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John Houseman

Actor, Writer, Producer
Born September 22, 1902Died October 31, 1988 (86 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Too Much Johnson
  • Old Boyfriends
  • A Christmas Without Snow
  • The Displaced Person
Known For
  • Citizen Kane
  • The Bad and the Beautiful
  • Julius Caesar
  • Rollerball
  • Three Days of the Condor
  • The Fog
  • The Blue Dahlia
  • They Live by Night
  • Letter from an Unknown Woman
  • This Property Is Condemned
  • The Paper Chase
  • On Dangerous Ground
  • Moonfleet
  • Jane Eyre
  • Two Weeks in Another Town
  • Ghost Story
  • All Fall Down
  • Executive Suite
  • The Cobweb
  • Another Woman
  • The Paper Chase
  • St. Ives
  • Gideon's Trumpet
  • The Winds of War

Filmography

2000
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
1988
Another Woman · as Marion's Father
1988
Bright Lights, Big City · as Mr. Vogel
1988
Gore Vidal's Lincoln (TV Series) · as Gen. Winfield Scott
1988
Noble House (TV Series)
1985
227 (TV Series)
1985
A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Series) · as Gamaliel
1984
1983
A Rose for Emily · as Narrator (voice)
1983
The Winds of War (TV Series) · as Aaron Jastrow
1982
Marco Polo (TV Series) · as Patriarca Di Aquileia
1982
Silver Spoons (TV Series) · as Grandpa Stratton
1982
Murder by Phone · as Stanley Markowitz
1982
Roses in December · as Narrator
1981
Ghost Story · as Sears James
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series)
1980
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 (TV Series) · as Dr. Archady Clemens
1979
The Last Convertible (TV Series) · as Dr. Wetherell
1979
The Associates (1979) (TV Series) · as Professor Kingsfield
1979
Old Boyfriends · as Dr. Hoffman
1979
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Host (1980-1984)
1978
Mork & Mindy (TV Series) · as Milt
1978
The Paper Chase (TV Series) · as Charles Kingsfield
1978
The Cheap Detective · as Jasper Blubber
1977
Aspen (TV Series) · as Joseph Merrill Drummond
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Series) · as Myron Dunn
1977
Our Town · as Professor Willard
1977
1976
1976
1976
Captains and the Kings (TV Series) · as Judge Newell Chisholm
1976
St. Ives · as Abner Procane
1976
The Adams Chronicles (TV Series) · as Justice Gridley
1976
The Bionic Woman (TV Series)
1975
Fear on Trial · as Mike Collins
1975
Three Days of the Condor · as Mr. Wabash
1975
Rollerball · as Bartholomew
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Doctor Franklin
1973
The Paper Chase · as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
1971
Great Performances (TV Series) · as Dr.fawcett
1964
Seven Days in May · as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Winston S. Churchill
1938

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