Walter Huston

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Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor.

Born 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, including introducing September Song in Knickerbocker Holiday. 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 co-starring Barbara Stanwyck. He died in Hollywood from an aortic aneurysm.

His son was John Huston (director of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), and Anjelica Huston is his grand-daughter.

Walter Huston has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6626 Hollywood Blvd.

Actor Billy Crystal makes a reference to Huston in the movie "City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold" when he does the " Walter Huston dance."

[edit] 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

Preceded by Edmund Gwenn for Miracle on 34th Street

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1948 for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Succeeded by Dean Jagger for Twelve O'Clock High

[edit] See also

Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood

[edit] External links

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