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Tentacoli (1977) -- A prehistoric octopus of monstrous proportions, stirred from its sleep in the North Sea by underwater explosions, migrates to the U.S. Gulf Coast and menaces a seaside community.
Chinatown (1974) -- Clip: Your husband was murdered
Chinatown (1974) -- A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
Winning Your Wings (1942) -- Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
Beat the Devil (1953) -- On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...

Overview

Date of Birth:
5 August 1906, Nevada, Missouri, USA more
Date of Death:
28 August 1987, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA more
Mini Biography:
John Huston was a man of many interests - painting, boxing, sculpture... more
Trivia:
Born in Nevada, Missouri but was raised in Weatherford, Texas until his... more
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 47 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(78 articles)
All the highlights for TV this Christmas
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 23 December 2009, 1:35 PM, PST)
Jennifer Jones obituary
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 20 December 2009, 9:33 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Jhon Huston
US TV Schedule:
Thur. Dec. 242:00 AMTCM Key Largo  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987) (TV) .... Soul Collector
  2. Momo (1986) .... Meister Hora
  3. The Black Cauldron (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Taran and the Magic Cauldron
  4. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV) .... Carlos/Narrator (segment "Man From The South")
  5. Lovesick (1983) .... Larry Geller, M.D.
  6. A Minor Miracle (1983/I) .... Father Cardinas
  7. A Minor Miracle (1983/II) .... Father Cardenas
    ... aka Young Giants (International: English title)
  8. Annie (1982) (uncredited) .... Actor on radio
  9. Cannery Row (1982) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka John Steinbeck's Cannery Row
  10. Head On (1980) .... Clarke Hill
    ... aka Deadly Passion (Europe: English title)
    ... aka Fatal Attraction
  11. The Return of the King (1980) (TV) (voice) .... Gandalf

  12. Wise Blood (1979) (as Jhon Huston) .... Grandfather
    ... aka Der Ketzer (West Germany)
    ... aka Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany)
    ... aka Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title)
  13. Jaguar Lives! (1979) .... Ralph Richards
    ... aka El felino (Spain)
  14. Winter Kills (1979) .... Pa Kegan
  15. Stridulum (1979) .... Jerzy Colsowicz
    ... aka The Visitor (USA)
  16. "The Word" (1978) TV mini-series .... Nathan Randall
  17. Angela (1978) .... Hogan
    ... aka Angela - il suo unico peccato era l'amore... il suo unico amore era il figlio (Italy)
  18. The Bermuda Triangle (1978) .... Edward
    ... aka Devil's Triangle of Bermuda (USA: video title)
    ... aka El triángulo diabólico de las Bermudas (Mexico)
    ... aka Il triangolo delle Bermude (Italy)
    ... aka The Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
  19. Il grande attacco (1978) .... Sean O'Hara
    ... aka The Biggest Battle (Philippines: English title) (USA)
    ... aka Battle Force
    ... aka Die große Offensive (West Germany)
    ... aka The Battle of the Mareth Line
    ... aka The Great Battle
    ... aka The Greatest Battle
  20. The Hobbit (1977) (TV) (voice) .... Gandalf the Grey
  21. "The Rhinemann Exchange" (1977) TV mini-series .... Ambassador Henderson Granville
  22. Tentacoli (1977) .... Ned Turner
    ... aka Tentacles (USA)
  23. Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) (TV) .... Professor Moriarty
  24. "Bronk" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Long Time Dying (1976) TV episode
  25. The Wind and the Lion (1975) .... John Hay
    ... aka John Milius' The Wind and the Lion (USA: complete title)
  26. Breakout (1975) .... Harris Wagner
  27. Chinatown (1974) .... Noah Cross
  28. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) .... The Lawgiver
    ... aka Colonization of the Planet of the Apes
  29. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) .... Grizzly Adams
  30. "Appointment with Destiny" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Crucifixion of Jesus (1972) TV episode .... Narrator
  31. The Other Side of the Wind (1972) .... J.J. Jake Hannaford
  32. Man in the Wilderness (1971) .... Captain Filmore Henry
  33. The Deserter (1971) .... General Miles
    ... aka Djavolja kicma (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
    ... aka La spina dorsale del diavolo (Italy)
    ... aka Ride to Glory (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Devil's Backbone (USA)
  34. The Bridge in the Jungle (1971) .... Sleigh
    ... aka Puente en la selva (Mexico)
  35. Myra Breckinridge (1970) .... Buck Loner
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge
  36. The Kremlin Letter (1970) .... Admiral

  37. A Walk with Love and Death (1969) .... Robert the Elder
  38. De Sade (1969) .... Abbé de Sade
    ... aka Das ausschweifende Leben des Marquis de Sade
    ... aka Die Liebesabenteuer des Marquis S
  39. Candy (1968) .... Dr. Arnold Dunlap
    ... aka Candy (France)
    ... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
    ... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
  40. Casino Royale (1967) .... McTarry - M
    ... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
  41. "ABC Stage 67" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) TV episode .... Narrator
  42. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) .... Noah
    ... aka La bibbia (Italy)
    ... aka The Bible (USA: short title)
  43. The Cardinal (1963) .... Cardinal Glennon
  44. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) (uncredited) .... Horseman at Hunt
  45. Freud (1962) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Freud: The Secret Passion (USA)
  46. The Misfits (1961) (uncredited) .... Extra in blackjack scene

  47. The Red Badge of Courage (1951) (uncredited) .... Grizzled Union Veteran

  48. We Were Strangers (1949) (uncredited) .... Señor Muñoz
  49. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) (uncredited) .... American in Tampico in White Suit
    ... aka Treasure of Sierra Madre (USA: poster title)

  50. The Storm (1930) (uncredited)
  51. Hell's Heroes (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit part

  52. Two Americans (1929)
  53. The Shakedown (1929) (uncredited) .... Extra
Director:
  1. The Dead (1987)
  2. Prizzi's Honor (1985)
  3. Under the Volcano (1984)
  4. Annie (1982)
  5. Victory (1981)
    ... aka Escape to Victory (UK)
  6. Phobia (1980)

  7. Wise Blood (1979) (as Jhon Huston)
    ... aka Der Ketzer (West Germany)
    ... aka Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany)
    ... aka Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title)
  8. Love and Bullets (1979) (uncredited)
  9. Independence (1976)
  10. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
    ... aka Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  11. The MacKintosh Man (1973)
  12. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
  13. Fat City (1972)
  14. The Last Run (1971) (uncredited)
  15. The Kremlin Letter (1970)

  16. A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
  17. Sinful Davey (1969)
  18. Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
  19. Casino Royale (1967) (scenes at Sir James Bond's house) (castle in Scotland scenes)
    ... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
  20. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
    ... aka La bibbia (Italy)
    ... aka The Bible (USA: short title)
  21. The Night of the Iguana (1964)
  22. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
  23. Freud (1962)
    ... aka Freud: The Secret Passion (USA)
  24. The Misfits (1961)
  25. The Unforgiven (1960)

  26. The Roots of Heaven (1958)
  27. The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
  28. A Farewell to Arms (1957) (uncredited)
  29. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
  30. Moby Dick (1956)
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
  31. Beat the Devil (1953)
    ... aka Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
  32. Moulin Rouge (1952)
  33. The African Queen (1951)
  34. The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
  35. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

  36. We Were Strangers (1949)
  37. Key Largo (1948)
  38. On Our Merry Way (1948) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA: longer version)
  39. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
    ... aka Treasure of Sierra Madre (USA: poster title)
  40. Let There Be Light (1946)
  41. San Pietro (1945) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Battle of San Pietro
  42. Tunisian Victory (1944) (replacement scenes)
    ... aka An Official Record (USA: subtitle)
  43. Report from the Aleutians (1943) (uncredited)
  44. Across the Pacific (1942)
  45. Winning Your Wings (1942)
  46. In This Our Life (1942)
  47. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Writer:
  1. Mr. North (1988) (screenplay)

  2. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) (screenplay)
    ... aka Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  3. The Kremlin Letter (1970) (writer)

  4. The Night of the Iguana (1964) (screenplay)
  5. "The Asphalt Jungle" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Professor (1961) TV episode (story)

  6. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) (screenplay)
  7. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Jezebel (1956) TV episode (screenplay)
  8. Moby Dick (1956) (writer)
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
  9. Beat the Devil (1953) (screenplay)
    ... aka Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
  10. "TV de Vanguarda" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Três Estranhos (1953) TV episode (story)
  11. Moulin Rouge (1952) (screenplay)
  12. The African Queen (1951) (adapted for the screen by)
  13. The Red Badge of Courage (1951) (screenplay)
  14. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) (screenplay)

  15. We Were Strangers (1949) (writer)
  16. Key Largo (1948) (writer)
  17. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) (screenplay)
    ... aka Treasure of Sierra Madre (USA: poster title)
  18. The Killers (1946) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Man Alone
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: complete title)
  19. The Stranger (1946) (uncredited)
  20. Three Strangers (1946) (original screenplay)
  21. Let There Be Light (1946) (writer)
  22. San Pietro (1945) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Battle of San Pietro
  23. Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) (writer)
  24. Dark Waters (1944) (uncredited)
  25. Report from the Aleutians (1943) (uncredited)
  26. The Maltese Falcon (1941) (screenplay)
  27. Sergeant York (1941) (screenplay)
  28. High Sierra (1941) (screenplay)
  29. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) (original screenplay)
    ... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK)

  30. Juarez (1939) (screenplay)
  31. Wuthering Heights (1939) (contributing writer) (uncredited)
  32. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) (writer)
  33. Jezebel (1938) (screenplay)
  34. It Happened in Paris (1935) (writer)
  35. Death Drives Through (1935) (story)
  36. Law and Order (1932) (adaptation and dialogue)
    ... aka Guns A'Blazing (USA: reissue title)
  37. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) (additional dialogue)
  38. A House Divided (1931) (writer)
  39. The Storm (1930) (dialogue)
Producer:
  1. Mr. North (1988) (executive producer)

  2. Fat City (1972) (producer)
  3. The Kremlin Letter (1970) (producer) (uncredited)

  4. Sinful Davey (1969) (executive producer)
  5. Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) (producer)
  6. The Night of the Iguana (1964) (producer)

  7. Moby Dick (1956) (producer)
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
  8. Beat the Devil (1953) (producer)
    ... aka Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
  9. Moulin Rouge (1952) (producer) (uncredited)

  10. San Pietro (1945) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Battle of San Pietro
Cinematographer:
  1. San Pietro (1945) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Battle of San Pietro
Editor:
  1. Report from the Aleutians (1943) (uncredited)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Jezebel (1938) (second unit director) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. Do poslednjeg kolokvijuma (2002) (dedicatee)

  2. "Hollywood and the Stars" (acknowledgment) (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Man Called Bogart (1963) TV episode (acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. John Huston War Stories (1998) .... Himself
  2. A Linguagem de Orson Welles (1990) .... Himself
    ... aka Welles' Language (USA: literal English title)

  3. John Huston and the Dubliners (1988) .... Himself
  4. The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Directed by William Wyler (1986) .... Himself
  6. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Co-Presenter: Best Picture
  7. Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
  8. Observations Under the Volcano (1984) .... Himself
  9. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) .... Himself
  10. Notes from Under the Volcano (1984)
  11. Flight of the Whooping Crane (1984) (TV) .... Narrator
  12. The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Buñuel (1984) .... Himself
  14. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Himself
  15. "American Caesar" (1983) TV mini-series .... Host
  16. Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983) (V) .... Himself - Interviewee
  17. "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
    ... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
        - The Film Society of Lincoln Center: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Film Society of Lincoln Center: A Tribute to John Huston (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "Creativity with Bill Moyers" (1982) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  19. To the Western World (1981) .... Narrator
  20. Boldog születésnapot, Marilyn! (1981) .... Himself
  21. Agee (1980) .... Himself
  22. "Cities" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - John Huston's Dublin (1980) TV episode .... Himself

  23. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
        - Edward G. Robinson (1979) TV episode .... Himself
  24. Call It Magic (1975) .... Himself
  25. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host
  26. The Crucifixion of Jesus (1973) (TV) .... Narrator
  27. Rufino Tamayo: The Sources of His Art (1973) .... Narrator
  28. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Orson Welles
  29. The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970) (TV) .... Narrator

  30. Rocky Road to Dublin (1968) .... Himself
  31. Christ Is Born (1967) (TV) .... Narrator
  32. The Life and Times of John Huston, Esq. (1967) (TV) .... Himself
  33. The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) .... Himself
    ... aka The Marilyn Monroe Story (UK: DVD box title)
  34. On the Trail of the Iguana (1964) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Houston's Iguana (USA: alternative title)
  35. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1956-1963)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.12 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #12.3 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.41 (1956) TV episode .... Himself

  36. "Face to Face" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
        - John Huston (1959) TV episode .... Himself

  37. Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948) .... Himself
  38. San Pietro (1945) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Battle of San Pietro
  39. Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) (voice) .... Narrator
  40. Report from the Aleutians (1943) (voice) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. Treasures of the Academy: Guardians of History (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) .... Himself
  4. Pelé Eterno (2004) .... Himself
  5. Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  6. "Great Performances"
        - Making 'The Misfits' (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Federico Fellini - un autoritratto ritrovato (2000) .... Himself
  9. Humphrey Bogart: You Must Remember This... (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  10. Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (1997) .... Himself
  11. Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Director
  12. We Remember Marilyn (1996) (V) .... Himself
  13. Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  14. John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) .... Himself
  15. Bacall on Bogart (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  16. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #18.29 (1965) TV episode .... Actor
  17. Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (1954) .... Himself
  18. The Screen Director (1951) (uncredited) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Appeared (as "Aud Horton"; Broadway debut) in "Ruint" on Broadway (1925). Written by Hatcher Hughes. Directed by James Light. Provincetown Playhouse: 7 Apr 1925-May 1925 (closing date unknown/30 performances). Cast: James K. Applebee, Jeanie Begg, Jane Burby, Wilbur De Rouge, Sam Jaffe (as "Lum Crowder"), David Landau (as "Amos Horton"), William Leonard, Caroline Newcombe, Robert W. Smiley, Anne Sutherland. more
Publicity Listings:
7 Biographical Movies | 2 Portrayals | 12 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 3 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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Plot Keywords:
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