John Houseman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-09-22

Day of death

1988-10-31 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Bucharest, Romania

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.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • 227

    227

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

  • Silver Spoons

    Silver Spoons

  • The Paper Chase

    The Paper Chase

  • The Fog

    The Fog

  • Three Days of the Condor

    Three Days of the Condor

  • Scrooged

    Scrooged

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Rollerball

    Rollerball

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • Fear on Trial

    Fear on Trial

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • The Winds of War

    The Winds of War

  • My Bodyguard

    My Bodyguard

  • Wholly Moses

    Wholly Moses

  • Bright Lights, Big City

    Bright Lights, Big City

  • Captains and the Kings

    Captains and the Kings

  • The Cradle Will Rock

    The Cradle Will Rock

  • A Rose for Emily

    A Rose for Emily

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Seven Days in May

    Seven Days in May

  • The French Atlantic Affair

    The French Atlantic Affair

  • The Displaced Person

    The Displaced Person

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

    Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

  • Noble House

    Noble House

  • St. Ives

    St. Ives

  • A Christmas Without Snow

    A Christmas Without Snow

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

    The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

  • The Adams Chronicles

    The Adams Chronicles

  • Murder by Phone

    Murder by Phone

  • Washington: Behind Closed Doors

    Washington: Behind Closed Doors

  • Beyond the Horizon

    Beyond the Horizon

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Old Boyfriends

    Old Boyfriends

  • The Last Convertible

    The Last Convertible

  • Aspen

    Aspen

  • The Paper Chase

    The Paper Chase

  • Gideon's Trumpet

    Gideon's Trumpet

  • Too Much Johnson

    Too Much Johnson

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • The Babysitter

    The Babysitter

  • American: An Odyssey to 1947

    American: An Odyssey to 1947

  • The Skin of Our Teeth

    The Skin of Our Teeth

  • The New Deal for Artists

    The New Deal for Artists

  • I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

  • Writing: Plain & Fancy

    Writing: Plain & Fancy

  • Six Characters in Search of An Author

    Six Characters in Search of An Author