Acting · Directing · Writing · 1906 to 1987
John Huston
Best rated: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (8.2)
- Films
- 43
- Avg rating
- 6.79
- Peak run
- 1948’51
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 5
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.79
39 rated films
Vote weighted
6.85
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.79
rating spread
Career
47y
1941 to 1987
Total votes
922K
across every film
Best
8.2
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Worst
5.0
Casino Royale
Newest first
Filmography
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind | Jake Hannaford | 6.6 | 8,642 |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | Ralph Richards | · | 629 |
| 1979 | The Visitor | Jerzy Colsowicz | 5.2 | 5,277 |
| 1979 | Winter Kills | Pa Kegan | 6.2 | 4,451 |
| 1979 | Wise Blood | Grandfather | 6.9 | 7,214 |
| 1978 | The Biggest Battle | Prof. Sean O'Hara | · | 672 |
| 1978 | The Bermuda Triangle | Edward | 4.0 | 1,993 |
| 1977 | Angela | Hogan | · | 284 |
| 1977 | Tentacles | Ned Turner | 3.8 | 5,056 |
| 1975 |  The Wind and the Lion | John Hay | 6.8 | 11,272 |
| 1974 |  Chinatown | Noah Cross | 8.1 | 381K |
| 1973 |  Battle for the Planet of the Apes | The Lawgiver | 5.4 | 38,313 |
| 1971 | Man in the Wilderness | Captain Henry | 6.8 | 3,978 |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge | Buck Loner | 4.5 | 3,746 |
| 1968 | Candy | Dr. Arnold Dunlap | 5.1 | 4,214 |
| 1966 | The Bible in the Beginning... | Noah | 6.2 | 7,034 |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Glennon | 6.8 | 3,325 |
| 1943 | Report from the Aleutians | Narrator | · | 891 |
| 1929 | The Shakedown | Extra | · | 390 |
Better together?
John Huston's regulars
- Oswald MorrisCinematographer · 8 films · 6.75 avg
- Humphrey BogartDirector and actor · 6 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.55
- Alex NorthComposer · 5 films · 6.96 avg
- Anthony VeillerWriter · 4 films · 6.93 avg▲+0.13
- Walter HustonDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.80 avg▲+1.02
- Max SteinerComposer · 3 films · 7.73 avg
- William WylerWriter · 3 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.09
- Robert MorleyDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.47
- Maurice JarreComposer · 3 films · 6.93 avg
- Gladys HillWriter · 3 films · 6.87 avg●+0.04
- Jerry GoldsmithComposer · 3 films · 6.83 avg
- George C. ScottDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.53 avg▼−0.18
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Huston
14 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1986John Huston
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1976John Huston, Gladys Hill
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1964John Huston
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1958John Lee Mahin, John Huston
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1953John Huston
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1952John Huston
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1952James Agee, John Huston
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1951John Huston
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1951Ben Maddow, John Huston
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1949John Huston
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1949John Huston
- NominatedBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1942Abem Finkel, Harry Chandlee, Howard Koch, John Huston
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1942John Huston
- NominatedBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1941John Huston, Heinz Herald, Norman Burnside
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