John Houseman
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday22 September 1902
Died31 October 1988 (age 86)
Place of birthBucharest, Romania
Known credits89
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…
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson
2013 · Duelist (uncredited)
Too Much Johnson
2013 · Producer
Les messages de Fritz Lang
2003 · Himself
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002 · Self (archive)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 · Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Scrooged
1988 · Self
Another Woman
1988 · Marion's Father
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 · Mr. Vogel
Lincoln
1988 · Gen. Winfield Scott
Noble House
1988 · Sir Geoffrey Allison
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
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1985
The Cradle Will Rock
1985 · Self
A.D.
1985 · Gamaliel
Olympic Gala
1984
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
Choices of the Heart
1983 · Executive Producer
A Rose for Emily
1983 · Narrator (voice)
The Winds of War
1983 · Aaron Jastrow
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983 · Network Newscaster
Marco Polo
1982 · Patriarca di Aquileia
Murder by Phone
1982 · Stanley Markowitz
Silver Spoons
1982 · Grandfather Edward Stratton II
American Playhouse
1982 · Network Newscaster
Ghost Story
1981 · Sears James
Writing: Plain & Fancy
1981 · Narrator
The New Deal for Artists
1981 · Self
A Christmas Without Snow
1980 · Ephraim Adams
The Babysitter
1980 · Dr. Lindquist
My Bodyguard
1980 · Dobbs
Wholly Moses
1980 · The Archangel
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · Executive Producer
The Fog
1980 · Mr. Machen
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1980 · Self - Host
The French Atlantic Affair
1979 · Dr. Archady Clemens
The Last Convertible
1979 · Dr. Wetherell
Old Boyfriends
1979 · Dr. Hoffman
The Paper Chase
1978 · Charles Kingsfield
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Jasper Blubber
Aspen
1977 · Joseph Merrill Drummond
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977 · Myron Dunn
The Displaced Person
1977 · Father Flynn
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976 · The Director
Captains and the Kings
1976 · Judge Newell Chisholm
Truman at Potsdam
1976 · Winston Churchill
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