Walter Huston
Acting
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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 3, 1883
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
The Maltese Falcon
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. During her 50-year career, she made over 80 films. But her obsessive perfectionism led to the later caricature of coat-hanger-wielding harridan that even the adoration of fans could not counter. Still, she has endured as one of the most popular icons of the movies, an early role model to a million young women who aspired to her image of stylish magnetic power and unquestioned independence.
Let There Be Light
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 psychological than physical. This film follows patients and staff during their treatment. It deals with what would now be called PTSD, but at the time was categorised as psychoneurosis or shell-shock. Government officials deemed this 1946 film counterproductive to postwar efforts; it was not shown publicly until 1981.
The Furies
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
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.
And Then There Were None
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 each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
All That Money Can Buy
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 fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
as Howard (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Dr. Kurin
as T. C. Jeffords
as General Ostrovsky
as Mr. Nat Miller
as Howard
as The Sinkiller
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Ephraim Wells
as Edward Armstrong
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Abraham Lincoln
as Ling Tan
as (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Kurin
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Voices of officers (voice)
as Narrator
as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
as Dr. Martin Stensgard
as Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
as Doc Holliday
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Jerry Cohan
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as MacKenzie Scott
as The General
as Sir Guy Charteris
as Thursday Ragan
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
as Mr. Scratch
as Torpenhow
as Ethan Wilkins
as Sam Dodsworth
as Cecil John Rhodes
as President of the United States
as Sgt. Benjamin E. Walsh
as Edwin J. Bennett ("The Professor")
as Barney Dolphin
as Mayor Dushan Radovic
as Lieut. Comdr. T.J. Toler USN
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
as Alfred Davidson
as Flint
as Thomas Dickson
as Judge Andrew J. Moffett
as Pow Tarleton
as Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz
as Frame 'Saint' Johnson
as Captain Corlaix
as Seth Law
as Jack Bannister
as District Attorney Whitlock
as Judge Walter Huston (uncredited)
as Mark Brady
as Abraham Lincoln
as Gregory Platoff
as Pancho Lopez
as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
as Trampas
as Robert Rossiter
as Wickland Snell