John Houseman
Age: N/A | From: Bucharest, Romania
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania
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Movie Involvements: 49
TV Involvements: 17
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
(1974) Doctor Franklin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1951) Chief Justice
The Paper Chase
(1978) Charles Kingsfield
The Winds of War
(1983) Aaron Jastrow
Captains and the Kings
(1976) Judge Newell Chisholm
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
(1977) Myron Dunn
A.D.
(1985) Gamaliel
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
(1987) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Self (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 | Self | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Gamaliel | ||
| 1983 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Aaron Jastrow | ||
| Network Newscaster | ||
| 1982 | Patriarca di Aquileia | |
| Stanley Markowitz | ||
| Grandpa Stratton | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | Sears James | |
| Narrator | ||
| 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 | Joseph Merrill Drummond | |
| Myron Dunn | ||
| Father Flynn | ||
| 1976 | The Director | |
| Judge Newell Chisholm | ||
| Abner Procane | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1975 | Mike Collins | |
| Mr. Wabash | ||
| Dr. Fawcett | ||
| Bartholomew | ||
| Self | ||
| 1974 | Doctor Franklin | |
| 1973 | Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. | |
| Self | ||
| 1971 | Dr.Fawcett | |
| Self | ||
| 1968 | Self - Guest | |
| 1964 | Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Himself | |
| 1951 | Winston S. Churchill | |
| Chief Justice | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Producer | |
| 1983 | Executive Producer | |
| 1980 | Executive Producer | |
| 1966 | Executive Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1963 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1962 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1956 | Producer | |
| 1955 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1954 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1953 | Producer | |
| 1952 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1951 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1949 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1948 | Producer | |
| 1946 | Producer | |
| Associate Producer | ||
| 1945 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
