John Houseman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1902
- Died
- October 31, 1988
- Birthplace
- Bucharest, Romania
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.
Filmography
American: An Odyssey to 1947 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson 2013
as Duelist (uncredited), Producer
Les messages de Fritz Lang 2003
as Himself
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' 2002
as Self (archive)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Scrooged 1988
as Self
Another Woman 1988
as Marion's Father
Bright Lights, Big City 1988
as Mr. Vogel
The Cradle Will Rock 1985
as Self
- Olympic Gala
Olympic Gala 1984
Actor
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War 1984
Actor
- Choices of the Heart
Choices of the Heart 1983
Executive Producer
A Rose for Emily 1983
as Narrator (voice)
The Skin of Our Teeth 1983
as Network Newscaster
Murder by Phone 1982
as Stanley Markowitz
Ghost Story 1981
as Sears James
Writing: Plain & Fancy 1981
as Narrator
A Christmas Without Snow 1980
as Ephraim Adams
The Babysitter 1980
as Dr. Lindquist
My Bodyguard 1980
as Dobbs
Wholly Moses 1980
as The Archangel
Gideon's Trumpet 1980
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator, Executive Producer
The Fog 1980
as Mr. Machen
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1980
as Self - Host
Old Boyfriends 1979
as Dr. Hoffman
The Cheap Detective 1978
as Jasper Blubber
The Displaced Person 1977
as Father Flynn
Six Characters in Search of An Author 1976
as The Director
The New Deal for Artists 1976
as Self
- Truman at Potsdam
Truman at Potsdam 1976
as Winston Churchill
St. Ives 1976
as Abner Procane
Fear on Trial 1975
as Mike Collins
Three Days of the Condor 1975
as Mr. Wabash
Beyond the Horizon 1975
as Dr. Fawcett
Rollerball 1975
as Bartholomew
I'm a Stranger Here Myself 1975
as Self
The Paper Chase 1973
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Evening Primrose 1966
Executive Producer
This Property Is Condemned 1966
Producer
Seven Days in May 1964
as 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
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light 1957
as 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
Credits from TMDB.