- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1902
- Place of Birth
- Bucharest, Romania
- Died
- October 31, 1988
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 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.
Filmography
movieAmerican: An Odyssey to 1947
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
movieToo Much Johnson
2013 · Duelist, Producer
movieTales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002 · Self (archive)
movieThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 · Driving Instructor (uncredited)
movieScrooged
1988 · Self
movieAnother Woman
1988 · Marion's Father
movieBright Lights, Big City
1988 · Mr. Vogel
tvLincoln
1988 · Gen. Winfield Scott
tvNoble House
1988 · Sir Geoffrey Allison
tvThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
tv227
1985
movieThe Cradle Will Rock
1985 · Self
tvA.D.
1985 · Gamaliel
movieThe Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
Choices of the Heart
movieChoices of the Heart
1983 · Executive Producer
movieA Rose for Emily
1983 · Narrator (voice)
tvThe Winds of War
1983 · Aaron Jastrow
movieThe Skin of Our Teeth
1983 · Network Newscaster
tvMarco Polo
1982 · Patriarca di Aquileia
movieMurder by Phone
1982 · Stanley Markowitz
tvSilver Spoons
1982 · Grandfather Edward Stratton II
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Network Newscaster
movieGhost Story
1981 · Sears James
movieWriting: Plain & Fancy
1981 · Narrator
movieThe New Deal for Artists
1981 · Self
movieA Christmas Without Snow
1980 · Ephraim Adams
movieThe Babysitter
1980 · Dr. Lindquist
movieMy Bodyguard
1980 · Dobbs
movieWholly Moses
1980 · The Archangel
movieGideon's Trumpet
1980 · Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator, Executive Producer
movieThe Fog
1980 · Mr. Machen
tvThe French Atlantic Affair
1979 · Dr. Archady Clemens
tvThe Last Convertible
1979 · Dr. Wetherell
movieOld Boyfriends
1979 · Dr. Hoffman
tvThe Paper Chase
1978 · Charles Kingsfield
movieThe Cheap Detective
1978 · Jasper Blubber
tvAspen
1977 · Joseph Merrill Drummond
tvWashington: Behind Closed Doors
1977 · Myron Dunn
movieThe Displaced Person
1977 · Father Flynn
movieSix Characters in Search of An Author
1976 · The Director
tvCaptains and the Kings
1976 · Judge Newell Chisholm
Truman at Potsdam
movieTruman at Potsdam
1976 · Winston Churchill
movieSt. Ives
1976 · Abner Procane
tvThe Adams Chronicles
1976 · Justice Gridley
tvThe Bionic Woman
1976
movieFear on Trial
1975 · Mike Collins
movieThree Days of the Condor
1975 · Mr. Wabash
movieBeyond the Horizon
1975 · Dr. Fawcett
movieRollerball
1975 · Bartholomew
movieI'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975 · Self
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Doctor Franklin
movieThe Paper Chase
1973 · Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Dr.Fawcett, Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieEvening Primrose
1966 · Executive Producer
movieThis Property Is Condemned
1966 · Producer
movieSeven Days in May
1964 · Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
tvThe Great Adventure
1963 · Producer
movieIn the Cool of the Day
1963 · Producer
movieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962 · Producer
movieAll Fall Down
1962 · Producer
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieThe Nutcracker
1958 · Producer
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
movieVan Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957 · Self
movieLust for Life
1956 · Producer
movieMoonfleet
1955 · Producer
movieThe Cobweb
1955 · Producer
movieHer Twelve Men
1954 · Producer
movieExecutive Suite
1954 · Producer
movieJulius Caesar
1953 · Producer
movieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Producer
movieHoliday for Sinners
1952 · Producer
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Winston S. Churchill, Chief Justice
movieOn Dangerous Ground
1951 · Producer
movieThe Company She Keeps
1951 · Producer
movieThey Live by Night
1949 · Producer
Fireside Theater
tvFireside Theater
1949 · Producer
movieLetter from an Unknown Woman
1948 · Producer
movieThe Blue Dahlia
1946 · Producer
movieMiss Susie Slagle's
1946 · Associate Producer
movieThe Unseen
1945 · Associate Producer
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
movieJane Eyre
1943 · Screenplay