September Song")
 
1948 Summer Holiday (performer: "Spring Isn't Everything" - uncredited, "The Stanley Steamer" - uncredited)
 
1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (performer: "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" 1808 - uncredited)
 
1942 Always in My Heart (performer: "Always in My Heart" 1942 - uncredited, "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 {Moonlight}" 1802 - uncredited, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Sharp Minor" 1847 - uncredited / "Always in My Heart" 1942 - uncredited)
 
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy (performer: "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" 1897 - uncredited, "I Was Born in Virginia" 1906 - uncredited, "Keep Your Eyes Upon Me Dancing Master" - uncredited)
 
1934 Keep 'Em Rolling (performer: "Caisson Song" 1907 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1949 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode #1.48 (1949) … Himself - Actor
 
1949 The 21th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in Supporting Role
 
1946 Let There Be Light (documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1945 War Comes to America (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1945 Know Your Enemy - Japan (documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1944 Know Your Ally: Britain (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1944 The Battle of China (documentary)
Abraham Lincoln (voice)
 
1943 War Department Report (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1943 Report from the Aleutians (documentary)
Voices of officers (voice)
 
1943 The Nazis Strike (documentary short)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1943 The Battle of Britain (documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1943 Divide and Conquer (documentary short)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1942 Prelude to War (documentary)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Our Russian Front (documentary)
Narrator
 
1942 Safeguarding Military Information (documentary short)
 
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (short)
Himself
 
1935 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1930 Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation (short)
Himself
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation
Himself (1931 reissue version) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2011 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary)
 
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
2006 Notes to Anarchism (short)
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Himself - At the premiere
 
1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Actor in 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (uncredited)
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Howard
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Anniversary
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 September Affair
Himself - Off-Screen Vocalist: September Song (uncredited) (archive sound)
 
1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World (documentary short)
Himself (segment "Yankee Doodle Dandy") (uncredited)
 
1939 Land of Liberty
Abraham Lincoln (edited from: Abraham Lincoln)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1926) Stage Play. Kongo. Written by Chester De Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon. Directed by Chester De Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon. Biltmore Theatre: 30 Mar 1926- Jul 1926 (closing date unknown/135 performances). Cast: Frederick Burt (as "Kregg"), Herbert Ellis (as "Native"), Harry English, Desmond Gallagher... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Print Biographies  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Barbara Stanwyck loved doing westerns more than anything where she had to dress up frilly and chase after a man. At heart, she's a cowgirl. Or a cowboy - she's one of the toughest, most no-nonsense women in this town, and she stopped playing the old cat-and-mouse game years ago. See more »

Trivia:

The Canadian-born Huston played Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States, was born in Canada, in John Ford and Gregg Toland's Oscar-winning documentary short December 7th. See more »

Star Sign:

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