John Huston
John Huston
Person

John Huston

Director 1906-08-05 Nevada, Missouri, USA

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 a...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Chinatown

Chinatown

1974 · Noah Cross

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

1985 · Narrator (voice)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948 · American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 · The Lawgiver

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967 · McTarry

Annie

Annie

1982 · Actor on Radio (uncredited)

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956 · Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

The Misfits

The Misfits

1961 · (uncredited)

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

1977 · Gandalf the Grey (voice)

The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966 · Noah

The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

2018 · J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980 · Gandalf (voice)

The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion

1975 · John Hay

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 · Grizzly Adams

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018 · Self (archive footage)

The Visitor

The Visitor

1979 · Jerzy Colsowicz

Tentacles

Tentacles

1977 · Ned Turner

Breakout

Breakout

1975 · Harris Wagner

Wise Blood

Wise Blood

1979 · Grandfather

Man in the Wilderness

Man in the Wilderness

1971 · Captain Filmore Henry