WALTER HUSTON

'Walter Huston' (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born American actor.
Born 'Walter Houghston' in Toronto, Ontario to an Irish Anglican father and a Scottish mother, he began his Broadway career in 1924, he achieved fame in character roles once talkies began in Hollywood. His first major role was in 1929's ''The Virginian'', opposite Gary Cooper. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1936 for ''Dodsworth'', which he had also performed on Broadway.
Huston stayed busy throughout the 1930s and 1940s, both on stage and screen (becoming one of America's most distinguished actors), including introducing September Song in ''Knickerbocker Holiday''. Among his films, he starred in ''Rain'' (1932) 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. He died in Hollywood from an aortic aneurysm, one day after his 66th birthday.
His son was John Huston, director of ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', ''The Maltese Falcon'', and many other films. The actors and directors Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston are his grandchildren.
Walter Huston has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6626 Hollywood Blvd.
His character name of "Trampas" has since been a continued name of individuals in America. It is still not a common name, but the name will show up in many google searches that do not include Huston.
Actor Billy Crystal makes a reference to Huston in the movie "" when he does the "Walter Huston dance".

Contents

Partial filmography (with co-stars)

Academy Awards and nominations

See also

External links

Partial filmography (with co-stars)

★ ''The Lady Lies'' (1929) with Claudette Colbert

★ ''The Virginian'' (1929) with Gary Cooper

★ ''The Beast of the City'' (1932) with Jean Harlow and Jean Hersholt

★ ''American Madness'' (1932)

★ ''Rain'' (1932) with Joan Crawford

★ ''Gabriel Over the White House'' (1933)

★ ''Dodsworth'' (1936) with Mary Astor and David Niven

★ ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' (1941) with James Craig and Edward Arnold

★ ''Swamp Water'' (1941) with Walter Brennan and Anne Baxter

★ ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942) with James Cagney

★ ''The Outlaw'' (1943) with Thomas Mitchell and Jane Russell

★ ''Edge of Darkness'' (1943) with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan

★ ''Mission to Moscow'' (1943)

★ ''Dragonwyck'' (1946) with Gene Tierney and Vincent Price

★ ''Duel in the Sun'' (1946) with Joseph Cotten and Gregory Peck

★ ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' with Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt

★ ''The Furies'' (1950) with Wendell Corey

Academy Awards and nominations

★ 1937 - Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role - ''Dodsworth''

★ 1942 - Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role - ''The Devil and Daniel Webster''

★ 1943 - Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role - ''Yankee Doodle Dandy''

★ 1949 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role - ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''

See also

Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood

External links

★ Walter Huston at the IMDB

★ Walter Huston's Gravesite, with an incorrect year of birth on the plaque.