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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

Golden Globe Awards

Great Performances

Great Performances

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Dick Cavett Show

The Bionic Woman

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All Movies (35)

• American: An Odyssey to 19472022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Too Much Johnson2013 · as Duelist
• The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988 · as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
• Scrooged1988 · as Self
• Another Woman1988 · as Marion's Father
• Bright Lights, Big City1988 · as Mr. Vogel
• The Cradle Will Rock1985 · as Self
• The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War1984
• A Rose for Emily1983 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Skin of Our Teeth1983 · as Network Newscaster
• Murder by Phone1982 · as Stanley Markowitz
• Ghost Story1981 · as Sears James
• Writing: Plain & Fancy1981 · as Narrator
• The New Deal for Artists1981 · as Self
• A Christmas Without Snow1980 · as Ephraim Adams
• The Babysitter1980 · as Dr. Lindquist
• My Bodyguard1980 · as Dobbs
• Wholly Moses1980 · as The Archangel
• Gideon's Trumpet1980 · as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
• The Fog1980 · as Mr. Machen
• Old Boyfriends1979 · as Dr. Hoffman
• The Cheap Detective1978 · as Jasper Blubber
• The Displaced Person1977 · as Father Flynn
• Six Characters in Search of An Author1976 · as The Director
• Truman at Potsdam1976 · as Winston Churchill
• St. Ives1976 · as Abner Procane
• Fear on Trial1975 · as Mike Collins
• Three Days of the Condor1975 · as Mr. Wabash
• Beyond the Horizon1975 · as Dr. Fawcett
• Rollerball1975 · as Bartholomew
• I'm a Stranger Here Myself1975 · as Self
• The Paper Chase1973 · as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
• Seven Days in May1964 · as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
• Van Gogh: Darkness into Light1957 · as Self

All TV Shows (27)

• Lincoln1988 · as Gen. Winfield Scott
• Noble House1988 · as Sir Geoffrey Allison
• The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood1987 · as Self
• 2271985
• A.D.1985 · as Gamaliel
• The Winds of War1983 · as Aaron Jastrow
• Marco Polo1982 · as Patriarca di Aquileia
• Silver Spoons1982 · as Grandfather Edward Stratton II
• American Playhouse1982
• The French Atlantic Affair1979 · as Dr. Archady Clemens
• The Last Convertible1979 · as Dr. Wetherell
• The Paper Chase1978 · as Charles Kingsfield
• Aspen1977 · as Joseph Merrill Drummond
• Washington: Behind Closed Doors1977 · as Myron Dunn
• Captains and the Kings1976 · as Judge Newell Chisholm
• The Adams Chronicles1976 · as Justice Gridley
• The Bionic Woman1976
• The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Doctor Franklin
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Dr.Fawcett
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Winston S. Churchill
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Chief Justice
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee