John Houseman
Acting
Born: September 22, 1902 · Bucharest, Romania
Died: October 31, 1988 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
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
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
The Fog
1980
Scrooged
1988
Three Days of the Condor
1975
Rollerball
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Another Woman
1988
The Bionic Woman
1976
Julius Caesar
1953
Seven Days in May
1964
Photos (1)
Movies (27)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Three Days of the Condor
Mr. Wabash
Rollerball
Bartholomew
The Fog
Mr. Machen
The Cheap Detective
Jasper Blubber
Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel
Ghost Story
Sears James
Seven Days in May
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
My Bodyguard
Dobbs
Wholly Moses
The Archangel
Another Woman
Marion's Father
The Paper Chase
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
St. Ives
Abner Procane
Gideon's Trumpet
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Old Boyfriends
Dr. Hoffman
Murder by Phone
Stanley Markowitz
Too Much Johnson
Duelist
Fear on Trial
Mike Collins
The Babysitter
Dr. Lindquist
A Christmas Without Snow
Ephraim Adams
Beyond the Horizon
Dr. Fawcett
The Displaced Person
Father Flynn
A Rose for Emily
Narrator (voice)
The Skin of Our Teeth
Network Newscaster
Six Characters in Search of An Author
The Director
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Narrator
TV Shows (20)
American Playhouse
Network Newscaster · 1 eps
Great Performances
Dr.Fawcett · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Doctor Franklin · 1 eps
The Bionic Woman
3 eps
227
1 eps
Silver Spoons
Grandfather Edward Stratton II · 14 eps
The Winds of War
Aaron Jastrow · 7 eps
The Paper Chase
Charles Kingsfield · 58 eps
Marco Polo
Patriarca di Aquileia · 1 eps
Captains and the Kings
Judge Newell Chisholm · 8 eps
Lincoln
Gen. Winfield Scott · 2 eps
A.D.
Gamaliel · 5 eps
Noble House
Sir Geoffrey Allison · 4 eps
The Adams Chronicles
Justice Gridley · 1 eps
The French Atlantic Affair
Dr. Archady Clemens · 3 eps
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Myron Dunn · 6 eps
Aspen
Joseph Merrill Drummond · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Winston S. Churchill · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Chief Justice · 1 eps
The Last Convertible
Dr. Wetherell · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Scrooged
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The New Deal for Artists
Self
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self (archive)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
The Cradle Will Rock
Self
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Self (archive footage)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Self - Host
Writing (1)
Producing (24)
The Great Adventure
Producer
Julius Caesar
Producer
The Bad and the Beautiful
Producer
Lust for Life
Producer
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Producer
They Live by Night
Producer
This Property Is Condemned
Producer
On Dangerous Ground
Producer
The Company She Keeps
Producer
The Cobweb
Producer
The Blue Dahlia
Producer
Executive Suite
Producer
Two Weeks in Another Town
Producer
Moonfleet
Producer
Gideon's Trumpet
Executive Producer
Evening Primrose
Executive Producer
All Fall Down
Producer
In the Cool of the Day
Producer
The Unseen
Associate Producer
Too Much Johnson
Producer
Her Twelve Men
Producer
Miss Susie Slagle's
Associate Producer
Holiday for Sinners
Producer
The Nutcracker
Producer