John Houseman
Birthday
1902/09/22
Day of death
1988/10/31 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bucharest, Romania
Also know as
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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 seri...Read more
Acting
(1980) The Fog
as Mr. Machen
(1988) Another Woman
as Marion's Father
(1975) Rollerball
as Bartholomew
(1981) Ghost Story
as Sears James
(1975) Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash
(1980) Wholly Moses
as The Archangel
(1988) Scrooged
as Self
(1978) The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber
(1973) The Paper Chase
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
(1976) St. Ives
as Abner Procane
(1980) Gideon's Trumpet
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
(1980) A Christmas Without Snow
as Ephraim Adams
(1982) Murder by Phone
as Stanley Markowitz
(1975) Beyond the Horizon
as Dr. Fawcett
(2022) American: An Odyssey to 1947
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) The Skin of Our Teeth
as Network Newscaster
(2013) Too Much Johnson
as Duelist
(1975) I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Self
(1964) Seven Days in May
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
(1975) Fear on Trial
as Mike Collins
(1977) The Displaced Person
as Father Flynn
(1957) Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
as Self
(1980) The Babysitter
as Dr. Lindquist
(2018) Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel
(1981) Writing: Plain & Fancy
as Narrator
(1988) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
(1976) Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
(1985) The Cradle Will Rock
as Self
(1979) Old Boyfriends
as Dr. Hoffman
(1983) A Rose for Emily
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(1981) The New Deal for Artists
as ---
(1980) My Bodyguard
as Dobbs
(2024) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) The Bionic Woman
as ---
(1985) 227
as ---
(1988) Lincoln
as Gen. Winfield Scott
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Winston S. Churchill
(1982) American Playhouse
as ---
(1988) Noble House
as ---
(1978) The Paper Chase
as Charles Kingsfield
(1983) The Winds of War
as Aaron Jastrow
(1977) Washington: Behind Closed Doors
as Myron Dunn
(1976) Captains and the Kings
as Judge Newell Chisholm
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1979) The French Atlantic Affair
as Dr. Archady Clemens
(1982) Silver Spoons
as Grandpa Stratton
(1979) The Last Convertible
as Dr. Wetherell
(1985) A.D.
as Gamaliel
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Chief Justice
(1974) The Six Million Dollar Man
as Doctor Franklin
(1977) Aspen
as Joseph Merrill Drummond
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1987) The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
(1982) Marco Polo
as Patriarca di Aquileia
(1971) Great Performances
as Dr.Fawcett
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1976) The Adams Chronicles
as Justice Gridley