John Houseman
Acting
Born: 1902-09-22 in Bucharest, Romania
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Houseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Great Performances
Dr.Fawcett
Great Performances
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
American Playhouse
Network Newscaster
The Six Million Dollar Man
Doctor Franklin
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Bionic Woman
227
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Silver Spoons
Grandfather Edward Stratton II
Noble House
Sir Geoffrey Allison
Marco Polo
Patriarca di Aquileia
The Winds of War
Aaron Jastrow
The Fog
Mr. Machen
The Adams Chronicles
Justice Gridley
The Paper Chase
Charles Kingsfield
Scrooged
Self
Three Days of the Condor
Mr. Wabash
Rollerball
Bartholomew
Captains and the Kings
Judge Newell Chisholm
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Olympic Gala
A.D.
Gamaliel
My Bodyguard
Dobbs
The Cheap Detective
Jasper Blubber
Wholly Moses
The Archangel
Ghost Story
Sears James
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Winston S. Churchill
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Chief Justice
The French Atlantic Affair
Dr. Archady Clemens
Another Woman
Marion's Father
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Seven Days in May
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel
The Last Convertible
Dr. Wetherell
St. Ives
Abner Procane
Lincoln
Gen. Winfield Scott
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Myron Dunn