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John Houseman
Biography
John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer who became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase for which he won a best supporting actor Oscar. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent TV series adaptation of The Paper Chase. Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, in common with many actors of his generation. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Houseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 22, 1902
Day of Death
October 31, 1988
Age at Death
86 years old
Place of Birth
Bucharest, Romania
Popularity Score
1.3
Filmography
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014Movie
Too Much Johnson
Duelist
2013Movie
Too Much Johnson
Producer
2013Movie
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self (archive)
2002Movie
Another Woman
Marion's Father
1988Movie
Scrooged
Self
1988Movie
Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel
1988Movie
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
1988Movie
Lincoln
Gen. Winfield Scott
1988TV
Noble House
Sir Geoffrey Allison
1988TV
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
1987TV
The Cradle Will Rock
Self
1985Movie
227
1985TV
A.D.
Gamaliel
1985TV
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984Movie
Olympic Gala
1984Movie
The Skin of Our Teeth
Network Newscaster
1983Movie
A Rose for Emily
Narrator (voice)
1983Movie
The Winds of War
Aaron Jastrow
1983TV
Choices of the Heart
Executive Producer
1983Movie
Murder by Phone
Stanley Markowitz
1982Movie
Marco Polo
Patriarca di Aquileia
1982TV
Silver Spoons
Grandfather Edward Stratton II
1982TV
American Playhouse
Network Newscaster
1982TV
Ghost Story
Sears James
1981Movie
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Narrator
1981Movie
The New Deal for Artists
Self
1981Movie
The Fog
Mr. Machen
1980Movie
Wholly Moses
The Archangel
1980Movie
Gideon's Trumpet
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
1980Movie
A Christmas Without Snow
Ephraim Adams
1980Movie
The Babysitter
Dr. Lindquist
1980Movie
My Bodyguard
Dobbs
1980Movie
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Self - Host
1980Movie
Gideon's Trumpet
Executive Producer
1980Movie
Old Boyfriends
Dr. Hoffman
1979Movie
The French Atlantic Affair
Dr. Archady Clemens
1979TV
The Last Convertible
Dr. Wetherell
1979TV
The Cheap Detective
Jasper Blubber
1978Movie
The Paper Chase
Charles Kingsfield
1978TV
The Displaced Person
Father Flynn
1977Movie
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Myron Dunn
1977TV
Aspen
Joseph Merrill Drummond
1977TV
St. Ives
Abner Procane
1976Movie
Six Characters in Search of An Author
The Director
1976Movie
Truman at Potsdam
Winston Churchill
1976Movie
The Bionic Woman
1976TV
Captains and the Kings
Judge Newell Chisholm
1976TV
The Adams Chronicles
Justice Gridley
1976TV
Rollerball
Bartholomew
1975Movie
Three Days of the Condor
Mr. Wabash
1975Movie
Beyond the Horizon
Dr. Fawcett
1975Movie
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
1975Movie
Fear on Trial
Mike Collins
1975Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
Doctor Franklin
1974TV
The Paper Chase
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
1973Movie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973TV
Great Performances
Dr.Fawcett
1971TV
Film '72
Self
1971TV
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968TV
This Property Is Condemned
Producer
1966Movie
Evening Primrose
Executive Producer
1966Movie
Seven Days in May
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
1964Movie
In the Cool of the Day
Producer
1963Movie
The Great Adventure
Producer
1963TV
Two Weeks in Another Town
Producer
1962Movie
All Fall Down
Producer
1962Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961TV
The Nutcracker
Producer
1958Movie
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Self
1957Movie
Lust for Life
Producer
1956Movie
The Cobweb
Producer
1955Movie
Moonfleet
Producer
1955Movie
Her Twelve Men
Producer
1954Movie
Executive Suite
Producer
1954Movie
Julius Caesar
Producer
1953Movie
The Bad and the Beautiful
Producer
1952Movie
Holiday for Sinners
Producer
1952Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Winston S. Churchill
1951TV
On Dangerous Ground
Producer
1951Movie
The Company She Keeps
Producer
1951Movie
They Live by Night
Producer
1949Movie
Fireside Theater
Producer
1949TV
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Producer
1948Movie
Miss Susie Slagle's
Associate Producer
1946Movie
The Blue Dahlia
Producer
1946Movie
The Unseen
Associate Producer
1945Movie
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944TV
Jane Eyre
Screenplay
1943Movie