John Marcellus Huston born on August 5, 1906 in Nevada, Missouri, and died on August 28, 1987 in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA. He was an Academy Award-winningAmerican film director and actor.

He made his directorial debut with The Maltese Falcon, which established him as a talented writer and director.

During World War II Huston filmed documentaries for the U.S. military, and after the war he directed a string of box office successes and films now considered classics, including The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and The Misfits (1951), the last film for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.

As an actor he had several memorable roles, from The Lawgiver in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) to Faye Dunaway's wicked dad in Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974).

Known for tackling a variety of genres as a director, Huston's films later in his career were hit-and-miss, from The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and The Dead (1987) to Victory (1981) and Annie! (1982).

His major comeback was in 1985 with 'Prizzi’s Honor', starring his daughter Angelica, in an Oscar-winning role. He also directed an adaptation of James Joyce’s 'The Dead' in 1987.

Unfortunately, John Huston died later that year, on 28th August, from emphysema.

Director

• The Dead (1987)
• Prizzi's Honor (1985)
• Under the Volcano (1984)
• Annie (1982)
• Victory (1981)
• Phobia (1980)
• Wise Blood (1979)
• Love and Bullets (1979)
• Independence (1976)
• The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
• The MacKintosh Man (1973)
• The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
• Fat City (1972)
• The Last Run (1971)
• The Kremlin Letter (1970)
• A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
• Sinful Davey (1969)
• Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
• Casino Royale (1967)
• The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
• The Night of the Iguana (1964)
• The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
• Freud (1962)
• The Misfits (1961)
• The Unforgiven (1960)
• The Roots of Heaven (1958)
• The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
• A Farewell to Arms (1957)
• Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
• Moby Dick (1956)
• Beat the Devil (1953)
• Moulin Rouge (1952)
• The African Queen (1951)
• The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
• The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
• We Were Strangers (1949)
• Key Largo (1948)
• On Our Merry Way (1948)
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
• Let There Be Light (1946)
• San Pietro (1945)
• Tunisian Victory (1944)
• Report from the Aleutians (1943)
• Across the Pacific (1942)
• Winning Your Wings (1942)
• In This Our Life (1942)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Awards

• Independent Spirit Award Best Director "The Dead" 1987
• Golden Globe Award Best Director "Prizzi's Honor" 1985
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Director "Prizzi's Honor" 1985
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Director "Prizzi's Honor" 1985
• Venice Film Festival Special Golden Lion for Career Achievement 1985
• American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1983
• Directors Guild of America D W Griffith Award 1983
• BAFTA Fellowship 1980
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Career Achievement Award 1979
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor "The Cardinal" 1963
• Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for Achievement 1963
• National Board of Review Award Best Director "Moby Dick" 1956
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Director "Moby Dick" 1956 Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award "Moulin Rouge" 1953
• National Board of Review Award Best Director "The Asphalt Jungle" 1950
• Golden Globe Award Best Director "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" 1948
• National Board of Review Award Best Screenplay "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" 1948
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Director "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" 1948
• Oscar Best Director "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" 1948
• Oscar Best Screenplay "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" 1948
• Writers Guild of America Award Best-Written American Western "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" 1948