John Huston

Directing · Born 1906-08-05 in Nevada, Missouri, USA

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…

Filmography

• Chinatown as Noah Cross
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre as American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
• Moby Dick as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
• The Bible: In the Beginning... as Noah
• The Misfits as Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
• The Return of the King as Gandalf (voice)
• The Hobbit as Gandalf the Grey (voice)
• The Cardinal as Kardinal Glennon
• John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self (archive footage)
• Momo as Meister Hora

TV

• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• The Rhinemann Exchange as Ambassador Henderson Granville
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• The Word as Nathan Randall
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
• National Geographic Specials as Narrator (voice)
• The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest