Walter Huston

Walter Huston Movies and TV Shows

Walter Huston was a Canadian-born American actor. He was the father of actor and director John Huston and the grandfather of actress Anjelica Huston and actor Danny Huston. Born Walter Houghston in Toronto, Ontario to an Ulster-Scottish father and a Scottish Canadian mother, he began his Broadway career in 1924. Once talkies began in Hollywood, he achieved fame in character roles. His first major role was in 1929's The Virginian with Gary Cooper. He appeared in the Broadway theatrical adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' novel Dodsworth in 1934 and the play's film version two years later. Huston stayed busy throughout the 1930s and 1940s, both on stage and screen (becoming one of America's most distinguished actors); he performed "September Song" in the original Broadway production of Knickerbocker Holiday in 1938. Among his films are Rain (1932), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) and Mission to Moscow (1943), a pro-Soviet World War II propaganda film as Ambassador Joseph E. Davies. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which was directed by his son, John Huston. His last film was The Furies in 1950 with Barbara Stanwyck. Along with Anthony Veiller, he narrated the Why We Fight series of World War II documentaries directed by Frank Capra. He died in Hollywood from an aortic aneurysm, one day after his 66th birthday. Walter Huston has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6626 Hollywood Blvd.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1883-04-05 (141 years old)
  • Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Various Roles (archive footage)
Not available
2008

Documentary

History

7.4
62%
Not available
1948

Adventure

Drama

Western

8.2
80%
Duel in the Sun
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Jubal Crabbe, the Sinkiller
1946

Drama

Romance

Western

6.7
65%
Dragonwyck
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Ephraim Wells
Not available
1946

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

6.9
69%
Not available
And Then There Were None
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Edward Armstrong
1945

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.4
70%
Yankee Doodle Dandy
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 71%
role:
Jerry Cohan
1942

Drama

Music

7.6
71%
The Maltese Falcon
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 78%
role:
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
1941

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

7.9
78%
Dodsworth
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 72%
role:
Sam Dodsworth
1936

Drama

Romance

7.7
72%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Walter Huston are, for example, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, And Then There Were None and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (8.1), The Maltese Falcon (7.9) and Dodsworth (7.5).