John Huston
Born
1906-08-05
Place of birth
Nevada, Missouri, USA
Died
1987-08-28
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 ...
Known for
Chinatown
Noah Cross
The Black Cauldron
Narrator (voice)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
The Lawgiver
Casino Royale
M / General MacTarry
Annie
Actor on Radio (uncredited)
Moby Dick
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
The Misfits
Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
The Hobbit
Gandalf the Grey (voice)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Noah
The Other Side of the Wind
J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford
The Return of the King
Gandalf (voice)
The Wind and the Lion
John Hay
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Grizzly Adams
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)