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Director
John Houseman
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 11783
IMDb ID: nm0002144
Known for: Acting
Born: September 22, 1902
Died: October 31, 1988
Age: 86
Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1943 - 2022
Years active: 80
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q315734
Frequent jobs
Producer (20)Associate Producer (2)Executive Producer (2)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Houseman.
Producer
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948 • Movie
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Seven Days in May
1964 • Movie
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 • Movie
Producer
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 • Movie
as Mr. Wabash
Three Days of the Condor
1975 • Movie
Producer
Lust for Life
1956 • Movie
Producer
Julius Caesar
1953 • Movie
Screenplay
Jane Eyre
1943 • Movie
Producer
They Live by Night
1949 • Movie
as Marion's Father
Another Woman
1988 • Movie
as Self
Scrooged
1988 • Movie
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
The Paper Chase
1973 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Houseman.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Houseman.
Screenplay
Jane Eyre
1943 • Movie
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 • Movie
as Mr. Machen
The Fog
1980 • Movie
as Mr. Wabash
Three Days of the Condor
1975 • Movie
as Self
Scrooged
1988 • Movie
as Dobbs
My Bodyguard
1980 • Movie
Producer
Julius Caesar
1953 • Movie
Producer
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 • Movie
as Dr. Hoffman
Old Boyfriends
1979 • Movie
Executive Producer
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 • Movie
as Bartholomew
Rollerball
1975 • Movie
Producer
The Blue Dahlia
1946 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Houseman.
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944 • Series
as Dr.Fawcett • 1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Network Newscaster • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Doctor Franklin • 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 • Series
as Grandfather Edward Stratton II • 14 eps
Silver Spoons
1982 • Series
3 eps
The Bionic Woman
1976 • Series
1 eps
227
1985 • Series
Producer • 26 eps
The Great Adventure
1963 • Series
as Charles Kingsfield • 58 eps
The Paper Chase
1978 • Series
as Aaron Jastrow • 7 eps
The Winds of War
1983 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Houseman.
Producer
Too Much Johnson
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 • Movie
Executive Producer
Evening Primrose
1966 • Movie
Producer
This Property Is Condemned
1966 • Movie
Producer
In the Cool of the Day
1963 • Movie
Producer
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 • Movie
Producer
All Fall Down
1962 • Movie
Producer
The Nutcracker
1958 • Movie
Producer
Lust for Life
1956 • Movie
Producer
Moonfleet
1955 • Movie
Producer
The Cobweb
1955 • Movie
Producer
Her Twelve Men
1954 • Movie
Producer
Executive Suite
1954 • Movie
Producer
Julius Caesar
1953 • Movie
Producer
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 • Movie
Producer
Holiday for Sinners
1952 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Houseman.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Houseman.
as Self (archive footage)
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 • Movie
as Duelist
Too Much Johnson
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive)
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002 • Movie
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 • Movie
as Self
Scrooged
1988 • Movie
as Marion's Father
Another Woman
1988 • Movie
as Mr. Vogel
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 • Movie
as Self
The Cradle Will Rock
1985 • Movie
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
A Rose for Emily
1983 • Movie
as Network Newscaster
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Houseman.
as Gen. Winfield Scott • 2 eps
Lincoln
1988 • Series
as Sir Geoffrey Allison • 4 eps
Noble House
1988 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 • Series
1 eps
227
1985 • Series
as Gamaliel • 5 eps
A.D.
1985 • Series
as Aaron Jastrow • 7 eps
The Winds of War
1983 • Series
as Patriarca di Aquileia • 1 eps
Marco Polo
1982 • Series
as Grandfather Edward Stratton II • 14 eps
Silver Spoons
1982 • Series
as Network Newscaster • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Dr. Archady Clemens • 3 eps
The French Atlantic Affair
1979 • Series
as Dr. Wetherell • 3 eps
The Last Convertible
1979 • Series
as Charles Kingsfield • 58 eps
The Paper Chase
1978 • Series