John Huston
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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
August 5, 1906Deathday
August 28, 1987Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
154Place of birth
Nevada, Missouri, USAAlso known as
John Marcellus Huston, Τζον Χιούστον, 존 휴스턴, Джон ХьюстонCast credits
Chinatown
Noah CrossThe Return of the King
Gandalf (voice)The Hobbit
Gandalf the Grey (voice)Momo
Meister HoraMoby Dick
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)The Bible: In the Beginning...
NoahThe Cardinal
Kardinal GlennonThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)Report from the Aleutians
Narrator (voice)Breakout
Harris WagnerCannery Row
NarratorCasino Royale
M / General MacTarryThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Grizzly AdamsSherlock Holmes in New York
Professor MoriartyMyra Breckinridge
Buck LonerWise Blood
GrandfatherWinter Kills
Pa KeganThe Wind and the Lion
John HayCandy
Dr. Arnold DunlapMan in the Wilderness
Captain Filmore HenryTentacles
Ned TurnerCrew credits
The African Queen
Director, ScreenplayThe Maltese Falcon
Screenplay, DirectorThe Man Who Would Be King
Director, ScreenplayJezebel
Screenplay, Second UnitPrizzi's Honor
DirectorMoby Dick
Director, Screenplay, ProducerThe Bible: In the Beginning...
DirectorThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Director, ScreenplayReflections in a Golden Eye
Producer, DirectorMoulin Rouge
Director, Screenplay, ProducerKey Largo
Director, ScreenplayBeat the Devil
Producer, Director, ScreenplayThe Misfits
Director, ProducerThe Unforgiven
DirectorThe List of Adrian Messenger
DirectorReport from the Aleutians
Director, Writer, EditorCasino Royale
DirectorThe MacKintosh Man
DirectorThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
DirectorHigh Sierra
ScreenplayThree Strangers
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