John Houseman
Acting • Born 1902-09-22 – Died 1988-10-31
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.
Filmography
62 credits
The Fog
Movie • 1980
Mr. Machen
Another Woman
Movie • 1988
Marion's Father
Rollerball
Movie • 1975
Bartholomew
Ghost Story
Movie • 1981
Sears James
Three Days of the Condor
Movie • 1975
Mr. Wabash
Wholly Moses
Movie • 1980
The Archangel
Scrooged
Movie • 1988
Self
The Cheap Detective
Movie • 1978
Jasper Blubber
The Paper Chase
Movie • 1973
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
St. Ives
Movie • 1976
Abner Procane
Gideon's Trumpet
Movie • 1980
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
A Christmas Without Snow
Movie • 1980
Ephraim Adams
Murder by Phone
Movie • 1982
Stanley Markowitz
Beyond the Horizon
Movie • 1975
Dr. Fawcett
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Skin of Our Teeth
Movie • 1983
Network Newscaster
Too Much Johnson
Movie • 1938
Duelist
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Movie • 1975
Self
Seven Days in May
Movie • 1964
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Fear on Trial
Movie • 1975
Mike Collins
The Displaced Person
Movie • 1977
Father Flynn
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Movie • 1957
Self
The Babysitter
Movie • 1980
Dr. Lindquist
Bright Lights, Big City
Movie • 1988
Mr. Vogel
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Movie • 1981
Narrator
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie • 1988
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Movie • 1976
The Director
The Cradle Will Rock
Movie • 1985
Self
Old Boyfriends
Movie • 1979
Dr. Hoffman
A Rose for Emily
Movie • 1983
Narrator (voice)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Movie • 2014
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The New Deal for Artists
Movie • 1981
Self
My Bodyguard
Movie • 1980
Dobbs
Truman at Potsdam
Movie • 1976
Winston Churchill
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
Movie • 1984
The Bionic Woman
TV • 1976
227
TV • 1985
Lincoln
TV • 1988
Gen. Winfield Scott
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Winston S. Churchill
American Playhouse
TV • 1982
Noble House
TV • 1988
Sir Geoffrey Allison
The Paper Chase
TV • 1978
Charles Kingsfield
The Winds of War
TV • 1983
Aaron Jastrow
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
TV • 1977
Myron Dunn
Captains and the Kings
TV • 1976
Judge Newell Chisholm
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
The French Atlantic Affair
TV • 1979
Dr. Archady Clemens
The Last Convertible
TV • 1979
Dr. Wetherell
A.D.
TV • 1985
Gamaliel
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Chief Justice
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV • 1974
Doctor Franklin
Aspen
TV • 1977
Joseph Merrill Drummond
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
TV • 1987
Self
Marco Polo
TV • 1982
Patriarca di Aquileia
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Dr.Fawcett
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
The Adams Chronicles
TV • 1976
Justice Gridley
Silver Spoons
TV • 1982
Grandfather Edward Stratton II
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Film '72
TV • 1971
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee