John Houseman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-09-22
Day of Death
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
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)
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel
(1988)
Another Woman
as Marion's Father
(1985)
The Cradle Will Rock
as Self
(1983)
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Network Newscaster
(1983)
A Rose for Emily
as Narrator (voice)
(1982)
Murder by Phone
as Stanley Markowitz
(1981)
Ghost Story
as Sears James
(1981)
(1981)
Writing: Plain & Fancy
as Narrator
(1980)
The Fog
as Mr. Machen
(1980)
My Bodyguard
as Dobbs
(1980)
Wholly Moses
as The Archangel
(1980)
A Christmas Without Snow
as Ephraim Adams
(1980)
Gideon's Trumpet
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
(1980)
The Babysitter
as Dr. Lindquist
(1979)
Old Boyfriends
as Dr. Hoffman
(1978)
The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber
(1977)
The Displaced Person
as Father Flynn
(1976)
St. Ives
as Abner Procane
(1976)
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
(1975)
Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash
(1975)
Rollerball
as Bartholomew
(1975)
Fear on Trial
as Mike Collins
(1975)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Self
(1975)
Beyond the Horizon
as Dr. Fawcett
(1973)
The Paper Chase
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
(1964)
Seven Days in May
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
(1957)
(1938)
Too Much Johnson
as Duelist
Crew
(1983)
Choices of the Heart
Executive Producer
(1980)
Gideon's Trumpet
Executive Producer
(1966)
This Property Is Condemned
Producer
(1966)
Evening Primrose
Executive Producer
(1963)
In the Cool of the Day
Producer
(1962)
Two Weeks in Another Town
Producer
(1962)
All Fall Down
Producer
(1958)
The Nutcracker
Producer
(1956)
Lust for Life
Producer
(1955)
The Cobweb
Producer
(1955)
Moonfleet
Producer
(1954)
Her Twelve Men
Producer
(1954)
Executive Suite
Producer
(1953)
Julius Caesar
Producer
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Producer
(1952)
Holiday for Sinners
Producer
(1951)
On Dangerous Ground
Producer
(1951)
The Company She Keeps
Producer
(1949)
They Live by Night
Producer
(1948)
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Producer
(1946)
Miss Susie Slagle's
Associate Producer
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
Producer
(1945)
The Unseen
Associate Producer
(1943)
Jane Eyre
Screenplay
(1938)
Too Much Johnson
Producer