Acting · Bucharest, Romania · Born September 22, 1902
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.
MovieAmerican: An Odyssey to 1947
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MovieToo Much Johnson
2013
as Duelist
MovieTales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
as Self (archive)
MovieThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
MovieScrooged
1988
as Self
MovieAnother Woman
1988
as Marion's Father
MovieBright Lights, Big City
1988
as Mr. Vogel
TVLincoln
1988
as Gen. Winfield Scott
TVNoble House
1988
as Sir Geoffrey Allison
TVThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
as Self
TV227
1985
MovieThe Cradle Will Rock
1985
as Self
TVA.D.
1985
as Gamaliel
MovieThe Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
MovieA Rose for Emily
1983
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Winds of War
1983
as Aaron Jastrow
MovieThe Skin of Our Teeth
1983
as Network Newscaster
TVMarco Polo
1982
as Patriarca di Aquileia
MovieMurder by Phone
1982
as Stanley Markowitz
TVSilver Spoons
1982
as Grandfather Edward Stratton II
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Network Newscaster
MovieGhost Story
1981
as Sears James
MovieWriting: Plain & Fancy
1981
as Narrator
MovieThe New Deal for Artists
1981
as Self
MovieA Christmas Without Snow
1980
as Ephraim Adams
MovieThe Babysitter
1980
as Dr. Lindquist
MovieMy Bodyguard
1980
as Dobbs
MovieWholly Moses
1980
as The Archangel
MovieGideon's Trumpet
1980
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
MovieThe Fog
1980
as Mr. Machen
TVThe French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Dr. Archady Clemens
TVThe Last Convertible
1979
as Dr. Wetherell
MovieOld Boyfriends
1979
as Dr. Hoffman
TVThe Paper Chase
1978
as Charles Kingsfield
MovieThe Cheap Detective
1978
as Jasper Blubber
TVAspen
1977
as Joseph Merrill Drummond
TVWashington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
as Myron Dunn
MovieThe Displaced Person
1977
as Father Flynn
MovieSix Characters in Search of An Author
1976
as The Director
TVCaptains and the Kings
1976
as Judge Newell Chisholm
Truman at Potsdam
1976
as Winston Churchill
MovieSt. Ives
1976
as Abner Procane
TVThe Adams Chronicles
1976
as Justice Gridley
TVThe Bionic Woman
1976
MovieFear on Trial
1975
as Mike Collins
MovieThree Days of the Condor
1975
as Mr. Wabash
MovieBeyond the Horizon
1975
as Dr. Fawcett
MovieRollerball
1975
as Bartholomew
MovieI'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
as Self
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Doctor Franklin
MovieThe Paper Chase
1973
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Dr.Fawcett
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieSeven Days in May
1964
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Winston S. Churchill
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
