Actor info
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Name :
Walter Huston
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Born :
April 3, 1883 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (67 years at death)
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Died :
April 7, 1950
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
90 films (1929–2022)
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Also known as :
Walter Thomas Houghston, Walter Thomas Huston, Walter Houghston
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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.
Notable films
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) as Howard
- Dragonwyck (1946) as Ephraim Wells
- Duel in the Sun (1946) as The Sinkiller
- The Outlaw (1943) as Doc Holliday
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
