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Acting · 1884 to 1950

Walter Huston

Best rated: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (8.2)

Films
47
Avg rating
6.76
Peak run
1945’48
Oscar wins
1 of 4
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The career

Walter Huston, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1945 to 1948, 7.30567819301935194019451950The Treasure of the Sierr… 8.2The Outlaw 5.4Career avg 6.76

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Walter Huston's career barcodecoolhot
192947 films1950
Current formLast 5: 7.22 vs career 6.76 (+0.46)
  1. LDuel in the Sun1946 · 6.7−0.1
  2. WLet There Be Light1946 · 7.4+0.6
  3. WThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre1948 · 8.2+1.4
  4. LThe Great Sinner1949 · 6.6−0.2
  5. WThe Furies1950 · 7.2+0.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Walter by the numbers

Average
6.76
29 rated films
Vote weighted
6.82
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.69
rating spread
Career
22y
1929 to 1950
Total votes
276K
across every film
Best
8.2
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Worst
5.4
The Outlaw
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1950The FuriesT. C. Jeffords7.24,421
1949The Great SinnerGeneral Ostrovsky6.61,816
1948Summer HolidayMr. Nat Miller·690
1948The Treasure of the Sierra Madre posterThe Treasure of the Sierra MadreHoward8.2143K
1946DragonwyckEphraim Wells6.96,325
1946Duel in the Sun posterDuel in the SunThe Sinkiller6.710,629
1946Let There Be LightNarrator7.42,206
1945And Then There Were None posterAnd Then There Were NoneDr. Edward G. Armstrong7.318,873
1945Know Your Enemy - JapanNarrator·881
1944Dragon SeedLing Tan5.91,435
1944The Battle of ChinaAbraham Lincoln·893
1943Edge of DarknessDr. Martin Stensgard7.23,502
1943December 7thUncle Sam 'U.S.'6.11,102
1943Mission to MoscowAmbassador Joseph E. Davies5.41,192
1943The North StarDr. Kurin5.92,128
1943The OutlawDoc Holliday5.45,453
1943Report from the AleutiansVoices of officers·891
1943The Battle of BritainNarrator7.11,130
1942Always in My HeartMacKenzie Scott·561
1942Why We FightNarrator7.02,614
Better together?

Walter Huston's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Walter Huston

4 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1949
    Walter Huston
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1943
    Walter Huston
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1942
    Walter Huston
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1937
    Walter Huston
    Nominated

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