John Houseman1902 - 1988

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Actor

Popularity

1.7

Famous

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.

Credits

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

2024

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

8.1
3.2
American: An Odyssey to 1947
American: An Odyssey to 1947

2022

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0.6
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

7.9
2.3
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

Documentary

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.7
1.8
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

Comedy • Crime

as Driving Instructor (uncredited)

7.3
7.6
Scrooged
Scrooged

1988

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Self

6.8
4.7
Another Woman
Another Woman

1988

Drama

as Marion's Father

6.8
0.8
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City

1988

Drama • Romance

as Mr. Vogel

5.7
0.8
The Cradle Will Rock
0.7
A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily

1983

Drama • Horror • Mystery

as Narrator (voice)

6
0.7
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth

1983

as Network Newscaster

10
0.8
Murder by Phone
Murder by Phone

1982

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Stanley Markowitz

5.3
0.9
Ghost Story
Ghost Story

1981

Drama • Horror • Thriller

as Sears James

6
1.5
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Writing: Plain & Fancy

1981

Documentary

as Narrator

0.5
The New Deal for Artists
0.8
A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow

1980

Drama • Family • Romance • TV Movie

as Ephraim Adams

5.6
1.1
The Babysitter
The Babysitter

1980

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Dr. Lindquist

5.6
0.8
My Bodyguard
My Bodyguard

1980

Comedy • Drama • Family

as Dobbs

6.3
1.9
Wholly Moses
Wholly Moses

1980

Comedy

as The Archangel

4.7
1.8
Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet

1980

Crime • Drama • History • TV Movie

as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

6.2
1
The Fog
The Fog

1980

Horror

as Mr. Machen

6.7
5.4
Old Boyfriends
Old Boyfriends

1979

Drama

as Dr. Hoffman

5
0.5
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective

1978

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Jasper Blubber

6.2
2.3
The Displaced Person
The Displaced Person

1977

Drama • TV Movie

as Father Flynn

7
0.6
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Six Characters in Search of An Author

1976

Drama • TV Movie

as The Director

6
0.5
St. Ives
St. Ives

1976

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Abner Procane

5.7
1.9
Fear on Trial
Fear on Trial

1975

Drama • TV Movie

as Mike Collins

9
1.2
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor

1975

Mystery • Thriller

as Mr. Wabash

7.3
4.6
Beyond the Horizon
Beyond the Horizon

1975

Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Fawcett

0.5
Rollerball
Rollerball

1975

Action • Science Fiction

as Bartholomew

6.2
1.3
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself

1975

Documentary

as Self

6.4
0.2
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase

1973

Drama

as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

6.8
0.9
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May

1964

Drama • Thriller

as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

7.3
1.3
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

1957

Documentary

as Self

0.9
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson

1938

Comedy

as Duelist

5.3
0.7

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