John Houseman
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-09-22 (86 years old)
Deathday
1988-10-31
Place of Birth
Bucharest, Romania
Also known As
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John Houseman
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 E...
Acting
1980
as Mr. Machen
1988
as Marion's Father
1975
as Bartholomew
1981
as Sears James
1975
as Mr. Wabash
1980
as The Archangel
1988
as Self
1978
as Jasper Blubber
1973
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
1976
as Abner Procane
1980
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
1980
as Ephraim Adams
1982
as Stanley Markowitz
1975
as Dr. Fawcett
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1983
as Network Newscaster
2013
as Duelist
1975
as Self
1964
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
1975
as Mike Collins
1977
as Father Flynn
1957
1980
as Dr. Lindquist
1988
as Mr. Vogel
1981
as Narrator
1988
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
1976
as The Director
1985
as Self
1979
as Dr. Hoffman
1983
as Narrator (voice)
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1981
as Self
1980
as Dobbs
Production
1948
as Producer
1943
as Screenplay
1951
as Producer
1952
as Producer
1951
as Producer
1949
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1980
as Executive Producer
1953
as Producer
1956
as Producer
1952
as Producer
1983
as Executive Producer
1966
as Producer
1955
as Producer
1946
as Associate Producer
1946
as Producer
1955
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1945
as Associate Producer
1966
as Executive Producer
1963
as Producer
2013
as Producer
1958
as Producer
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