John Huston
Birthday
1906/08/05
Day of death
1987/08/28 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Nevada, Missouri, USA
Also know as
John Marcellus Huston, Τζον Χιούστον, 존 휴스턴, Джон Хʼюстон
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 an...Read more
Acting
(1980) The Return of the King
as Gandalf (voice)
(1977) The Hobbit
as Gandalf the Grey (voice)
(1963) The Cardinal
as Kardinal Glennon
(1988) John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
(1974) Chinatown
as Noah Cross
(1986) Momo
as Meister Hora
(1948) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
(2017) Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) Moby Dick
as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
(1966) The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Noah
(1943) Report from the Aleutians
as Narrator (voice)
(1966) The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
as Narrator
(1975) Breakout
as Harris Wagner
(1982) Cannery Row
as Narrator
(1967) Casino Royale
as M / General MacTarry
(1972) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Grizzly Adams
(1976) Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Professor Moriarty
(1970) Myra Breckinridge
as Buck Loner
(1979) Winter Kills
as Pa Kegan
(1979) Wise Blood
as Grandfather
(2021) John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) The Wind and the Lion
as John Hay
(1980) Agee
as Self
(1964) Hollywood and the Stars
as Self
(1968) Candy
as Dr. Arnold Dunlap
(1998) Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) Man in the Wilderness
as Captain Filmore Henry
(1977) Tentacles
as Ned Turner
(1978) The Biggest Battle
as Sean O'Hara
(1983) Lovesick
as Larry Geller, M.D.
(1979) The Visitor
as Jerzy Colsowicz
(1979) Jaguar Lives!
as Ralph Richards
(1968) Rocky Road to Dublin
as Self
(1969) A Walk with Love and Death
as Robert the Elder
(1970) The Kremlin Letter
as Admiral
(1969) De Sade
as The Abbe
(1970) The Deserter
as General Miles
(1976) Hollywood on Trial
as Narrator
(1978) The Bermuda Triangle
as Edward
(1949) We Were Strangers
as Señor Muñoz (uncredited)
(1951) The Red Badge of Courage
as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
(2003) Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) A Minor Miracle
as Father Cardenas
(1971) The Bridge in the Jungle
as Sleigh
(1980) Head On
as Clarke Hill
(1990) Welles' Language
as Self
(1984) Observations Under the Volcano
as Self
(1929) Two Americans
as ---
(2018) The Other Side of the Wind
as J.J. "Jake" Hannaford
(1945) The Battle of San Pietro
as Narrator
(1951) The Screen Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1983) American Caesar
as Self - Host
(1997) Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
as Self (archive footage)
(1929) Hell's Heroes
as Church Member (uncredited)
(1963) The List of Adrian Messenger
as Lord Ashton (uncredited)
(1973) Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as The Lawgiver
(2017) Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) Notes from Under the Volcano
as Self
(1985) The Black Cauldron
as Narrator (voice)
(1961) The Misfits
as Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
(1987) Mr. Corbett's Ghost
as Soul Collector
(1979) City Lights: John Huston
as Self
(2010) Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) On the Trail of the Iguana
as Self
(1982) Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston
as Self - Interviewee
(1985) Epic
as The Narrator (US version)
(1984) Buñuel
as Self
(1970) The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
as Narrator
(1997) Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2002) Making 'The Misfits'
as Self - Director (archive footage)
(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
(1980) Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
as Self
(1991) Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(1986) Directed by William Wyler
as Self
(1982) Annie
as Actor on Radio (uncredited)
(1978) B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
as Self
(1976) Circasia
as Ringmaster
(1977) Angela
as Hogan
(1962) Freud: The Secret Passion
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(2020) Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
(2010) Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self
(1983) Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
as Self
(1982) Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self
(2017) Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
(1970) Ride This Way Grey Horse
as Director
(2000) Federico Fellini's Autobiography
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
as Narrator
(2019) Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(1985) The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Carlos / Narrator
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1977) The Rhinemann Exchange
as Ambassador Henderson Granville
(1971) Appointment With Destiny
as Narrator
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1978) The Word
as Nathan Randall
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
(1965) National Geographic Specials
as Narrator (voice)
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest