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Walter Huston
  • Birth Name:
    Walter Houghston
  • Date of Birth:
    April 6, 1884
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aries
  • Place of Birth:
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Place of Death:
    Hollywood, California, United States
  • Date of Death:
    April 7, 1950
  • Cause of Death:
    Aneurysm
  • Height:
    6'
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Walter Huston
  • Spouse:
    Rhea Gore - divorced
    Bayonne Whipple - divorced
    Ninetta Sunderland -

Career

Walter Huston

Trivia

Walter Huston
  • Walter Huston has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6626 Hollywood Blvd.
  • He narrated the "Why We Fight" series of World War II documentaries directed by Frank Capra.
  • He appeared in the Broadway theatrical adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' novel Dodsworth in 1934 and the play's film version two years later.
  • His first major role was in 1929's The Virginian with Gary Cooper.
  • He began his Broadway career in 1924, he achieved fame in character roles once talkies began in Hollywood.
  • Was a Canadian-born American actor.

Quotes

Walter Huston
  • "Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class."
  • "I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple."
  • "Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good."
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Filmography

Walter Huston

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