John Houseman

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-09-22

Deathday

1988-10-31 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Bucharest, Romania

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.

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Known For

The Fog
6.7%

The Fog

Feb 7, 1980

Scrooged
6.8%

Scrooged

Nov 22, 1988

Three Days of the Condor
7.3%

Three Days of the Condor

Sep 24, 1975

Rollerball
6.3%

Rollerball

Jun 25, 1975

Another Woman
6.8%

Another Woman

Oct 13, 1988

The Bionic Woman
7.0%

The Bionic Woman

Jan 14, 1976

Seven Days in May
7.3%

Seven Days in May

Feb 1, 1964

Ghost Story
6.0%

Ghost Story

Dec 18, 1981

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Acting

2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self (archive footage)
2022
American: An Odyssey to 1947 as Self (archive footage)
2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self (archive footage)
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
1988
Scrooged as Self
1988
Another Woman as Marion's Father
1988
Bright Lights, Big City as Mr. Vogel
1988
Lincoln as Gen. Winfield Scott
1988
Noble House
1987
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood as Self
1985
227
1985
The Cradle Will Rock as Self
1985
A.D. as Gamaliel
1983
A Rose for Emily as Narrator (voice)
1983
The Winds of War as Aaron Jastrow
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth as Network Newscaster
1982
Marco Polo as Patriarca di Aquileia
1982
Murder by Phone as Stanley Markowitz
1982
Silver Spoons as Grandpa Stratton
1982
American Playhouse
1981
Ghost Story as Sears James
1981
Writing: Plain & Fancy as Narrator
1981
The New Deal for Artists
1980
A Christmas Without Snow as Ephraim Adams
1980
The Babysitter as Dr. Lindquist
1980
My Bodyguard as Dobbs
1980
Wholly Moses as The Archangel
1980
Gideon's Trumpet as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
1980
The Fog as Mr. Machen
1979
The French Atlantic Affair as Dr. Archady Clemens
1979
The Last Convertible as Dr. Wetherell
1979
Old Boyfriends as Dr. Hoffman
1978
The Paper Chase as Charles Kingsfield
1978
The Cheap Detective as Jasper Blubber
1977
Aspen as Joseph Merrill Drummond
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors as Myron Dunn
1977
The Displaced Person as Father Flynn
1976
Six Characters in Search of An Author as The Director
1976
Captains and the Kings as Judge Newell Chisholm
1976
St. Ives as Abner Procane
1976
The Adams Chronicles as Justice Gridley
1976
The Bionic Woman
1975
Fear on Trial as Mike Collins
1975
Three Days of the Condor as Mr. Wabash
1975
Beyond the Horizon as Dr. Fawcett
1975
Rollerball as Bartholomew
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself as Self
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Doctor Franklin
1973
The Paper Chase as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1971
Great Performances as Dr.Fawcett
1971
Great Performances as Self
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1964
Seven Days in May as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
1957
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light as Self
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Winston S. Churchill
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Chief Justice
1938
Too Much Johnson as Duelist

Production

1983
Choices of the Heart as Executive Producer
1980
Gideon's Trumpet as Executive Producer
1966
Evening Primrose as Executive Producer
1966
This Property Is Condemned as Producer
1963
The Great Adventure as Producer
1963
In the Cool of the Day as Producer
1962
Two Weeks in Another Town as Producer
1962
All Fall Down as Producer
1958
The Nutcracker as Producer
1956
Lust for Life as Producer
1955
Moonfleet as Producer
1955
The Cobweb as Producer
1954
Her Twelve Men as Producer
1954
Executive Suite as Producer
1953
Julius Caesar as Producer
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful as Producer
1952
Holiday for Sinners as Producer
1951
On Dangerous Ground as Producer
1951
The Company She Keeps as Producer
1949
They Live by Night as Producer
1949
Fireside Theater as Producer
1948
Letter from an Unknown Woman as Producer
1946
The Blue Dahlia as Producer
1946
Miss Susie Slagle's as Associate Producer
1945
The Unseen as Associate Producer
1938
Too Much Johnson as Producer

Writing

1943
Jane Eyre as Screenplay
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