JOHN HUSTON

John Huston
John Huston
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: August 5, 1906
Deathday: August 28, 1987
Place of Birth: Nevada, Missouri, USA

Biography

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).

Filmography

Starring

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

Production

1988·
Mr. North
Executive Producer, Screenplay
1987·
The Dead
Director
1985·
Prizzi's Honor
Director
1984·
Under the Volcano
Director
1982·
Annie
Director
1981·
Escape to Victory
Director
1980·
Phobia
Director
1979·
Love and Bullets
Director
1979·
Wise Blood
Director
1976·
Independence
Director
1975·
The Man Who Would Be King
Director, Screenplay
1973·
The MacKintosh Man
Director
1972·
Fat City
Producer, Director
1972·
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Director
1970·
The Kremlin Letter
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1969·
A Walk with Love and Death
Producer, Director
1969·
Sinful Davey
Executive Producer, Director
1967·
Casino Royale
Director
1967·
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Director, Producer
1966·
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Director
1964·
The Night of the Iguana
Screenplay, Director
1963·
The List of Adrian Messenger
Director
1962·
Freud: The Secret Passion
Director
1961·
The Misfits
Producer, Director
1960·
The Unforgiven
Director
1958·
The Roots of Heaven
Director
1958·
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Director
1957·
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Screenplay, Director
1956·
Moby Dick
Screenplay, Producer, Director
1953·
Beat the Devil
Screenplay, Producer, Director
1952·
The African Queen
Screenplay, Director
1952·
Moulin Rouge
Screenplay, Producer, Director
1951·
The Red Badge of Courage
Writer, Director
1951·
The Prowler
Producer
1950·
The Asphalt Jungle
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1949·
We Were Strangers
Screenplay, Director
1948·
Key Largo
Director, Screenplay
1948·
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Screenplay, Director
1946·
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Editor, Writer, Director
1946·
The Stranger
Co-Writer, Producer
1946·
Let There Be Light
Writer, Director
1946·
The Killers
Additional Writing, Writer
1946·
Three Strangers
Screenplay
1945·
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Writer
1945·
The Battle of San Pietro
Director
1944·
Tunisian Victory
Director
1943·
Report from the Aleutians
Editor, Writer, Director
1942·
Winning Your Wings
Director
1942·
Across the Pacific
Director
1942·
In This Our Life
Director
1941·
Sergeant York
Screenplay
1941·
High Sierra
Screenplay
1941·
The Maltese Falcon
Director, Screenplay
1940·
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Screenplay
1939·
Juarez
Screenplay
1938·
Jezebel
Second Unit, Screenplay
1938·
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Screenplay
1935·
It Happened in Paris
Writer
1935·
Death Drives Through
Story
1932·
Law and Order
Adaptation
1932·
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Additional Dialogue
1931·
A House Divided
Dialogue
1930·
The Storm
Dialogue