John Huston

Directeur, Acteur, Scénariste, Producteur, Éditeur

5 août 1906 — 28 août 1987 (81 ans)
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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Films & Séries sur Plex

  • L'homme qui voulut être roi
    L'homme qui voulut être roi1975
  • Le Criminel
    Le Criminel1946
  • Les Désaxés
    Les Désaxés1961
  • Les Hauts de Hurlevent
    Les Hauts de Hurlevent1939
  • Sergent York
    Sergent York1941
  • Gens de Dublin
    Gens de Dublin1987
  • Moulin Rouge
    Moulin Rouge1952
  • L'évadé
    L'évadé1975
  • Le Visiteur maléfique
    Le Visiteur maléfique1979
  • Candy
    Candy1968
  • Avec les compliments de Charlie
    Avec les compliments de Charlie1979
  • La Bataille de San Pietro
    La Bataille de San Pietro1945
  • Le Mystère du Triangle des Bermudes
    Le Mystère du Triangle des Bermudes1978
  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia2013
  • Les Aléoutiennes
    Les Aléoutiennes1943
  • Nom de code Jaguar
    Nom de code Jaguar1979
  • Les Dynamiteros
    Les Dynamiteros1970
  • 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe
    100 Years of Marilyn Monroe2026

Connue pour

  • Le Trésor de la Sierra Madre
    Le Trésor de la Sierra Madre1948
  • Le Faucon maltais
    Le Faucon maltais1941
  • Chinatown
    Chinatown1974
  • L'Odyssée de L'African Queen
    L'Odyssée de L'African Queen1951
  • L'homme qui voulut être roi
    L'homme qui voulut être roi1975
  • L'Honneur des Prizzi
    L'Honneur des Prizzi1985
  • Quand la ville dort
    Quand la ville dort1950
  • Annie
    Annie1982
  • Key Largo
    Key Largo1948
  • À nous la victoire
    À nous la victoire1981
  • Les Désaxés
    Les Désaxés1961
  • Moby Dick
    Moby Dick1956
  • L'Insoumise
    L'Insoumise1938
  • Gens de Dublin
    Gens de Dublin1987
  • Moulin Rouge
    Moulin Rouge1952
  • Dieu seul le sait
    Dieu seul le sait1957
  • La Dernière Chance
    La Dernière Chance1972
  • Plus fort que le Diable
    Plus fort que le Diable1953
  • La Grande Évasion
    La Grande Évasion1941
  • Le Criminel
    Le Criminel1946

Filmographie

2026
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe · as CastSur Plex
2021
2018
The Other Side of the Wind · as J.j. 'jake' Hannaford
2013
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
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 RichardsSur Plex
1979
The Visitor · as Jerzy ColsowiczSur Plex
1978
The Word (1978) · as Nathan Randall
1978
The Bermuda Triangle · as EdwardSur Plex
1978
The Biggest Battle · as Sean O'hara
1977
The Hobbit · as Gandalf The Grey (voice)
1977
Angela · as Hogan
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange · 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
1975
Breakout · as Harris WagnerSur Plex
1974
Chinatown · as Noah Cross
1973
1972
1971
Man in the Wilderness · as Captain Filmore Henry
1970
1970
The Devil's Backbone · as General MilesSur Plex
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
1968
Candy · as Dr. Arnold DunlapSur Plex
1967
Casino Royale · as M / General Mactarry
1966
1966
ABC Stage 67 · as Narrator
1965
1965
National Geographic Specials · 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)Sur Plex
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
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre · as American In Tampico In White Suit (uncredited)
1945
San Pietro · as NarratorSur Plex
1943
Report from the Aleutians · as Narrator (voice)Sur Plex
1930
The Storm · as Extra
1929
Hell's Heroes · as Church Member (uncredited)
1929
The Shakedown · as Extra

1988
Mr. North · as Screenplay
1980
1975
The Man Who Would Be King · as ScreenplaySur Plex
1970
The Kremlin Letter · as Screenplay
1964
The Night of the Iguana · as Screenplay
1962
Freud · as Screenplay
1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison · as Screenplay
1956
Moby Dick · as Screenplay
1953
Beat the Devil · as Screenplay
1952
Moulin Rouge · as ScreenplaySur Plex
1951
The African Queen · as Screenplay
1951
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Screenplay
1950
The Asphalt Jungle · as Screenplay
1949
We Were Strangers · as Screenplay
1948
Key Largo · as Screenplay
1948
1946
1946
Three Strangers · as Screenplay
1945
1945
San PietroSur Plex
1944
1943
1941
The Maltese Falcon · as Screenplay
1941
Sergeant York · as ScreenplaySur Plex
1941
High Sierra · as Screenplay
1940
1939
Juarez · as Screenplay
1939
Wuthering Heights · as Contributing WriterSur Plex
1938
1938
Jezebel · as Screenplay

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 - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes · as Self - Film Director, The Asphalt Jungle (1950) & The Misfits (1961)
2021
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul · as Self (archive Footage)
2021
Ennio · as SelfSur Plex
2019
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die · as Self (archive Footage)
2018
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage)
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead · as Self (archive Footage)
2018
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
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe · as Self (archive Footage)Sur Plex
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen · as Self (archive Footage)
2010
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
2003
2000
1997
Sean Connery: An Intimate Portrait · as Self (archive Footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story · as Self (archive Footage)
1997
1996
We Remember Marilyn · as SelfSur Plex
1993
1990
1988
1988
1986
The 58th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter
1985
American Masters · as Self
1984
1984
Buñuel · as Self
1981
1979
Agee · as Self
1977
The Hollywood Greats · as Self - Director
1976
1975
Arena (1975) · as Self
1975
1974
1973
1971
Film · as Self
1971
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1968
1968
The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestSur Plex
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Self
1965
The Hollywood Squares · as Self - Mr. X 'x'
1964
Cinema · as Self
1964
The 36th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1963
1963
Telescope · as Self
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - Guest
1959
CBS Reports · as Self
1957
1956
The Steve Allen Show · as Self - Receiving Award
1955
1953
1948

1980
Let There Be Light · as Cinematographer
1961
The Asphalt Jungle · as Based On Screenplay By
1946
The Stranger · as Co-WriterSur Plex
1945
San Pietro · as CinematographerSur Plex
1935
It Happened in Paris · as Adaptation
1935
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