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John Huston
American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906 to 1987)
John Huston biography
John Huston was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor, born on 5 August 1906 in Nevada, who died on 28 August 1987.
John Huston's screen career began in 1929 with The Shakedown, playing Extra.
John Huston appeared in 96 films and 7 television or streaming titles between 1929 and 2018.
John Huston is remembered for The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo, The Asphalt Jungle.
Honours include Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
- Born
- 5 August 1906
- Died
- 28 August 1987 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Nevada
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1930 to 1987
- Known for
- The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo, The Asphalt Jungle, The African Queen, Moulin Rouge
- Awards
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- Academy Award for Best Director
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- AFI Life Achievement Award
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
John Huston filmography
96 films and 7 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind | Jake Hannaford | Filmed between 1974 and 1975 | |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons | Spanish | ||
| 1988 | Mr. North | |||
| 1987 | The Dead | |||
| 1986 | Momo | Meister Hora | ||
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | |||
| 1984 | Epic | Narrator (voice) | US version only | |
| 1984 | Under the Volcano | |||
| 1983 | Lovesick | Larry Geller, M.D. | ||
| 1983 | A Minor Miracle | Father Cardenas | ||
| 1982 | Cannery Row | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1982 | Annie | |||
| 1981 | Let There Be Light | |||
| 1981 | Escape to Victory | |||
| 1980 | Phobia | |||
| 1980 | Head On | Clarke Hill | ||
| 1979 | Wise Blood | |||
| 1979 | Winter Kills | Pa Kegan | ||
| 1979 | The Visitor | Jerzy Colsowicz | ||
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | Ralph Richards | ||
| 1979 | Love and Bullets | |||
| 1978 | The Bermuda Triangle | Edward Marvin | ||
| 1978 | The Greatest Battle | Sean O'Hara | ||
| 1977 | Angela | Hogan |
Show all 96 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Tentacles | Ned Turner | ||
| 1976 | Independence | Screenplay by Tom McGrath, Joyce Ritter, and Lloyd Ritter | ||
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion | Secretary of State John Hay | ||
| 1975 | Breakout | Harris Wagner | ||
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King | |||
| 1974 | Chinatown | Noah Cross | ||
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | The Lawgiver | ||
| 1973 | The Mackintosh Man | |||
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | |||
| 1972 | Fat City | |||
| 1971 | The Deserter | General Miles | ||
| 1971 | The Bridge in the Jungle | Sleigh | ||
| 1971 | Man in the Wilderness | Captain Henry | ||
| 1971 | The Last Run | |||
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | |||
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Buck Loner | ||
| 1969 | De Sade | The Abbe | ||
| 1969 | A Walk with Love and Death | |||
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | |||
| 1968 | Candy | Dr. Arnold Dunlap | ||
| 1967 | Casino Royale | |||
| 1967 | Reflections in a Golden Eye | |||
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning | |||
| 1966 | The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana | |||
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger | |||
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Cardinal Lawrence Glennon | ||
| 1962 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Lord Ashton | Uncredited appearance | |
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion | |||
| 1961 | The Misfits | |||
| 1960 | The Unforgiven | |||
| 1958 | The Roots of Heaven | |||
| 1958 | The Barbarian and the Geisha | Screenplay by Charles Grayson; story by Ellis St. Joseph | ||
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | |||
| 1957 | A Farewell to Arms | |||
| 1956 | Moby Dick | |||
| 1953 | Beat the Devil | |||
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | |||
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage | |||
| 1951 | The Prowler | |||
| 1951 | The African Queen | |||
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | |||
| 1949 | We Were Strangers | |||
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | |||
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way | |||
| 1948 | Key Largo | |||
| 1946 | Three Strangers | Warner Bros. Pictures; with Howard Koch | ||
| 1946 | The Stranger | |||
| 1946 | The Killers | |||
| 1945 | The Battle of San Pietro | |||
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: Japan | |||
| 1944 | Tunisian Victory | |||
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | |||
| 1942 | Winning Your Wings | Co-directed with Owen Crump (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Based on the 1941 novel of the same title by Ellen Glasgow | ||
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | |||
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | |||
| 1941 | Sergeant York | |||
| 1941 | High Sierra | Warner Bros. Pictures; with W. R. Burnett | ||
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | |||
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | |||
| 1939 | Juarez | |||
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | |||
| 1938 | Jezebel | |||
| 1935 | It Happened in Paris | Associated British; with Katherine Strueby and H. F. Maltby | ||
| 1935 | Death Drives Through | |||
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | |||
| 1932 | Law and Order | Universal Pictures; with Tom Reed and Richard Schayer | ||
| 1931 | A House Divided | |||
| 1930 | The Storm | |||
| 1929 | The Shakedown | Extra |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost | The Collector | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Carlos / Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1980 | The Return of the King | Gandalf (voice) | TV movie | |
| 1978 | The Word | Nathan Randall | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
| 1977 | The Rhinemann Exchange | Ambassador Henderson Granville | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 1977 | The Hobbit | Gandalf (voice) | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Professor Moriarty | TV movie |