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Walter Huston

1883 - 1950

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Walter Thomas Huston ( HEW-stən; April 6, 1883 or 1884 – 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, 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 and Danny Huston, as well as great-grandchild Jack Huston. The family has produced three generations of Academy Award winners: Walter, his son John, and granddaughter Anjelica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Huston is the 1,487th most popular actor (down from 1,367th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 112th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Walter Huston ranks 1,487 out of 13,578. Before him are Fernanda Torres, Philippe Leroy, Gunnel Lindblom, Elizabeth Peña, Claude Akins, and Paul Sorvino. After him are Lionel Barrymore, Elisha Cook Jr., Priscilla Pointer, Chris Noth, Billy Drago, and Bruce Spence.

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Among people born in 1883, Walter Huston ranks 85. Before him are Augustinas Voldemaras, Bogdan Filov, Marie Under, William Carlos Williams, José Mendes Cabeçadas, and Eurico Gaspar Dutra. After him are Leonid Kulik, Walter Buch, Henk Sneevliet, C. I. Lewis, Jean Metzinger, and Katia Mann. Among people deceased in 1950, Walter Huston ranks 64. Before him are Grigory Kulik, Abraham Wald, Salvatore Giuliano, Olaf Stapledon, Alfred Korzybski, and Adam Rainer. After him are Henry H. Arnold, Agnes Smedley, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Arturo Alessandri, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and Kazys Grinius.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Walter Huston ranks 133 out of 1,622. Before him are Joshua Jackson (1978), Linda Evangelista (1965), Avril Lavigne (1984), Norman Bethune (1890), Bonar Law (1858), and Ian Stevenson (1918). After him are David Morrell (1943), Bruce Greenwood (1956), Rocky Johnson (1944), Tommy Burns (1881), William Osler (1849), and Louis Riel (1844).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Walter Huston ranks 34. Before him are Norma Shearer (1902), Eric McCormack (1963), Margot Kidder (1948), Raymond Burr (1917), Martin Short (1950), and Joshua Jackson (1978). After him are Bruce Greenwood (1956), Ryan Gosling (1980), Rachel McAdams (1978), Rick Moranis (1953), Peter Cullen (1941), and Nathan Fillion (1971).

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