Walter Huston
Birthday: 5 April 1883, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth Name: Walter Thomas Huston
Height: 183 cm
For many years Walter Huston had two passions: his career as an engineer and his vocation for the stage. In 1909 he dedicated himself to the theatre, and made his debut on Broadway in 1924. In 1929 he ...Show More
Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good.
Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good.
Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.
Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.
Barbara Stanwyck loved doing westerns more than anything where she had to dress up frilly and chase Show more
Barbara Stanwyck loved doing westerns more than anything where she had to dress up frilly and chase after a man. At heart, she's a cowgirl. Or a cowboy - she's one of the toughest, most no-nonsense women in this town, and she stopped playing the old cat-and-mouse game years ago. Hide
I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never Show more
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. Hide
[upon accepting his Academy Award for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)] in 1949] Many years a Show more
[upon accepting his Academy Award for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)] in 1949] Many years ago . . . many, MANY years ago [laughter from the audience] I brought up a boy, and I said to him, "Son, if you ever become a writer, try to write a good part for your old man sometime". Well, by cracky, that's what he did! Hide
Walter Huston's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (24)
Walter Huston'S roles
Dr. Edward Armstrong
Abraham Lincoln
Howard
Jerry Cohan
