Walter Huston

Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Howard

(1948)

Dodsworth Sam Dodsworth

(1936)

The Devil and Daniel Webster Mr. Scratch

(1941)

And Then There Were None Dr. Edward G. Armstrong

(1945)

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Filmography

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Actor (57 credits)

1961 Frances Farmer Presents (TV Series)
Torpenhow

- The Light That Failed (1961) ... Torpenhow

1950 The Furies
T. C. Jeffords

1949 The Great Sinner
General Ostrovsky

1948 Summer Holiday
Mr. Nat Miller

1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Howard

1946 Duel in the Sun
The Sinkiller

1946 Dragonwyck
Ephraim Wells

1945 And Then There Were None
Dr. Edward G. Armstrong

1944 Know Your Ally: Britain (Short)
Narrator

1944 Dragon Seed
Ling Tan

1943 For God and Country (Short)
Narrator (voice)

1943 The North Star
Dr. Kurin

1943 Mission to Moscow
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies

1943 Edge of Darkness
Dr. Martin Stensgard

1943 The Outlaw
Doc Holliday

1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Jerry Cohan

1942 In This Our Life
Bartender (uncredited)

1942 Always in My Heart
MacKenzie Scott

1941 The Shanghai Gesture
Sir Guy Charteris

1941 Swamp Water
Thursday Ragan

1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
Mr. Scratch

1941 The Maltese Falcon
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

1939 The Light That Failed
Torpenhow

1938 Of Human Hearts
Ethan Wilkins

1936 Dodsworth
Sam Dodsworth

1936 Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes

1935 Transatlantic Tunnel
President of the United States (as Mr. Walter Huston)

1934 Keep 'Em Rolling
Sgt. Benjamin E. 'Benny' Walsh

1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady
Professor

1933 Ann Vickers
Judge Bernard 'Barney' Dolphin

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 - The President of the United States

1932 Rain
Alfred Davidson

1932 Kongo
Flint Rutledge

1932 American Madness
Thomas A. Dickson

1932 Night Court
Judge Andrew J. Moffett

1932 The Wet Parade
Pow Tarleton

1932 The Beast of the City
Jim Fitzpatrick

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

1930 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 Two Americans (Short)
Abraham Lincoln

1929 Gentlemen of the Press
Wickland Snell

1929 The Bishop's Candlesticks (Short)
The Convict (Jean Valjean)

1929 The Carnival Man (Short)

1915 The Birth of a Nation
Walter Huston (1930 re-release promotion) (uncredited)

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Soundtrack (9 credits)

2008 Warner at War (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "You're a Grand Old Flag" - uncredited)

2003 Bragging Rites: The Carolina-Clemson Rivalry (Documentary) (performer: "September Song")

1988 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (Documentary) (performer: "September Song")

1950 September Affair (performer: "September Song")

1948 Summer Holiday (performer: "Our Home Town", "Spring Isn't Everything", "The Stanley Steamer" - uncredited)

1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (performer: "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" (1808) - uncredited)

1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy (performer: "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" (1897), "I Was Born in Virginia" (1906), "Keep Your Eyes Upon Me (Dancing Master)" - uncredited)

1942 Always in My Heart ("Always in My Heart" (1942), uncredited) / (performer: "Always in My Heart" (1942), "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 {Moonlight}" (1802), "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Sharp Minor" (1847) - uncredited)

1934 Keep 'Em Rolling (performer: "Caisson Song" (1907) - uncredited)

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Self (22 credits)

2013 History Rediscovered: Report from the Aleutians (Documentary)
Narrator

1949 The Milton Berle Show (TV Series)
Himself - Actor

- Episode #1.48 (1949) ... Himself - Actor

1946 Call to Duty (Documentary)
Himself - Narator

1946 Let There Be Light (Documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)

1945 Know Your Enemy - Japan (Documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)

1945 War Comes to America (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)

1944 The Battle of China (Documentary)
Abraham Lincoln (voice)

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

1943 The Battle of Britain (Documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)

1943 The Nazis Strike (Documentary short)
Narrator (uncredited)

1943 War Department Report (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)

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

1942 Combat Report (Documentary short)
Narrator

1942 Why We Fight (Documentary)
Narrator (voice, uncredited)

1942 Our Russian Front (Documentary short)
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 (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

1931 Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston (Short)
Himself

1930 Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation (Short)
Himself

1930 An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (Short)
Himself

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Archive footage (33 credits)

2017 Five Came Back (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- The Price of Victory (2017) ... Himself (uncredited)

2017 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Birth of a Movement (2017) ... Himself

2011 American Experience (TV Series documentary)
Howard

- Dinosaur Wars (2011) ... Howard

1993-2009 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Ling Tan / Himself

- Hollywood Chinese (2009) ... Ling Tan

- D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993) ... Himself

2008 Warner at War (TV Movie documentary)

2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Various Roles

2006 Notes to Anarchism (Short)

2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (Video documentary short)
Himself - At the premiere

2003 Discovering Treasure: The Story of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Video documentary)
Himself

2002 John Ford Goes to War (Documentary)
Uncle Sam (uncredited)

1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV Movie documentary)
Howard (uncredited)

1995 Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary)
T. C. Jeffords, The Furies

- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) ... T. C. Jeffords, The Furies (uncredited)

1994 100 Years at the Movies (TV Short documentary)
Himself

1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV Series documentary)
Doc Holliday (clip from The Outlaw (1943)

- Howard's Way (1987) ... Doc Holliday (clip from The Outlaw (1943) (uncredited)

1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (Documentary)

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)

1974 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (TV Special documentary)
Jerry Cohan

1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 17 December 1971 (1971) ... Himself

1963-1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Jerry Cohan (clip from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)) / Himself

- The Angry Screen (1964) ... Jerry Cohan (clip from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)) (uncredited)

- How to Succeed as a Gangster (1963) ... Jerry Cohan (clip from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)) (uncredited)

- They Went That-a-way (1963) ... Himself

1963 Anniversary

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Himself

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Alfred Davidson (uncredited)

1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Himself

- The John Huston Story (A Salute to John Huston) (1956) ... Himself

1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (Documentary short)
Himself

1950 September Affair
Himself - Vocalist: September Song (uncredited)

1944 Twenty Years After (Short)

1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World (Short)
Jerry Cohan (uncredited)

1939 Land of Liberty
Abraham Lincoln

1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

(12/15/41) Radio: Appeared (as himself) on the show "We Hold These Truths." See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 4 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mr. Walter Huston

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good. See more »

Trivia:

By his own admission not much of a singer, Huston introduced the American pop music standard "September Song" in the 1938 Broadway show "Knickerbocker Holiday." His recording of the Kurt Weill-Maxwell Anderson song was a best-seller that year on the Brunswick label. Regrettably, when the film Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) was made three years later, Huston's role went to Charles Coburn, who, ... See more »