John Huston (1906-1987) was an American director and screenwriter who made films in a variety of genres across a long-spanning career. His films tended to match his own personality -- tough, stylish, always with a bit of a threatening edge. He worked as a writer-for-hire before breaking into directing with the noir classic ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''; other noteworthy films he made include ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'' (for which he won two [[AcademyAward Oscars]]), ''Film/KeyLargo'', ''Film/TheAsphaltJungle'', ''Film/TheAfricanQueen'', ''Beat The Devil'' (as you can see, he worked well with Creator/HumphreyBogart), ''Film/TheManWhoWouldBeKing'', ''Prizzi's Honor'', and ''Literature/WiseBlood''. He worked right up to his death at age 81, his final film "The Dead" was directed from a wheelchair while hooked up to oxygen, and was released posthumously.

He was also a well-regarded, Oscar-nominated actor, most notably as Noah Cross in ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''.

He was the son of WalterHuston, and the father of [[AnjelicaHuston Anjelica]], Tony Huston and Danny Huston.
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