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