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John Huston

John Huston

Directing August 5, 1906 (81 years old) August 28, 1987 Nevada, Missouri, USA

Biography

John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961), Fat City (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Prizzi's Honor (1985). In his early years, Huston studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris. He explored the visual aspects of his films throughout his career, sketching each scene on paper beforehand, then carefully framing his characters during the shooting. While most directors rely on post-production editing to shape their final work, Huston instead created his films while they were being shot, with little editing needed. Some of Huston's films were adaptations of important novels, often depicting an "heroic quest," as in Moby Dick, or The Red Badge of Courage. In many films, different groups of people, while struggling toward a common goal, would become doomed, forming "destructive alliances," giving the films a dramatic and visual tension. Many of his films involved themes such as religion, meaning, truth, freedom, psychology, colonialism, and war. Huston has been referred to as "a titan", "a rebel", and a "renaissance man" in the Hollywood film industry. Author Ian Freer describes him as "cinema's Ernest Hemingway"—a filmmaker who was "never afraid to tackle tough issues head on." During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Oscar nominations, winning twice. He directed both his father, Walter Huston, and daughter, Anjelica Huston, to Oscar wins. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 106

Chinatown 7.9

Chinatown

as Noah Cross

1974
Casino Royale 5.2

Casino Royale

as McTarry

1967
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 5.7

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

as The Lawgiver

1973
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 8.0

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

as American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)

1948
The Black Cauldron 6.4

The Black Cauldron

as Narrator (voice)

1985
Moby Dick 7.1

Moby Dick

as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

1956
The Bible: In the Beginning... 7.3

The Bible: In the Beginning...

as Noah

1966
The Misfits 7.0

The Misfits

as (uncredited)

1961
Annie 6.5

Annie

as Actor on Radio (uncredited)

1982
The Hobbit 6.6

The Hobbit

as Gandalf the Grey (voice)

1977
The Wind and the Lion 6.5

The Wind and the Lion

as John Hay

1975
The Visitor 5.3

The Visitor

as Jerzy Colsowicz

1979
Man in the Wilderness 6.3

Man in the Wilderness

as Captain Filmore Henry

1971
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 6.5

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

as Grizzly Adams

1972
Candy 5.1

Candy

as Dr. Arnold Dunlap

1968
Breakout 6.2

Breakout

as Harris Wagner

1975
The Other Side of the Wind 6.7

The Other Side of the Wind

as J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford

2018
The Cardinal 6.5

The Cardinal

as Kardinal Glennon

1963
The Return of the King 6.4

The Return of the King

as Gandalf (voice)

1980
The List of Adrian Messenger 6.7

The List of Adrian Messenger

as Lord Ashton (uncredited)

1963
Freud: The Secret Passion 6.5

Freud: The Secret Passion

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1962
Momo 7.0

Momo

as Meister Hora

1986
Myra Breckinridge 4.6

Myra Breckinridge

as Buck Loner

1970
Buñuel 6.0

Buñuel

as Self

1984
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 7.1

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast 5.3

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019
The Red Badge of Courage 6.4

The Red Badge of Courage

as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)

1951
Winter Kills 5.7

Winter Kills

as Pa Kegan

1979
Tentacles 4.6

Tentacles

as Ned Turner

1977
The Bermuda Triangle 4.0

The Bermuda Triangle

as Edward

1978
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 6.5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2014
Marilyn at the Movies

Marilyn at the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Sherlock Holmes in New York 6.0

Sherlock Holmes in New York

as Professor James Moriarty

1976
The Deserter 6.5

The Deserter

as General Miles

1970
A Walk with Love and Death 5.9

A Walk with Love and Death

as Robert the Elder

1969
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2017
We Were Strangers 6.3

We Were Strangers

as Señor Muñoz

1949
The Biggest Battle 4.7

The Biggest Battle

as Sean O'Hara

1978
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 6.7

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Cannery Row 5.9

Cannery Row

as Narrator

1982
Wise Blood 6.3

Wise Blood

as Grandfather

1979
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies 8.5

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as Self

2001
Lovesick 5.9

Lovesick

as Larry Geller, M.D.

1983
Mister Corbett's Ghost 6.2

Mister Corbett's Ghost

as Soul Collector

1987
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery 8.0

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

as Self (archive footage)

1998
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 6.0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

1988
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe 9.0

100 Years of Marilyn Monroe

as (archive footage)

2026
Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

as Self

1986
The Kremlin Letter 5.9

The Kremlin Letter

as Admiral

1970
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 5.8

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self

1985
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' 7.4

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen 7.0

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

1997
De Sade 3.4

De Sade

as The Abbe

1969
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 2.0

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

as Self (archive footage)

2022
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema 7.0

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2023
Angela 4.9

Angela

as Hogan

1977
Five Came Back 7.9

Five Came Back

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die 7.1

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Arthur Miller: Writer 7.1

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Battle of San Pietro 6.1

The Battle of San Pietro

as Narrator

1945
The Myth of Marilyn Monroe

The Myth of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (voice)

2023
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical 7.0

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

as Self

1982
Report from the Aleutians 6.1

Report from the Aleutians

as Narrator (voice)

1943
Morceaux de Cannes 2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Notes from Under the Volcano 9.0

Notes from Under the Volcano

as Self

1984
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe 6.7

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

as Narrator

1966
Rocky Road to Dublin 7.0

Rocky Road to Dublin

as Self

1968
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies 5.6

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band 6.7

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995
Observations Under the Volcano 4.5

Observations Under the Volcano

as Self

1984
Pelé Forever 7.2

Pelé Forever

as Self (archive footage)

2004
On the Trail of the Iguana 6.5

On the Trail of the Iguana

as Self

1964
The Bridge in the Jungle 5.8

The Bridge in the Jungle

as Sleigh

1971
The Orson Welles Story 8.5

The Orson Welles Story

as Self

1982
Jaguar Lives! 4.2

Jaguar Lives!

as Ralph Richards

1979
Federico Fellini's Autobiography 6.4

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

as Self (archive footage)

2000
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul 6.8

John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

as Self - Interviewee

1982
Welles' Language 7.3

Welles' Language

as Self

1990
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

as Self

1978
Making 'The Misfits' 7.0

Making 'The Misfits'

as Self - Director (archive footage)

2002
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise 7.0

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

as Narrator

1985
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

as Self

1983
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin 8.5

The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin

as Self (Archive Footage)

2004
Epic 7.1

Epic

as The Narrator (US version)

1985
Circasia 5.0

Circasia

as Ringmaster

1976
Hell's Heroes 7.2

Hell's Heroes

as Church Member (uncredited)

1929
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy 10.0

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy

as Narrator

1970
Two Americans 7.0

Two Americans

1929
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 6.8

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

as Self (archive footage)

2005
The Screen Director 7.0

The Screen Director

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1951
Ride This Way Grey Horse

Ride This Way Grey Horse

as Director

1970
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid 8.0

Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 7.2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Hollywood on Trial 5.9

Hollywood on Trial

as Narrator

1976
American Caesar 10.0

American Caesar

as Self - Host

1983
The Return of the King

The Return of the King

as Gandalf (voice)

To The Western World

To The Western World

1984
City Lights: John Huston

City Lights: John Huston

as Self

1979
Agee 5.6

Agee

as Self

1980
Head On 4.0

Head On

as Clarke Hill

1980
A Minor Miracle 6.8

A Minor Miracle

as Father Cardenas

1983
John Huston's Dublin

John Huston's Dublin

1979
Happy Birthday, Marilyn! 10.0

Happy Birthday, Marilyn!

as Self

1980

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