Acting
John Houseman
EN, FR cinema · 62 credits
Born
22 September 1902
Died
31 October 1988 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Bucharest, Romania
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
Filmography
American: An Odyssey to 1947
as Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson
as Duelist (uncredited), Producer
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
as Self (archive)
Another Woman
as Marion's Father
Scrooged
as Self
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Network Newscaster
A Rose for Emily
as Narrator (voice)
Choices of the Heart
1983
Choices of the Heart
Executive Producer
Murder by Phone
as Stanley Markowitz
Ghost Story
as Sears James
Writing: Plain & Fancy
as Narrator
The Fog
as Mr. Machen
Wholly Moses
as The Archangel
Gideon's Trumpet
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator, Executive Producer
A Christmas Without Snow
as Ephraim Adams
The Babysitter
as Dr. Lindquist
My Bodyguard
as Dobbs
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Self - Host
Old Boyfriends
as Dr. Hoffman
The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber
The Displaced Person
as Father Flynn
St. Ives
as Abner Procane
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
Truman at Potsdam
1976
Truman at Potsdam
as Winston Churchill
Rollerball
as Bartholomew
Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash
Beyond the Horizon
as Dr. Fawcett
Fear on Trial
as Mike Collins
The Paper Chase
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Evening Primrose
Executive Producer
Seven Days in May
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
All Fall Down
Producer
The Nutcracker
Producer
Lust for Life
Producer
The Cobweb
Producer
Moonfleet
Producer
Her Twelve Men
Producer
Executive Suite
Producer
Julius Caesar
Producer
Holiday for Sinners
Producer
On Dangerous Ground
Producer
They Live by Night
Producer
Miss Susie Slagle's
Associate Producer
The Blue Dahlia
Producer
The Unseen
Associate Producer
Jane Eyre
Screenplay