1902-09-22 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.
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American: An Odyssey to 1947 | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-20 |
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2014-12-12 |
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Too Much Johnson | Duelist | 2013-10-09 |
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Driving Instructor (uncredited) | 1988-12-02 |
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Bright Lights, Big City | Mr. Vogel | 1988-04-01 |
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Scrooged | Self | 1988-11-22 |
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Another Woman | Marion's Father | 1988-10-13 |
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The Cradle Will Rock | Self | 1985-08-16 |
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A Rose for Emily | Narrator (voice) | 1983-10-01 |
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The Skin of Our Teeth | Network Newscaster | 1983-01-18 |
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Murder by Phone | Stanley Markowitz | 1982-12-01 |
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Writing: Plain & Fancy | Narrator | 1981-11-24 |
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The New Deal for Artists | Self | 1981-07-06 |
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Ghost Story | Sears James | 1981-12-18 |
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My Bodyguard | Dobbs | 1980-07-11 |
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A Christmas Without Snow | Ephraim Adams | 1980-12-09 |
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The Babysitter | Dr. Lindquist | 1980-11-28 |
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Wholly Moses | The Archangel | 1980-06-13 |
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The Fog | Mr. Machen | 1980-02-01 |
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Gideon's Trumpet | Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator | 1980-04-30 |
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Old Boyfriends | Dr. Hoffman | 1979-03-22 |
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The Cheap Detective | Jasper Blubber | 1978-06-23 |
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The Displaced Person | Father Flynn | 1977-04-12 |
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Six Characters in Search of An Author | The Director | 1976-10-14 |
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St. Ives | Abner Procane | 1976-02-24 |
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself | Self | 1975-01-17 |
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Three Days of the Condor | Mr. Wabash | 1975-09-24 |
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Beyond the Horizon | Dr. Fawcett | 1975-07-17 |
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Rollerball | Bartholomew | 1975-06-25 |
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Fear on Trial | Mike Collins | 1975-10-02 |
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The Paper Chase | Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. | 1973-10-16 |
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Seven Days in May | Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited) | 1964-02-01 |
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Van Gogh: Darkness into Light | Self | 1957-09-17 |
