Walter Huston
Birth Name:
Walter Thomas Huston
Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- He and son John became the first father-son team to win at the same Oscar ceremony, both receiving a statue for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
- Won a New York Critic's Circle Award for his work in 1934's "Dodsworth", a role her initially originated for the stage production of the same name
- Father of John Huston and grandfather of actors Danny and Anjelica Huston
- Made his stage debut at 19, all while working a job in construction to support himself while a student at the Shaw School of Acting
- Quote: "I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood․ I had learned to be natural -- never to exaggerate -- using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple․"
- After traveling across America with various vaudeville acts, he would make his Broadway debut in 1924 before eventually taking on Hollywood following the end of silent films
- Became the first actor to perform 'September Song' on stage in the Broadway production of "Knickerbocker Holiday", a number that continues to be rerecorded today
Awards
- 1929Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (December):Winner
- 1929Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1930Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (October):Winner
- 1931Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (September):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1933Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (September):Winner
- 1933Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1933Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1936NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1936Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
- 1937Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1940Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
- 1941NBR Award - Best Acting:Winner
- 1942Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1942Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (September):Winner
- 1943Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1943Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
- 1944Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
- 1948NBR Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1948NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1948Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
- 1949Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1949Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 1950Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner