History Creator / WalterHuston

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Walter Thomas Huston (April 5, 1883 – April 7, 1950) was a respected Canadian-born American character actor who mostly played hard-working middle-class types such as Sam Dodsworth in ''Film/{{Dodsworth}}''. However, he was much more versatile than this suggests; to wit, his single most famous performance was his [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]-winning turn in ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'', in which he seemed to channel WalterBrennan and defined the "grizzled old prospector" stereotype for generations to come. He's also well known for his role as the Devil in ''Film/TheDevilAndDanielWebster'', which Creator/ChristopherLee cited as an influence on his own villainous roles.

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* ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'' (1945)

Huston is probably better-known these days as ThePatriarch of ''the'' Hustons, including his son [[Creator/JohnHuston John]], and his grandchildren [[Creator/AnjelicaHuston Anjelica]], [[Creator/TonyHuston Tony]], and [[Creator/DannyHuston Danny]]. And his great-grandson Jack (Richard Harrow on ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire''). Walter, John and Anjelica have all won Oscars. John, while primarily known as a director, later became an actor himself and critics noted that his character parts largely channelled [[GenerationXerox the work of his father]].

* ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'' (1941, cameo)

On stage, he starred as Peter Stuyvesant in the original production of ''Theatre/KnickerbockerHoliday'', in which he introduced the now-classic "September Song".

Huston is probably better-known these days as ThePatriarch of ''the'' Hustons, including his son [[Creator/JohnHuston John]], and his grandchildren [[Creator/AnjelicaHuston Anjelica]], [[Creator/TonyHuston Tony]], and [[Creator/DannyHuston Danny]]. And his great-grandson Jack (Richard Harrow on ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire''). Walter, John and Anjelica have all won Oscars. His son John later became an actor himself and critics noted that his character parts largely channelled [[GenerationXerox the work of his father]].

Walter Thomas Huston (April 5, 1883 – April 7, 1950) was a respected Canadian-born American character actor who mostly played hard-working middle-class types such as Sam Dodsworth in ''Film/{{Dodsworth}}''. However, he was much more versatile than this suggests; to wit, his single most famous performance was his Oscar-winning turn in ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'', in which he seemed to channel WalterBrennan and defined the "grizzled old prospector" stereotype for generations to come. He's also well known for his role as the Devil in ''Film/TheDevilAndDanielWebster'', which Creator/ChristopherLee cited as an influence on his own villainous roles.

Huston is probably better-known these days as ThePatriarch of ''the'' Hustons, including his son [[Creator/JohnHuston John]], and his grandchildren [[Creator/AnjelicaHuston Anjelica]], [[Creator/TonyHuston Tony]], and [[Creator/DannyHuston Danny]]. and his great-grandson Jack (Richard Harrow on ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire''). Walter, John and Anjelica have all won [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]]. His son John later became an actor himself and critics noted that his character parts largely channelled [[GenerationXerox the work of his father]].