John Houseman
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.
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Acted in
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
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
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
Lincoln
1988
as Gen. Winfield Scott
Noble House
1988
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
as Self
227
1985
The Cradle Will Rock
1985
as Self
A.D.
1985
as Gamaliel
A Rose for Emily
1983
as Narrator (voice)
The Winds of War
1983
as Aaron Jastrow
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983
as Network Newscaster
Marco Polo
1982
as Patriarca di Aquileia
Murder by Phone
1982
as Stanley Markowitz
Silver Spoons
1982
as Grandpa Stratton
American Playhouse
1982
Ghost Story
1981
as Sears James
Writing: Plain & Fancy
1981
as Narrator
The New Deal for Artists
1981
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
The Fog
1980
as Mr. Machen
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Dr. Archady Clemens
The Last Convertible
1979
as Dr. Wetherell
Old Boyfriends
1979
as Dr. Hoffman
The Paper Chase
1978
as Charles Kingsfield
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Jasper Blubber
Aspen
1977
as Joseph Merrill Drummond
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
as Myron Dunn
The Displaced Person
1977
as Father Flynn
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976
as The Director
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Judge Newell Chisholm
St. Ives
1976
as Abner Procane
The Adams Chronicles
1976
as Justice Gridley
The Bionic Woman
1976
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 Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Doctor Franklin
The Paper Chase
1973
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Dr.Fawcett
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Seven Days in May
1964
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Winston S. Churchill
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Chief Justice