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John Houseman
Born · September 22, 1902
Died · October 31, 1988 (86 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania
Bio
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.
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Self (archive footage)
8.4
2024
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2022
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Self (archive footage)
7.9
2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
6.7
2014
Too Much Johnson
Duelist
5.3
2013
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
7.3
1988
Scrooged
Self
6.8
1988
Another Woman
Marion's Father
6.8
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel
5.7
1988
Lincoln
Gen. Winfield Scott · (2 episodes)
7.3
1988
Noble House
(4 episodes)
6.9
1988
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1987
227
(1 episode)
6.7
1985
The Cradle Will Rock
Self
0.0
1985
A.D.
Gamaliel · (5 episodes)
4.9
1985
A Rose for Emily
Narrator (voice)
6.0
1983
The Winds of War
Aaron Jastrow · (7 episodes)
7.3
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
Network Newscaster
10.0
1983
Marco Polo
Patriarca di Aquileia · (1 episode)
6.8
1982
Murder by Phone
Stanley Markowitz
5.3
1982
Silver Spoons
Grandpa Stratton · (1 episode)
6.3
1982
American Playhouse
(1 episode)
6.0
1982
Ghost Story
Sears James
6.0
1981
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Narrator
0.0
1981
The New Deal for Artists
0.0
1981
A Christmas Without Snow
Ephraim Adams
5.6
1980
The Babysitter
Dr. Lindquist
5.6
1980
My Bodyguard
Dobbs
6.3
1980
Wholly Moses
The Archangel
4.7
1980
Gideon's Trumpet
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
6.2
1980
The Fog
Mr. Machen
6.7
1980
The French Atlantic Affair
Dr. Archady Clemens · (3 episodes)
7.0
1979
The Last Convertible
Dr. Wetherell · (3 episodes)
0.0
1979
Old Boyfriends
Dr. Hoffman
4.9
1979
The Paper Chase
Charles Kingsfield · (58 episodes)
7.6
1978
The Cheap Detective
Jasper Blubber
6.2
1978
Aspen
Joseph Merrill Drummond · (3 episodes)
6.0
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Myron Dunn · (6 episodes)
7.3
1977
The Displaced Person
Father Flynn
7.0
1977
Six Characters in Search of An Author
The Director
6.0
1976
Captains and the Kings
Judge Newell Chisholm · (8 episodes)
8.3
1976
St. Ives
Abner Procane
5.7
1976
The Adams Chronicles
Justice Gridley · (1 episode)
7.2
1976
The Bionic Woman
(3 episodes)
7.0
1976
Fear on Trial
Mike Collins
9.0
1975
Three Days of the Condor
Mr. Wabash
7.3
1975
Beyond the Horizon
Dr. Fawcett
0.0
1975
Rollerball
Bartholomew
6.2
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
6.4
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
Doctor Franklin · (1 episode)
7.2
1974
The Paper Chase
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
6.8
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1973
Great Performances
Dr.Fawcett · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Seven Days in May
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
7.2
1964
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Self
0.0
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Winston S. Churchill · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Chief Justice · (1 episode)
8.7
1951