John Huston

John Huston

Directing

Born August 5, 1906 · Nevada, Missouri, USA

44 films as director · Active 1941–1987

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, m…

Known for

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Film '72

1971

Film '72

1971

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Directed(44)

The Dead

1987The Dead★ 6.8

Prizzi's Honor

1985Prizzi's Honor★ 6.4

Under the Volcano

1984Under the Volcano★ 6.6

Annie

1982Annie★ 6.5

Escape to Victory

1981Escape to Victory★ 6.9

Phobia

1980Phobia★ 4.4

Wise Blood

1979Wise Blood★ 6.4

Love and Bullets

1979Love and Bullets★ 5.8

Independence

1976Independence★ 9.0

The Man Who Would Be King

1975The Man Who Would Be King★ 7.5

The MacKintosh Man

1973The MacKintosh Man★ 6.1

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean★ 6.5

Fat City

1972Fat City★ 7.1

The Kremlin Letter

1970The Kremlin Letter★ 5.9

A Walk with Love and Death

1969A Walk with Love and Death★ 6.1

Sinful Davey

1969Sinful Davey★ 5.3

Reflections in a Golden Eye

1967Reflections in a Golden Eye★ 6.5

Casino Royale

1967Casino Royale★ 5.2

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966The Bible: In the Beginning...★ 7.3

The Night of the Iguana

1964The Night of the Iguana★ 7.2

The List of Adrian Messenger

1963The List of Adrian Messenger★ 6.7

Freud: The Secret Passion

1962Freud: The Secret Passion★ 6.5

The Misfits

1961The Misfits★ 7.0

The Unforgiven

1960The Unforgiven★ 6.2

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958The Barbarian and the Geisha★ 6.0

The Roots of Heaven

1958The Roots of Heaven★ 6.2

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

1957Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison★ 7.0

Moby Dick

1956Moby Dick★ 7.1

Beat the Devil

1953Beat the Devil★ 6.1

The African Queen

1952The African Queen★ 7.3

Moulin Rouge

1952Moulin Rouge★ 6.6

The Red Badge of Courage

1951The Red Badge of Courage★ 6.5

The Asphalt Jungle

1950The Asphalt Jungle★ 7.5

We Were Strangers

1949We Were Strangers★ 6.3

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948The Treasure of the Sierra Madre★ 8.0

Key Largo

1948Key Largo★ 7.5

Let There Be Light

1946Let There Be Light★ 7.3

The Battle of San Pietro

1945The Battle of San Pietro★ 6.1

Tunisian Victory

1944Tunisian Victory★ 6.4

Report from the Aleutians

1943Report from the Aleutians★ 6.1

In This Our Life

1942In This Our Life★ 6.9

Across the Pacific

1942Across the Pacific★ 6.6

Winning Your Wings

1942Winning Your Wings★ 6.0

The Maltese Falcon

1941The Maltese Falcon★ 7.7

Acting(118)

2026100 Years of Marilyn Monroe(archive footage)

2023The Myth of Marilyn MonroeSelf (voice)

2023MCAINE: An Anagram of CinemaSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2022An Oral History of: The Name of the RoseSelf (archive footage)

2021John Huston: Adventures of a Free SoulSelf (archive footage)

2021Morceaux de CannesSelf (archive footage)

2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf (archive footage)

2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2018The Other Side of the WindJ.J. 'Jake' Hannaford

2018They'll Love Me When I'm DeadSelf (archive footage)

2017Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the StreetSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2017Arthur Miller: WriterSelf (archive footage)

2017Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the MoviesSelf (archive footage)

2017Five Came BackSelf (archive footage)

2017Five Came BackSelf (archive footage)

2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeSelf (archive footage)

2011Marilyn at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)

2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf (archive footage)

2010Embracing Chaos: Making The African QueenSelf (archive footage)

2005Filmmakers vs. TycoonsSelf (archive footage)

2004The Making of Rocky Road to DublinSelf (Archive Footage)

2004Pelé ForeverSelf (archive footage)

2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'Self (archive footage)

2002Making 'The Misfits'Self - Director (archive footage)

2001Goldwyn: The Man and His MoviesSelf

2000Federico Fellini's AutobiographySelf (archive footage)

1998Intimate Portrait: Sean ConnerySelf (archive footage)

1997Bogart: Here's Looking at You, KidSelf (archive footage)

1997Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)

1995Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerGlennon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990Welles' LanguageSelf

1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickSelf (archive footage)

1987Mr. Corbett's GhostSoul Collector

1986MomoMeister Hora

1986Directed by William WylerSelf

1985The Black CauldronNarrator (voice)

1985Herman Melville: Damned in ParadiseNarrator

1985EpicThe Narrator (US version)

1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneySelf

1984Notes from Under the VolcanoSelf

1984Observations Under the VolcanoSelf

1984To The Western World

1984BuñuelSelf

1983A Minor MiracleFather Cardenas

1983LovesickLarry Geller, M.D.

1983American CaesarSelf - Host

1983Errol Flynn: Portrait of a SwashbucklerSelf

1982AnnieActor on Radio (uncredited)

1982The Orson Welles StorySelf

1982Creativity with Bill Moyers: John HustonSelf - Interviewee

1982Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood MusicalSelf

1982Cannery RowNarrator

1980Head OnClarke Hill

1980The Return of the KingGandalf (voice)

1980Happy Birthday, Marilyn!Self

1979John Huston's Dublin

1979Wise BloodGrandfather

1979City Lights: John HustonSelf

1979Jaguar Lives!Ralph Richards

1979Winter KillsPa Kegan

1979The VisitorJerzy Colsowicz

1978B.Traven: A Mystery SolvedSelf

1978The WordNathan Randall

1978The Bermuda TriangleEdward

1978The Biggest BattleSean O'Hara

1977The HobbitGandalf the Grey (voice)

1977AngelaHogan

1977The Rhinemann ExchangeAmbassador Henderson Granville

1977TentaclesNed Turner

1976Hollywood on TrialNarrator

1976Sherlock Holmes in New YorkProfessor James Moriarty

1976CircasiaRingmaster

1975The Wind and the LionJohn Hay

1975BreakoutHarris Wagner

1974Spécial cinémaSelf

1974ChinatownNoah Cross

1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesThe Lawgiver

1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self

1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanGrizzly Adams

1971Man in the WildernessCaptain Filmore Henry

1971Appointment With DestinyNarrator

1971Film '72Self

1971The Bridge in the JungleSleigh

1970The DeserterGeneral Miles

1970Myra BreckinridgeBuck Loner

1970The Unfinished Journey of Robert KennedyNarrator

1970The Kremlin LetterAdmiral

1970Ride This Way Grey HorseDirector

1969A Walk with Love and DeathRobert the Elder

1969De SadeThe Abbe

1968CandyDr. Arnold Dunlap

1968Rocky Road to DublinSelf

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1967Casino RoyaleMcTarry

1966The Legend of Marilyn MonroeNarrator

1966The Bible: In the Beginning...Noah

1965National Geographic SpecialsNarrator (voice)

1964On the Trail of the IguanaSelf

1963The CardinalKardinal Glennon

1963The List of Adrian MessengerLord Ashton (uncredited)

1962Freud: The Secret PassionNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf

1961The Misfits(uncredited)

1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf

1956Moby DickBarman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

1953The OscarsSelf

1951The Red Badge of CourageGrizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)

1951The Screen DirectorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

1949We Were StrangersSeñor Muñoz

1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf

1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreAmerican in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)

1945The Battle of San PietroNarrator

1943Report from the AleutiansNarrator (voice)

1929Hell's HeroesChurch Member (uncredited)

1929Two Americans