John Huston

Birthday:

08/05/1906

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). 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.



Credits

John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
Self (archive footage)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
J.J. "Jake" Hannaford
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
Self (archive footage)
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street (2017)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Self (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
Self - Director (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
Self
Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000)
Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery (1998)
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Welles' Language (1990)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost (1987)
Soul Collector
Momo (1986)
Meister Hora
Directed by William Wyler (1986)
Self
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Narrator (voice)
Epic (1985)
The Narrator (US version)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Self
Notes from Under the Volcano (1984)
Self
Observations Under the Volcano (1984)
Self
Buñuel (1984)
Himself
A Minor Miracle (1983)
Father Cardenas
Lovesick (1983)
Larry Geller, M.D.
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983)
Self
American Caesar (1983)
Annie (1982)
Actor on Radio (uncredited)
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston (1982)
Interviewee
Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982)
Self
Cannery Row (1982)
Narrator
Agee (1980)
Self
Head On (1980)
Clarke Hill
The Return of the King (1980)
Gandalf (voice)
Happy Birthday, Marilyn! (1980)
Wise Blood (1979)
Grandfather
City Lights: John Huston (1979)
Self
Jaguar Lives! (1979)
Ralph Richards
Winter Kills (1979)
Pa Kegan
The Visitor (1979)
Jerzy Colsowicz
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved (1978)
Himself
The Bermuda Triangle (1978)
Edward
The Biggest Battle (1978)
Sean O'Hara
The Hobbit (1977)
Gandalf the Grey (voice)
Angela (1977)
Hogan
Tentacles (1977)
Ned Turner
Hollywood on Trial (1976)
Narrator
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
Professor Moriarty
Circasia (1976)
Ringmaster
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
John Hay
Breakout (1975)
Harris Wagner
Chinatown (1974)
Noah Cross
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
The Lawgiver
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Grizzly Adams
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
Captain Filmore Henry
The Bridge in the Jungle (1971)
Sleigh
The Deserter (1970)
General Miles
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Buck Loner
The Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970)
Narrator
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Admiral
Ride This Way Grey Horse (1970)
Director
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Robert the Elder
De Sade (1969)
The Abbe
Candy (1968)
Dr. Arnold Dunlap
Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)
Self
Casino Royale (1967)
M / General MacTarry
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)
Narrator
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
Noah
Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
Self
On the Trail of the Iguana (1964)
Self
The Cardinal (1963)
Kardinal Glennon
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Lord Ashton (uncredited)
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Misfits (1961)
Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
Moby Dick (1956)
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
The Screen Director (1951)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
We Were Strangers (1949)
Señor Muñoz (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
San Pietro (1945)
Narrator
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Narrator (voice)
Hell's Heroes (1929)
Church Member (uncredited)
Two Americans (1929)
Mr. North (1988)
Executive Producer
Mr. North (1988)
Screenplay
The Dead (1987)
Director
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Director
Under the Volcano (1984)
Director
Annie (1982)
Director
Escape to Victory (1981)
Director
Phobia (1980)
Director
Wise Blood (1979)
Director
Independence (1976)
Director
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Director
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Screenplay
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
Director
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Director
Fat City (1972)
Director
Fat City (1972)
Producer
The Last Run (1971)
Director
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Director
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Screenplay
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Producer
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Director
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Producer
Sinful Davey (1969)
Director
Sinful Davey (1969)
Executive Producer
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Director
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Producer
Casino Royale (1967)
Director
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
Director
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Director
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Screenplay
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Director
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
Director
The Misfits (1961)
Director
The Misfits (1961)
Producer
The Unforgiven (1960)
Director
The Roots of Heaven (1958)
Director
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
Director
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Director
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Screenplay
Moby Dick (1956)
Director
Moby Dick (1956)
Screenplay
Moby Dick (1956)
Producer
Beat the Devil (1953)
Director
Beat the Devil (1953)
Producer
Beat the Devil (1953)
Screenplay
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Director
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Screenplay
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Producer
The African Queen (1952)
Director
The African Queen (1952)
Screenplay
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Director
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Writer
The Prowler (1951)
Producer
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Director
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Screenplay
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Producer
We Were Strangers (1949)
Director
We Were Strangers (1949)
Screenplay
Key Largo (1948)
Director
Key Largo (1948)
Screenplay
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Director
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Screenplay
Let There Be Light (1946)
Director
Let There Be Light (1946)
Writer
The Killers (1946)
Additional Writing
The Killers (1946)
Writer
The Stranger (1946)
Producer
The Stranger (1946)
Co-Writer
Three Strangers (1946)
Screenplay
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
Writer
San Pietro (1945)
Director
Tunisian Victory (1944)
Director
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Director
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Writer
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Editor
Across the Pacific (1942)
Director
Winning Your Wings (1942)
Director
In This Our Life (1942)
Director
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Director
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Screenplay
Sergeant York (1941)
Screenplay
High Sierra (1941)
Screenplay
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Screenplay
Juarez (1939)
Screenplay
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Screenplay
Jezebel (1938)
Screenplay
Jezebel (1938)
Second Unit
It Happened in Paris (1935)
Writer
Death Drives Through (1935)
Story
Law and Order (1932)
Adaptation
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Additional Dialogue
A House Divided (1931)
Dialogue
The Storm (1930)
Dialogue