John Huston
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.
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Known for
The Oscars
Self
Casino Royale
M / General MacTarry
Chinatown
Noah Cross
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
The Lawgiver
Momo
Meister Hora
Epic
The Narrator (US version)
The Black Cauldron
Narrator (voice)
Moby Dick
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
Annie
Actor on Radio (uncredited)
The Word
Nathan Randall
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice)
Tentacles
Ned Turner
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Noah
Angela
Hogan
Breakout
Harris Wagner
Candy
Dr. Arnold Dunlap
The Hobbit
Gandalf the Grey (voice)
The Misfits
Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
The Kremlin Letter
Admiral
The Rhinemann Exchange
Ambassador Henderson Granville
The Other Side of the Wind
J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford
The Wind and the Lion
John Hay
Man in the Wilderness
Captain Filmore Henry
The Visitor
Jerzy Colsowicz
The Red Badge of Courage
Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
The Return of the King
Gandalf (voice)
Myra Breckinridge
Buck Loner
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Grizzly Adams
Freud: The Secret Passion
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Winter Kills
Pa Kegan
The Biggest Battle
Sean O'Hara
Appointment With Destiny
Narrator
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Circasia
Ringmaster
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Professor James Moriarty
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
The Deserter
General Miles
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Cardinal
Kardinal Glennon
The List of Adrian Messenger
Lord Ashton (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Self (archive footage)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
Cannery Row
Narrator
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
We Were Strangers
Señor Muñoz (uncredited)
Buñuel
Self
Lovesick
Larry Geller, M.D.
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
Wise Blood
Grandfather
Jaguar Lives!
Ralph Richards
On the Trail of the Iguana
Self
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Americans
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
A Walk with Love and Death
Robert the Elder
The Bermuda Triangle
Edward
Report from the Aleutians
Narrator (voice)
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Self
The Battle of San Pietro
Narrator
De Sade
The Abbe
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Self (archive footage)
The Bridge in the Jungle
Sleigh
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Hell's Heroes
Church Member (uncredited)
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Self
Directed by William Wyler
Self
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
To The Western World
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Self (archive footage)
Agee
Self
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'
Self - Director (archive footage)
The Orson Welles Story
Self
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
Narrator
Pelé Forever
Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Soul Collector
Notes from Under the Volcano
Self
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Rocky Road to Dublin
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Ride This Way Grey Horse
Director
Observations Under the Volcano
Self
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
Self (archive footage)
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
Narrator
Head On
Clarke Hill
Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
Self
American Caesar
Self - Host
A Minor Miracle
Father Cardenas
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Self (archive footage)
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston
Self - Interviewee
Hollywood on Trial
Narrator
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
Self
City Lights: John Huston
Self
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
Narrator
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
Self (Archive Footage)
John Huston's Dublin
Welles' Language
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Spécial cinéma
Self
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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