John Huston: movies and TV shows
John Huston has 215 credits in the archive: 200 films and 15 TV series, from 1929 to 2026. Highest rated: Spécial cinéma (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1929 – 2026 · busiest year: 1970 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe | (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 119 |
| 2023 | The Myth of Marilyn Monroe | Self (voice) | Film | — | 116 |
| 2023 | MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 116 |
| 2022 | An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 115 |
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes | Film | 2.0 | 114 | |
| 2021 | John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 114 |
| 2020 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 113 |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 112 |
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 111 |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind | J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford | Film | 6.7 | 111 |
| 2017 | Five Came Back | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 110 |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 110 |
| 2017 | Five Came Back | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.9 | 110 |
| 2017 | Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | — | 110 |
| 2017 | Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 110 |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 107 |
| 2012 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 105 |
| 2011 | Marilyn at the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 104 |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 103 |
| 2010 | Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 103 |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 98 |
| 2004 | Pelé Forever | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 97 |
| 2004 | The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 8.5 | 97 |
| 2003 | Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 96 |
| 2002 | Making 'The Misfits' | Self - Director (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 95 |
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self | Film | 8.5 | 94 |
| 2000 | Federico Fellini's Autobiography | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 93 |
| 1998 | Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 91 |
| 1997 | Bogart: The Untold Story | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 1997 | Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 90 |
| 1995 | Orson Welles: The One-Man Band | Film | 6.6 | 88 | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 84 |
| 1990 | Welles' Language | Self | Film | 7.3 | 83 |
| 1988 | Mr. North | Film | 5.4 | 81 | |
| 1988 | Mr. North | Film | 5.4 | 81 | |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 81 |
| 1987 | The Dead | Film | 6.8 | 80 | |
| 1987 | Mr. Corbett's Ghost | Soul Collector | Film | 6.3 | 80 |
| 1986 | Momo | Meister Hora | Film | 7.0 | 79 |
| 1986 | Directed by William Wyler | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 78 |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Film | 6.4 | 78 | |
| 1985 | Epic | The Narrator (US version) | Film | 7.1 | 78 |
| 1985 | Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | Film | 5.8 | 78 |
| 1984 | Buñuel | Self | Film | 6.0 | 77 |
| 1984 | Under the Volcano | Film | 6.6 | 77 | |
| 1984 | Notes from Under the Volcano | Self | Film | 9.0 | 77 |
| 1984 | To The Western World | Film | — | 77 | |
| 1984 | Observations Under the Volcano | Self | Film | 4.5 | 77 |
| 1983 | Lovesick | Larry Geller, M.D. | Film | 5.7 | 76 |
| 1983 | A Minor Miracle | Father Cardenas | Film | 6.8 | 76 |
| 1983 | American Caesar | Self - Host | Film | 10.0 | 76 |
| 1983 | Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 1982 | Annie | Actor on Radio (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 75 |
| 1982 | Annie | Film | 6.6 | 75 | |
| 1982 | Cannery Row | Narrator | Film | 5.8 | 75 |
| 1982 | The Orson Welles Story | Self | Film | 9.0 | 75 |
| 1982 | Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical | Self | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 1982 | Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston | Self - Interviewee | Film | — | 75 |
| 1981 | Escape to Victory | Film | 6.9 | 74 | |
| 1980 | The Return of the King | Gandalf (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 73 |
| 1980 | Phobia | Film | 4.4 | 73 | |
| 1980 | Happy Birthday, Marilyn! | Self | Film | 10.0 | 73 |
| 1980 | Agee | Self | Film | 5.6 | 73 |
| 1980 | Head On | Clarke Hill | Film | 4.0 | 73 |
| 1979 | Winter Kills | Pa Kegan | Film | 5.8 | 72 |
| 1979 | The Visitor | Jerzy Colsowicz | Film | 5.3 | 72 |
| 1979 | Love and Bullets | Film | 5.9 | 72 | |
| 1979 | John Huston's Dublin | Film | — | 72 | |
| 1979 | Wise Blood | Grandfather | Film | 6.4 | 72 |
| 1979 | Wise Blood | Film | 6.4 | 72 | |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | Ralph Richards | Film | 4.2 | 72 |
| 1979 | City Lights: John Huston | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 1978 | The Word | Nathan Randall | TV | 4.8 | 71 |
| 1978 | The Biggest Battle | Sean O'Hara | Film | 4.7 | 71 |
| 1978 | The Bermuda Triangle | Edward | Film | 4.1 | 71 |
| 1978 | B.Traven: A Mystery Solved | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 1977 | The Hobbit | Gandalf the Grey (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 70 |
| 1977 | Tentacles | Ned Turner | Film | 4.6 | 70 |
| 1977 | The Rhinemann Exchange | Ambassador Henderson Granville | TV | 6.5 | 70 |
| 1977 | Angela | Hogan | Film | 4.9 | 70 |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Professor James Moriarty | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Circasia | Ringmaster | Film | 5.0 | 69 |
| 1976 | Hollywood on Trial | Narrator | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 1976 | Independence | Film | 9.0 | 69 | |
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King | Film | 7.5 | 68 | |
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King | Film | 7.5 | 68 | |
| 1975 | Breakout | Harris Wagner | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion | John Hay | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self | TV | 9.5 | 67 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self (archive footage) | TV | 9.5 | 67 |
| 1974 | Chinatown | Noah Cross | Film | 7.9 | 67 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | The Lawgiver | Film | 5.7 | 66 |
| 1973 | The MacKintosh Man | Film | 6.1 | 66 | |
| 1973 | The MacKintosh Man | Film | 6.1 | 66 | |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Grizzly Adams | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Film | 6.5 | 65 | |
| 1972 | Fat City | Film | 7.1 | 65 | |
| 1972 | Fat City | Film | 7.1 | 65 | |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 64 |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self (archive footage) | TV | 4.7 | 64 |
| 1971 | Man in the Wilderness | Captain Filmore Henry | Film | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1971 | Appointment With Destiny | Narrator | TV | 10.0 | 64 |
| 1971 | The Bridge in the Jungle | Sleigh | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Buck Loner | Film | 4.5 | 63 |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | Admiral | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | Film | 5.9 | 63 | |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | Film | 5.9 | 63 | |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | Film | 5.9 | 63 | |
| 1970 | The Deserter | General Miles | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1970 | Ride This Way Grey Horse | Director | Film | — | 63 |
| 1970 | The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy | Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | Film | 5.2 | 62 | |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey | Film | 5.2 | 62 | |
| 1969 | A Walk with Love and Death | Robert the Elder | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1969 | A Walk with Love and Death | Film | 6.1 | 62 | |
| 1969 | A Walk with Love and Death | Film | 6.1 | 62 | |
| 1969 | De Sade | The Abbe | Film | 3.4 | 62 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1968 | Candy | Dr. Arnold Dunlap | Film | 5.1 | 61 |
| 1968 | Rocky Road to Dublin | Self | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | M / General MacTarry | Film | 5.3 | 60 |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Film | 5.3 | 60 | |
| 1967 | Reflections in a Golden Eye | Film | 6.5 | 60 | |
| 1967 | Reflections in a Golden Eye | Film | 6.5 | 60 | |
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Noah | Film | 7.3 | 59 |
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Film | 7.3 | 59 | |
| 1966 | The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | Narrator | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials | Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana | Film | 7.2 | 57 | |
| 1964 | The Night of the Iguana | Film | 7.2 | 57 | |
| 1964 | On the Trail of the Iguana | Self | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Kardinal Glennon | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Lord Ashton (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Film | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion | Film | 6.6 | 55 | |
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion | Film | 6.6 | 55 | |
| 1961 | The Misfits | Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1961 | The Misfits | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1961 | The Misfits | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1960 | The Unforgiven | Film | 6.2 | 53 | |
| 1958 | The Roots of Heaven | Film | 6.2 | 51 | |
| 1958 | The Barbarian and the Geisha | Film | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | Film | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | Film | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Film | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Film | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Film | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1953 | Beat the Devil | Film | 6.2 | 46 | |
| 1953 | Beat the Devil | Film | 6.2 | 46 | |
| 1953 | Beat the Devil | Film | 6.2 | 46 | |
| 1952 | The African Queen | Film | 7.4 | 45 | |
| 1952 | The African Queen | Film | 7.4 | 45 | |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Film | 6.6 | 45 | |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Film | 6.6 | 45 | |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge | Film | 6.6 | 45 | |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage | Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage | Film | 6.5 | 44 | |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage | Film | 6.5 | 44 | |
| 1951 | The Prowler | Film | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1951 | The Screen Director | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Film | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Film | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Film | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1949 | We Were Strangers | Señor Muñoz | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1949 | We Were Strangers | Film | 6.3 | 42 | |
| 1949 | We Were Strangers | Film | 6.3 | 42 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1948 | Key Largo | Film | 7.5 | 41 | |
| 1948 | Key Largo | Film | 7.5 | 41 | |
| 1946 | The Killers | Film | 7.4 | 39 | |
| 1946 | The Killers | Film | 7.4 | 39 | |
| 1946 | The Stranger | Film | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1946 | The Stranger | Film | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1946 | Let There Be Light | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1946 | Let There Be Light | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1946 | Three Strangers | Film | 6.4 | 39 | |
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: Japan | Film | 5.9 | 38 | |
| 1945 | The Battle of San Pietro | Narrator | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1945 | The Battle of San Pietro | Film | 6.1 | 38 | |
| 1944 | Tunisian Victory | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | Film | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | Film | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | Film | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1942 | Winning Your Wings | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Film | 6.6 | 35 | |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Film | 6.9 | 35 | |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Film | 7.7 | 34 | |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Film | 7.7 | 34 | |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Film | 7.2 | 34 | |
| 1941 | High Sierra | Film | 7.1 | 34 | |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1939 | Juarez | Film | 6.5 | 32 | |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Film | 7.0 | 31 | |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Film | 7.0 | 31 | |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Film | 7.1 | 31 | |
| 1935 | It Happened in Paris | Film | 6.2 | 28 | |
| 1935 | Death Drives Through | Film | 5.7 | 28 | |
| 1932 | Law and Order | Film | 5.0 | 25 | |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Film | 6.1 | 25 | |
| 1931 | A House Divided | Film | 5.6 | 24 | |
| 1930 | The Storm | Film | 7.0 | 23 | |
| 1929 | Two Americans | Film | 7.0 | 22 | |
| 1929 | Hell's Heroes | Church Member (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 22 |