Walter Huston

Walter Huston
in the trailer for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Birth name	Walter Houghston
Born	April 6, 1884 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	April 7, 1950 Hollywood, California, USA
Spouse(s)	Rhea Gore Bayonne Whipple Ninetta Sunderland
Notable roles	Howard in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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 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.

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".

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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