John Huston
Born
August 5, 1906
Died
August 28, 1987 (81 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Nevada, Missouri, USA
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
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
Self (archive footage)
2021
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
2020
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
The Other Side of the Wind
J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
2018
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Self (archive footage)
2017
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self (archive footage)
2010
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
2005
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Self (archive footage)
2003
Making 'The Misfits'
Self - Director (archive footage)
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
2001
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
2000
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Self (archive footage)
1998
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Self (archive footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
1997
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Welles' Language
Self
1990
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
1988
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Soul Collector
1987
Momo
Meister Hora
1986
Directed by William Wyler
Self
1986
The Black Cauldron
Narrator (voice)
1985
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
Narrator
1985
Epic
The Narrator (US version)
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
1985
Notes from Under the Volcano
Self
1984
Observations Under the Volcano
Self
1984
To The Western World
1984
Buñuel
Self
1984
A Minor Miracle
Father Cardenas
1983
Lovesick
Larry Geller, M.D.
1983
American Caesar
Self - Host
1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Self
1983
Annie
Actor on Radio (uncredited)
1982
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston
Self - Interviewee
1982
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Self
1982
Cannery Row
Narrator
1982
Agee
Self
1980
Head On
Clarke Hill
1980
The Return of the King
Gandalf (voice)
1980
Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
Self
1980
John Huston's Dublin
1979
Wise Blood
Grandfather
1979
City Lights: John Huston
Self
1979
Jaguar Lives!
Ralph Richards
1979
Winter Kills
Pa Kegan
1979
The Visitor
Jerzy Colsowicz
1979
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
Self
1978
The Word
Nathan Randall · (4 episodes)
1978
The Bermuda Triangle
Edward
1978
The Biggest Battle
Sean O'Hara
1978
The Hobbit
Gandalf the Grey (voice)
1977
Angela
Hogan
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
Ambassador Henderson Granville · (3 episodes)
1977
Tentacles
Ned Turner
1977
Hollywood on Trial
Narrator
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Professor Moriarty
1976
Circasia
Ringmaster
1976
The Wind and the Lion
John Hay
1975
Breakout
Harris Wagner
1975
Spécial cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1974
Chinatown
Noah Cross
1974
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
The Lawgiver
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Grizzly Adams
1972
Man in the Wilderness
Captain Filmore Henry
1971
Appointment With Destiny
Narrator · (1 episode)
1971
The Bridge in the Jungle
Sleigh
1971
The Deserter
General Miles
1970
Myra Breckinridge
Buck Loner
1970
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
Narrator
1970
The Kremlin Letter
Admiral
1970
Ride This Way Grey Horse
Director
1970
A Walk with Love and Death
Robert the Elder
1969
De Sade
The Abbe
1969
Candy
Dr. Arnold Dunlap
1968
Rocky Road to Dublin
Self
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Casino Royale
M / General MacTarry
1967
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
Narrator
1966
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Noah
1966
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1965
On the Trail of the Iguana
Self
1964
The Cardinal
Kardinal Glennon
1963
The List of Adrian Messenger
Lord Ashton (uncredited)
1963
Freud: The Secret Passion
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Misfits
Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
1961
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Moby Dick
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
The Red Badge of Courage
Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
1951
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1951
We Were Strangers
Señor Muñoz (uncredited)
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
1948
The Battle of San Pietro
Narrator
1945
Report from the Aleutians
Narrator (voice)
1943
Hell's Heroes
Church Member (uncredited)
1929
Two Americans
1929