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John Huston
Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born August 5, 1906Died August 28, 1987 (81 years)
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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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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John Huston Filmography
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| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind · as J.j. 'jake' Hannaford |
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| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Glennon (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost · as Soul Collector |
| 1986 | Momo · as Meister Hora |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1985 | Epic · as The Narrator (us Version) |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Carlos |
| 1985 | A Minor Miracle · as Father Cardenas |
| 1983 | Lovesick · as Larry Geller, M.d. |
| 1982 | Annie · as Actor On Radio (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Cannery Row · as Narrator |
| 1980 | Head On · as Clarke Hill |
| 1980 | The Return of the King · as Gandalf (voice) |
| 1979 | Wise Blood · as Grandfather |
| 1979 | Winter Kills · as Pa Kegan |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! · as Ralph Richards |
| 1979 | The Visitor · as Jerzy Colsowicz |
| 1978 | The Word (1978) (TV Series) · as Nathan Randall |
| 1978 | The Bermuda Triangle · as Edward |
| 1978 | The Biggest Battle · as Sean O'hara |
| 1977 | The Hobbit · as Gandalf The Grey (voice) |
| 1977 | Angela · as Hogan |
| 1977 | The Rhinemann Exchange (TV Series) · as Ambassador Henderson Granville |
| 1977 | Tentacles · as Ned Turner |
| 1976 | Hollywood on Trial · as Narrator |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York · as Professor James Moriarty |
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion · as John Hay |
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| 1974 | Chinatown · as Noah Cross |
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes · as The Lawgiver |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean · as Grizzly Adams |
| 1971 | Man in the Wilderness · as Captain Filmore Henry |
| 1970 | The Bridge in the Jungle · as Sleigh |
| 1970 | The Devil's Backbone · as General Miles |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge · as Buck Loner |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter · as Admiral |
| 1969 | A Walk with Love and Death · as Robert The Elder |
| 1969 | De Sade · as The Abbe |
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| 1967 | Casino Royale · as M / General Mactarry |
| 1966 | The Bible in the Beginning... · as Noah |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1965 | The Legend of Marilyn Monroe · as Narrator |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1963 | The Cardinal · as Kardinal Glennon |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger · as Lord Ashton (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Freud · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Misfits · as Extra In Blackjack Scene (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Moby Dick · as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage · as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited) |
| 1949 | We Were Strangers · as Señor Muñoz (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre · as American In Tampico In White Suit (uncredited) |
| 1945 | San Pietro · as Narrator |
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1930 | The Storm · as Extra |
| 1929 | Hell's Heroes · as Church Member (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Shakedown · as Extra |
| 1988 | Mr. North · as Screenplay |
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| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King · as Screenplay |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | Moby Dick · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | Beat the Devil · as Screenplay |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | The African Queen · as Screenplay |
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| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | We Were Strangers · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | Key Largo · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre · as Screenplay |
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| 1946 | Three Strangers · as Screenplay |
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| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | High Sierra · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights · as Contributing Writer |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | Jezebel · as Screenplay |
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| 1988 | Mr. North · as Executive Producer |
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| 1969 | Sinful Davey · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes · as Self - Film Director & Friend |
| 2023 | Call Me Kate · as Self |
| 2023 | Mcaine. An Anagram of Cinema · as Self |
| 2021 | John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul · as Self (archive Footage) |
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| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes · as Self |
| 2019 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Making Montgomery Clift · as Self |
| 2018 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Five Came Back · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2012 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | The Making of 'Rocky Road to Dublin' · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Pele Forever · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Words in Progress · as Self |
| 2003 | Discovering Treasure: The Story of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | Fellini Narrates: A Discovered Self-Portrait · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | Sean Connery: An Intimate Portrait · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | Bogart: The Untold Story · as Self (archive Footage) |
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| 1996 | We Remember Marilyn · as Self |
| 1993 | Katharine Hepburn: All About Me · as Self |
| 1990 | A Linguagem de Orson Welles · as Self |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | The Story of Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The 58th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · as Self |
| 1984 | Buñuel · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Agee · as Self |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The 46th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1968 | Rocky Road to Dublin · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Mr. X 'x' |
| 1964 | Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The 36th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1959 | CBS Reports (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Receiving Award |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Let There Be Light · as Cinematographer |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) · as Based On Screenplay By |
| 1946 | The Stranger · as Co-Writer |
| 1945 | San Pietro · as Cinematographer |
| 1935 | Death Drives Through · as Story |
| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum · as Contract Writer |
| 1932 | Law and Order · as Adaptation |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue · as Added Dialogue |
| 1931 | A House Divided · as Dialogue |
| 1930 | The Storm · as Dialogue |