John Huston

Birthday: 1906-08-05
Deathday: 1987-07-16
Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
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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.

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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1964 58 The Cardinal (1963) Supporting Actor Nom 0
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Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
2018-11-02 The Other Side of the Wind J.J. "Jake" Hannaford
1987-12-31 Mr. Corbett's Ghost Soul Collector
1986-07-16 Momo Meister Hora
1983-05-31 A Minor Miracle Father Cardenas
1983-02-18 Lovesick Larry Geller, M.D.
1982-05-21 Annie Actor on Radio (uncredited)
1980-09-08 Head On Clarke Hill
1980-05-11 The Return of the King Gandalf (voice)
1979-10-24 Wise Blood Grandfather
1979-08-09 Jaguar Lives! Ralph Richards
1979-05-11 Winter Kills Pa Kegan
1979-03-14 The Visitor Jerzy Colsowicz
1978-02-10 The Bermuda Triangle Edward
1978-02-07 The Biggest Battle Sean O'Hara
1977-11-27 The Hobbit Gandalf the Grey (voice)
1977-11-10 Angela Hogan
1977-02-25 Tentacles Ned Turner
1976-10-18 Sherlock Holmes in New York Professor Moriarty
1976-04-08 Circasia Ringmaster
1975-05-22 The Wind and the Lion John Hay
1975-05-21 Breakout Harris Wagner
1974-06-20 Chinatown Noah Cross
1973-06-15 Battle for the Planet of the Apes The Lawgiver
1972-12-18 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Grizzly Adams
1971-11-24 Man in the Wilderness Captain Filmore Henry
1971-01-01 The Bridge in the Jungle Sleigh
1970-12-04 The Deserter General Miles
1970-06-24 Myra Breckinridge Buck Loner
1970-02-01 The Kremlin Letter Admiral
1970-01-01 Ride This Way Grey Horse Director
1969-10-05 A Walk with Love and Death Robert the Elder
1969-08-27 De Sade The Abbe
1968-12-17 Candy Dr. Arnold Dunlap
1967-04-13 Casino Royale M / General MacTarry
1966-09-28 The Bible: In the Beginning... Noah
1963-12-12 The Cardinal Kardinal Glennon
1963-05-23 The List of Adrian Messenger Lord Ashton (uncredited)
1961-02-01 The Misfits Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
1956-06-27 Moby Dick Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
1951-09-27 The Red Badge of Courage Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
1949-04-27 We Were Strangers Señor Muñoz (uncredited)
1948-01-15 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
1929-12-27 Hell's Heroes Church Member (uncredited)
1929-06-22 Two Americans