John Huston
Birthday: 1906-08-05
Deathday: 1987-07-16
Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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 | |
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| 1964 | 58 | The Cardinal (1963) | Supporting Actor | Nom | 0 | |
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Transaction History
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Credits
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2018-11-02 | The Other Side of the Wind | J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford |
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1987-12-31 | Mr. Corbett's Ghost | Soul Collector |
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1986-07-16 | Momo | Meister Hora |
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1983-05-31 | A Minor Miracle | Father Cardenas |
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1983-02-18 | Lovesick | Larry Geller, M.D. |
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1982-05-21 | Annie | Actor on Radio (uncredited) |
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1980-09-08 | Head On | Clarke Hill |
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1980-05-11 | The Return of the King | Gandalf (voice) |
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1979-10-24 | Wise Blood | Grandfather |
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1979-08-09 | Jaguar Lives! | Ralph Richards |
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1979-05-11 | Winter Kills | Pa Kegan |
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1979-03-14 | The Visitor | Jerzy Colsowicz |
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1978-02-10 | The Bermuda Triangle | Edward |
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1978-02-07 | The Biggest Battle | Sean O'Hara |
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1977-11-27 | The Hobbit | Gandalf the Grey (voice) |
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1977-11-10 | Angela | Hogan |
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1977-02-25 | Tentacles | Ned Turner |
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1976-10-18 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Professor Moriarty |
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1976-04-08 | Circasia | Ringmaster |
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1975-05-22 | The Wind and the Lion | John Hay |
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1975-05-21 | Breakout | Harris Wagner |
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1974-06-20 | Chinatown | Noah Cross |
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1973-06-15 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | The Lawgiver |
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1972-12-18 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Grizzly Adams |
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1971-11-24 | Man in the Wilderness | Captain Filmore Henry |
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1971-01-01 | The Bridge in the Jungle | Sleigh |
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1970-12-04 | The Deserter | General Miles |
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1970-06-24 | Myra Breckinridge | Buck Loner |
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1970-02-01 | The Kremlin Letter | Admiral |
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1970-01-01 | Ride This Way Grey Horse | Director |
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1969-10-05 | A Walk with Love and Death | Robert the Elder |
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1969-08-27 | De Sade | The Abbe |
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1968-12-17 | Candy | Dr. Arnold Dunlap |
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1967-04-13 | Casino Royale | M / General MacTarry |
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1966-09-28 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Noah |
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1963-12-12 | The Cardinal | Kardinal Glennon |
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1963-05-23 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Lord Ashton (uncredited) |
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1961-02-01 | The Misfits | Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited) |
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1956-06-27 | Moby Dick | Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) |
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1951-09-27 | The Red Badge of Courage | Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited) |
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1949-04-27 | We Were Strangers | Señor Muñoz (uncredited) |
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1948-01-15 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited) |
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1929-12-27 | Hell's Heroes | Church Member (uncredited) |
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1929-06-22 | Two Americans |