John Houseman
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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Films (62)
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), 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
The Cradle Will Rock
1985 · Self
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 Skin of Our Teeth
1983 · Network Newscaster
Murder by Phone
1982 · Stanley Markowitz
Ghost Story
1981 · Sears James
Writing: Plain & Fancy
1981 · Narrator
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, Executive Producer
The Fog
1980 · Mr. Machen
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1980 · Self - Host
Old Boyfriends
1979 · Dr. Hoffman
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Jasper Blubber
The Displaced Person
1977 · Father Flynn
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976 · The Director
The New Deal for Artists
1976 · Self
Truman at Potsdam
1976 · Winston Churchill
St. Ives
1976 · Abner Procane
Fear on Trial
1975 · Mike Collins
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Mr. Wabash
Beyond the Horizon
1975 · Dr. Fawcett
Rollerball
1975 · Bartholomew
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975 · Self
The Paper Chase
1973 · Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Evening Primrose
1966 · Executive Producer
This Property Is Condemned
1966 · Producer
Seven Days in May
1964 · Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
In the Cool of the Day
1963 · Producer
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 · Producer
All Fall Down
1962 · Producer
The Nutcracker
1958 · Producer
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957 · Self
Lust for Life
1956 · Producer
Moonfleet
1955 · Producer
The Cobweb
1955 · Producer
Her Twelve Men
1954 · Producer
Executive Suite
1954 · Producer
Julius Caesar
1953 · Producer
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Producer
Holiday for Sinners
1952 · Producer
On Dangerous Ground
1951 · Producer
The Company She Keeps
1951 · Producer
They Live by Night
1949 · Producer
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948 · Producer
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Producer
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 · Associate Producer
The Unseen
1945 · Associate Producer
Jane Eyre
1943 · Screenplay
Séries (29)
Lincoln
1988 · Gen. Winfield Scott
Noble House
1988 · Sir Geoffrey Allison
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
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1985
A.D.
1985 · Gamaliel
The Winds of War
1983 · Aaron Jastrow
Marco Polo
1982 · Patriarca di Aquileia
Silver Spoons
1982 · Grandfather Edward Stratton II
American Playhouse
1982 · Network Newscaster
The French Atlantic Affair
1979 · Dr. Archady Clemens
The Last Convertible
1979 · Dr. Wetherell
Mork & Mindy
1978 · Milt (voice)
The Paper Chase
1978 · Charles Kingsfield
The South Bank Show
1978
Aspen
1977 · Joseph Merrill Drummond
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977 · Myron Dunn
Captains and the Kings
1976 · Judge Newell Chisholm
The Adams Chronicles
1976 · Justice Gridley
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Doctor Franklin
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Film '72
1971 · Self
Great Performances
1971 · Dr.Fawcett, Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The Great Adventure
1963 · Producer
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Winston S. Churchill, Chief Justice
Fireside Theater
1949 · Producer
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee