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.
Known For
Credits
- 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)
- 2013 · Too Much Johnson as Duelist
- 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 as
- 1987 · The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood as Self
- 1985 · 227 as
- 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 as
- 1981 · Ghost Story as Sears James
- 1981 · Writing: Plain & Fancy as Narrator
- 1981 · The New Deal for Artists as
- 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 as
- 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