John Houseman
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1902-09-22
- Died
- 1988-10-31
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (25)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Great Performances
1971
as Dr.Fawcett / Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Doctor Franklin
American Playhouse
1982
as Network Newscaster
The Bionic Woman
1976
Film '72
1971
as Self
227
1985
Silver Spoons
1982
as Grandfather Edward Stratton II
The Paper Chase
1978
as Charles Kingsfield
The Winds of War
1983
as Aaron Jastrow
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Winston S. Churchill / Chief Justice
A.D.
1985
as Gamaliel
Marco Polo
1982
as Patriarca di Aquileia
Noble House
1988
as Sir Geoffrey Allison
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Judge Newell Chisholm
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Dr. Archady Clemens
The Adams Chronicles
1976
as Justice Gridley
Lincoln
1988
as Gen. Winfield Scott
Aspen
1977
as Joseph Merrill Drummond
The Last Convertible
1979
as Dr. Wetherell
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
as Self
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
as Myron Dunn
Movies (36)
The Fog
1980
as Mr. Machen
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Three Days of the Condor
1975
as Mr. Wabash
Scrooged
1988
as Self
My Bodyguard
1980
as Dobbs
Rollerball
1975
as Bartholomew
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Mr. Vogel
Seven Days in May
1964
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Old Boyfriends
1979
as Dr. Hoffman
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Jasper Blubber
Gideon's Trumpet
1980
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Ghost Story
1981
as Sears James
Murder by Phone
1982
as Stanley Markowitz
The Paper Chase
1973
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Another Woman
1988
as Marion's Father
Wholly Moses
1980
as The Archangel
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
as Ephraim Adams
Truman at Potsdam
1976
as Winston Churchill
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983
as Network Newscaster
The Displaced Person
1977
as Father Flynn
A Rose for Emily
1983
as Narrator (voice)
The Babysitter
1980
as Dr. Lindquist
St. Ives
1976
as Abner Procane
Fear on Trial
1975
as Mike Collins
Writing: Plain & Fancy
1981
as Narrator
Too Much Johnson
2013
as Duelist
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Cradle Will Rock
1985
as Self
The New Deal for Artists
1981
as Self
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
as Self
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
as Self (archive)
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976
as The Director
Beyond the Horizon
1975
as Dr. Fawcett
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957
as Self
About John Houseman
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 al… With 61 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, John Houseman has appeared in 36 films and 25 TV shows.
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- The Fog (1980) — as Mr. Machen
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
- Three Days of the Condor (1975) — as Mr. Wabash
- Scrooged (1988) — as Self
- My Bodyguard (1980) — as Dobbs
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