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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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- 2021 · John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Babenco: Tell Me When I Die as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Other Side of the Wind as J.J. "Jake" Hannaford
- 2018 · They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street 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 (archive footage)
- 2010 · Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Filmmakers vs. Tycoons as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Making 'The Misfits' as Self - Director (archive footage)
- 2001 · Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self
- 2000 · Federico Fellini's Autobiography as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990 · Welles' Language as Self
- 1989 · John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · Mr. Corbett's Ghost as Soul Collector
- 1986 · Momo as Meister Hora
- 1986 · Directed by William Wyler as Self
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Carlos / Narrator
- 1985 · The Black Cauldron as Narrator (voice)
- 1985 · Epic as The Narrator (US version)
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Carlos / Narrator (segment "Man from the South")
- 1985 · George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- 1984 · Notes from Under the Volcano as Self
- 1984 · Observations Under the Volcano as Self
- 1984 · Buñuel as Self
- 1983 · A Minor Miracle as Father Cardenas
- 1983 · Lovesick as Larry Geller, M.D.
- 1983 · Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler as Self
- 1983 · American Caesar as Self - Host
- 1982 · Annie as Actor on Radio (uncredited)
- 1982 · Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston as Self - Interviewee
- 1982 · Lights, Camera, Annie! as Self
- 1982 · Cannery Row as Narrator
- 1980 · Agee as Self
- 1980 · Head On as Clarke Hill
- 1980 · The Return of the King as Gandalf (voice)
- 1980 · Happy Birthday, Marilyn! as Self
- 1979 · Wise Blood as Grandfather
- 1979 · City Lights: John Huston as Self
- 1979 · Jaguar Lives! as Ralph Richards
- 1979 · Winter Kills as Pa Kegan
- 1979 · The Visitor as Jerzy Colsowicz
- 1978 · B.Traven: A Mystery Solved as Self
- 1978 · The Word 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 as Ambassador Henderson Granville
- 1977 · Tentacles as Ned Turner
- 1976 · Hollywood on Trial as Narrator
- 1976 · Sherlock Holmes in New York as Professor Moriarty
- 1976 · Circasia as Ringmaster
- 1975 · The Wind and the Lion as John Hay
- 1975 · Breakout as Harris Wagner
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · Chinatown as Noah Cross
- 1973 · Battle for the Planet of the Apes as The Lawgiver
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Grizzly Adams
- 1971 · Man in the Wilderness as Captain Filmore Henry
- 1971 · Appointment With Destiny as Narrator
- 1971 · The Bridge in the Jungle as Sleigh
- 1970 · The Deserter as General Miles
- 1970 · Myra Breckinridge as Buck Loner
- 1970 · The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy as Narrator
- 1970 · The Kremlin Letter as Admiral
- 1970 · Ride This Way Grey Horse as Director
- 1969 · A Walk with Love and Death as Robert the Elder
- 1969 · De Sade as The Abbe
- 1968 · Candy as Dr. Arnold Dunlap
- 1968 · Rocky Road to Dublin as Self
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Casino Royale as M / General MacTarry
- 1966 · The Legend of Marilyn Monroe as Narrator
- 1966 · The Bible: In the Beginning... as Noah
- 1965 · National Geographic Specials as Narrator (voice)
- 1964 · Hollywood and the Stars as Self
- 1964 · On the Trail of the Iguana as Self
- 1963 · The Cardinal as Kardinal Glennon
- 1963 · The List of Adrian Messenger as Lord Ashton (uncredited)
- 1962 · Freud: The Secret Passion as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Misfits as Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1956 · Moby Dick as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1951 · The Red Badge of Courage as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Screen Director as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1949 · We Were Strangers as Señor Muñoz (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 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)
- 1929 · Hell's Heroes as Church Member (uncredited)
- 1929 · Two Americans as
- Future · Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise as Narrator