Person Details

Birthday: 1902-09-22 04:26:06

Death: 1988-10-31 04:26:06

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania

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Movie Involvements: 48

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Six Million Dollar Man
Average
7

The Six Million Dollar Man

(1974) Doctor Franklin
The Fog
Average
7

The Fog

(1980) Mr. Machen
Three Days of the Condor
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7

Three Days of the Condor

(1975) Mr. Wabash
The Paper Chase
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8

The Paper Chase

(1978) Charles Kingsfield
Seven Days in May
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7

Seven Days in May

(1964) Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Ghost Story
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6

Ghost Story

(1981) Sears James
Rollerball
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6

Rollerball

(1975) Bartholomew
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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3

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self (archive footage)
2015 Self - 1980 Interviewee (archive footage)
2014 Self - Actor (archive footage)
2013 Duelist
1988 Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Self
Marion's Father
Mr. Vogel
Gen. Winfield Scott
N/A
1987 HImself
1985 N/A
Gamaliel
1983 Narrator (voice)
Aaron Jastrow
Network Newscaster
1982 Patriarca di Aquileia
Stanley Markowitz
Grandpa Stratton
N/A
1981 Sears James
N/A
1980 Ephraim Adams
Dr. Lindquist
Dobbs
The Archangel
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Mr. Machen
1979 Dr. Archady Clemens
Dr. Wetherell
Dr. Hoffman
1978 Charles Kingsfield
Jasper Blubber
1977 Myron Dunn
Father Flynn
1976 The Director
Abner Procane
N/A
1975 Mike Collins
Mr. Wabash
Dr. Fawcett
Bartholomew
Self
1974 Doctor Franklin
1973 Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Self
1971 Self
Dr.Fawcett
1968 Self - Guest
1964 Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
1957 Himself
1951 Chief Justice
Winston S. Churchill
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1943 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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