John Houseman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1902
- Died
- October 31, 1988 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Bucharest, Romania
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.
Known For
Filmography
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson
Movie · as Duelist (uncredited)
Les messages de Fritz Lang
Movie · as Himself
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Movie · as Self (archive)
Another Woman
Movie · as Marion's Father
Scrooged
Movie · as Self
Bright Lights, Big City
Movie · as Mr. Vogel
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie · as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Lincoln
TV · as Gen. Winfield Scott · 2 eps
Noble House
TV · as Sir Geoffrey Allison · 4 eps
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Cradle Will Rock
Movie · as Self
227
TV · 1 ep
A.D.
TV · as Gamaliel · 5 eps
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
Movie
Olympic Gala
Movie
The Skin of Our Teeth
Movie · as Network Newscaster
A Rose for Emily
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Winds of War
TV · as Aaron Jastrow · 7 eps
Murder by Phone
Movie · as Stanley Markowitz
Marco Polo
TV · as Patriarca di Aquileia · 1 ep
Silver Spoons
TV · as Grandfather Edward Stratton II · 14 eps
American Playhouse
TV · as Network Newscaster · 1 ep
Ghost Story
Movie · as Sears James
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Movie · as Narrator
The Fog
Movie · as Mr. Machen
Wholly Moses
Movie · as The Archangel
Gideon's Trumpet
Movie · as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
A Christmas Without Snow
Movie · as Ephraim Adams
The Babysitter
Movie · as Dr. Lindquist
My Bodyguard
Movie · as Dobbs
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Movie · as Self - Host
Old Boyfriends
Movie · as Dr. Hoffman
The French Atlantic Affair
TV · as Dr. Archady Clemens · 3 eps
The Last Convertible
TV · as Dr. Wetherell · 3 eps
The Cheap Detective
Movie · as Jasper Blubber
The Paper Chase
TV · as Charles Kingsfield · 58 eps
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Mork & Mindy
TV · as Milt (voice) · 1 ep
The Displaced Person
Movie · as Father Flynn
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
TV · as Myron Dunn · 6 eps
Aspen
TV · as Joseph Merrill Drummond · 3 eps
St. Ives
Movie · as Abner Procane
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Movie · as The Director
The New Deal for Artists
Movie · as Self
Truman at Potsdam
Movie · as Winston Churchill
The Bionic Woman
TV · 3 eps
Captains and the Kings
TV · as Judge Newell Chisholm · 8 eps
The Adams Chronicles
TV · as Justice Gridley · 1 ep
Rollerball
Movie · as Bartholomew
Three Days of the Condor
Movie · as Mr. Wabash
Beyond the Horizon
Movie · as Dr. Fawcett
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Movie · as Self
Fear on Trial
Movie · as Mike Collins
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Doctor Franklin · 1 ep
The Paper Chase
Movie · as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Dr.Fawcett, Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Seven Days in May
Movie · as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Movie · as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Winston S. Churchill, Chief Justice · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep