John Huston (I) (1906–1987)


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An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, distant German and very ... See full bio »

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Won 2 Oscars. Another 42 wins & 76 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Sierra Madren aarre American in Tampico in White Suit
(1948)
Chinatown Noah Cross
(1974)
Asfalttiviidakko Director
(1950)
(1951)

Filmography

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 2018 The Other Side of the Wind
Jake Hannaford
 1987 Mister Corbett's Ghost (TV Movie)
Soul Collector
 1986 Momo
Meister Hora
 1985 Hiidenpata
Prologue Narrator (voice)
 1985 Epic
Narrator (US Version) (voice)
 1985 Alfred Hitchcock esittää (TV Series)
Carlos / Narrator (segment "Man from the South")
- Pilot (1985) ... Carlos / Narrator (segment "Man from the South")
 1983 A Minor Miracle
Father Cadenas
 1983 Lovesick
Larry Geller, M.D.
 1982 Annie
Actor on radio (uncredited)
 1982 Torstai on toivoa täynnä
Narrator (voice)
 1980 Head On
Clarke Hill
 1980 Kuninkaan paluu (TV Movie)
Gandalf (voice)
 1979 Jaguaari
Ralph Richards
 1979 Wise Blood - levoton veri
Grandfather
 1979 Kyltymättömät
Pa Kegan
 1979 Vierailija
Jerzy Colsowicz
 1978 The Word (TV Mini Series)
Nathan Randall
- Part IV (1978) ... Nathan Randall
- Part III (1978) ... Nathan Randall
- Part II (1978) ... Nathan Randall
- Part I (1978) ... Nathan Randall
 1978 The Bermuda Triangle
Edward
 1978 Helvetti 1943
Sean O'Hara
 1977 Hobitti (TV Movie)
Gandalf The Grey (voice)
 1977 Angela
Hogan
 1977 The Rhinemann Exchange (TV Mini Series)
Ambassador Henderson Granville
- Episode #1.3 (1977) ... Ambassador Henderson Granville
- Episode #1.2 (1977) ... Ambassador Henderson Granville
- Episode #1.1 (1977) ... Ambassador Henderson Granville
 1977 Lonkerot
Ned Turner
 1976 Circasia (Short)
Ringmaster
 1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York (TV Movie)
Prof. Moriarty
 1975 Tuuli ja leijona
John Hay
 1975 Teräshermo
Harris Wagner
 1974 Chinatown
Noah Cross
 1973 Taistelu apinoiden planeetasta
The Lawgiver
 1972 Roy Bean - piru mieheksi
Grizzly Adams
 1972 Appointment with Destiny (TV Series documentary)
Narrator
- The Crucifixion of Jesus (1972) ... Narrator
 1971 Mies erämaasta
Captain Henry
 1970 Verilöyly
Gen. Miles
 1970 The Bridge in the Jungle
Sleigh
 1970 Myra - herkkua helmoissa
Buck Loner
 1970 Kremlin kirje
Admiral
 1969 A Walk with Love and Death
Robert the Elder
 1969 De Sade
The Abbe / Marquis' uncle
 1968 Candy
Dr. Arnold Dunlap
 1967 Casino Royale
McTarry (M)
 1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series)
Narrator
- The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) ... Narrator
 1963 Kardinaali
Glennon
 1963 Yhdestoista murha
Lord Ashton (uncredited)
 1962 Freud: salatut intohimot
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
 1961 The Misfits
Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
 1956 Moby Dick - valkoinen valas
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice, uncredited)
 1951 Kunnian kentällä
Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
 1949 Yö Kuuban yllä
Señor Muñoz (uncredited)
 1948 Sierra Madren aarre
American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
 1930 Erämaan romanssi
Extra (uncredited)
 1929 Hell's Heroes
Church Member (uncredited)
 1929 Two Americans (Short)
 1929 Kadun kasvatti
Extra (uncredited)
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Show Show Producer (15 credits)
Show Show Cinematographer (2 credits)
Show Show Editor (1 credit)
Show Show Script and Continuity Department (1 credit)
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Show Show Thanks (6 credits)
Show Show Self (74 credits)
Show Show Archive footage (54 credits)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: In Time to Come. Drama. Written by Howard Koch and John Huston. Directed by Otto Preminger. Mansfield Theatre: 28 Dec 1941- 31 Jan 1942 (40 performances). Cast: Maurice Burke, Alexander Clark (as "Dr. Cary Grayson"), Russell Collins (as "Col. House"), Philip Coolidge (as "Smith"), Richard Gaines (as "Woodrow Wilson"), Robert ... See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Biographical Movies | 15 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 2 Interviews | 11 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Guest X | Jhon Huston

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse:

Celeste Shane  (divorced) | See more »

Children:

Tony Huston | See more »

Parents:

Houston, Rhea Gore | Walter Huston

Relatives:

Sharmagne Leland-St. John (cousin)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[accepting the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1983] An avuncular figure in my youth passed on a piece of advice his father had given him: "'Don't work at anything simply for the money. Choose your profession as you would choose a wife, for love AND for money". I have faithfully abided by the first half of that dictum. Indeed, I have a confession to make: I have been so enamored with my work that I... See more »

Trivia:

Out of all the many films he wrote and/or directed--many considered classics--he only won two Oscars and they were both for the same film - Sierra Madren aarre (1948), which won for screenplay and direction. See more »

Trademark:

Gravelly smoke-burnished voice See more »

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