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.

Walter Huston

Acting Born April 3, 1883 – Died April 7, 1950 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Howard

Dragonwyck

Ephraim Wells

And Then There Were None

Edward Armstrong

Hollywood Hobbies

Himself

All That Money Can Buy

Mr. Scratch

Duel in the Sun

The Sinkiller

Anniversary

Himself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

In This Our Life

Bartender (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Jerry Cohan

The Outlaw

Doc Holliday

A Compassionate Spy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)