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 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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — Driving Instructor (uncredited)
2. The Fog (1980) — Mr. Machen
3. Scrooged (1988) — Self
4. Three Days of the Condor (1975) — Mr. Wabash
5. Rollerball (1975) — Bartholomew
6. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Doctor Franklin
7. Another Woman (1988) — Marion's Father
8. The Bionic Woman (1976)
9. Seven Days in May (1964) — Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
10. Ghost Story (1981) — Sears James
11. Bright Lights, Big City (1988) — Mr. Vogel
12. My Bodyguard (1980) — Dobbs
13. The Paper Chase (1973) — Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
14. The Cheap Detective (1978) — Jasper Blubber
15. St. Ives (1976) — Abner Procane
16. Silver Spoons (1982) — Grandfather Edward Stratton II
17. Noble House (1988) — Sir Geoffrey Allison
18. The Winds of War (1983) — Aaron Jastrow
19. 227 (1985)
20. Wholly Moses (1980) — The Archangel
21. Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) — Self - Actor (archive footage)
22. Marco Polo (1982) — Patriarca di Aquileia
23. Too Much Johnson (2013) — Duelist
24. Great Performances (1971) — Dr.Fawcett
25. Murder by Phone (1982) — Stanley Markowitz
26. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
27. Old Boyfriends (1979) — Dr. Hoffman
28. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
29. The Babysitter (1980) — Dr. Lindquist
30. Gideon's Trumpet (1980) — Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
31. A.D. (1985) — Gamaliel
32. A Christmas Without Snow (1980) — Ephraim Adams
33. Lincoln (1988) — Gen. Winfield Scott
34. The Paper Chase (1978) — Charles Kingsfield
35. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
36. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Winston S. Churchill
37. American Playhouse (1982) — Network Newscaster
38. The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1984)
39. I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975) — Self
40. Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) — Self (archive)