Highest rated as cast or director
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 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.
Directed 44
1980s
- 1987
- 1985
- 1984
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
Phobia
Director
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
Independence
Director
- 1975
- 1973
- 1972
Fat City
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
A Walk with Love and Death
Director
- 1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Director
- 1966
- 1964
The Night of the Iguana
Director
- 1963
The List of Adrian Messenger
Director
- 1962
Freud: The Secret Passion
Director
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
The Roots of Heaven
Director
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Director
- 1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Director
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Director
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
We Were Strangers
Director
- 1948
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
Tunisian Victory
Director
- 1943
Report from the Aleutians
Director
- 1942
Across the Pacific
Director
Winning Your Wings
Director
In This Our Life
Director
- 1941
Acted in 47
1990s
- 1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Movie
- 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
- 1987
Mister Corbett's Ghost
Soul Collector
- 1986
- 1985
Epic
The Narrator (US version)
- 1983
A Minor Miracle
Father Cardenas
Lovesick
Larry Geller, M.D.
- 1982
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
Jaguar Lives!
Ralph Richards
- 1978
The Word
Nathan Randall · 4 episodes
- 1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
Ambassador Henderson Granville · 3 episodes
- 1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Professor James Moriarty
Circasia
Ringmaster
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
Man in the Wilderness
Captain Filmore Henry
The Bridge in the Jungle
Sleigh
- 1970
Myra Breckinridge
Buck Loner
1960s
- 1969
A Walk with Love and Death
Robert the Elder
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1963
The List of Adrian Messenger
Lord Ashton (uncredited)
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
- 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
We Were Strangers
Señor Muñoz
- 1948
1920s
- 1929
Wrote 33
1980s
- 1988
1970s
- 1975
- 1970
1960s
- 1964
The Night of the Iguana
Screenplay
- 1962
Freud: The Secret Passion
Screenplay
1950s
- 1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Screenplay
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Writer
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
We Were Strangers
Screenplay
- 1948
- 1946
- 1945
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Writer
- 1943
Report from the Aleutians
Writer
- 1941
High Sierra
Screenplay
- 1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Screenplay
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
- 1935
It Happened in Paris
Adaptation
Death Drives Through
Story
- 1932
Law and Order
Adaptation
- 1931
A House Divided
Dialogue
- 1930
The Storm
Dialogue
Produced 14
1980s
- 1988
1970s
- 1973
- 1972
Fat City
Producer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
A Walk with Love and Death
Producer
- 1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Producer
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1946
Other crew 3
1940s
- 1946
1930s
- 1938
- 1932
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Additional Dialogue
Edited 1
1940s
- 1943
Report from the Aleutians
Editor
Appearances64
2020s
- 2023
The Myth of Marilyn Monroe
Self (voice)
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul
Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
- 2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
- 2011
Marilyn at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin
Self (Archive Footage)
Pelé Forever
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
Making 'The Misfits'
Self - Director (archive footage)
- 2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
- 2000
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1998
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Self (archive footage)
- 1997
Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
Welles' Language
Self
1980s
- 1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
- 1986
Directed by William Wyler
Self
- 1985
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
Narrator
- 1984
Notes from Under the Volcano
Self
Observations Under the Volcano
Self
- 1983
American Caesar
Self - Host
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Self
- 1982
The Orson Welles Story
Self
Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston
Self - Interviewee
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Self
Cannery Row
Narrator
- 1980
Agee
Self
Happy Birthday, Marilyn!
Self
1970s
- 1979
City Lights: John Huston
Self
- 1978
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
Self
- 1976
Hollywood on Trial
Narrator
- 1974
- 1973
- 1970
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
Narrator
1960s
- 1968
Rocky Road to Dublin
Self
- 1966
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
Narrator
- 1965
- 1964
On the Trail of the Iguana
Self
- 1962
Freud: The Secret Passion
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1957
- 1953
- 1951
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940s
- 1948
- 1945
- 1943
Report from the Aleutians
Narrator (voice)
