Walter Huston

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Apr 03, 1883 (142 years old)
Death date
Apr 07, 1950

Walter Huston

Known For

A Compassionate Spy
1h 42m
Movie 2022

A Compassionate Spy

Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he learns the true nature of the weapon being designed, he fears the post-war risk of a nuclear holocaust and begins to pass significant information to the Soviet Union.

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
1h 7m
Movie 2008

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
0h 50m
Movie 2003

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
0h 50m
Movie 1996

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. During her 50-year career, she made over 80 films. But her obsessive perfectionism led to the later caricature of coat-hanger-wielding harridan that even the adoration of fans could not counter. Still, she has endured as one of the most popular icons of the movies, an early role model to a million young women who aspired to her image of stylish magnetic power and unquestioned independence.

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
2h 6m
Movie 1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.

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.

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