John Houseman
Acting
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.
Born: September 22, 1902
Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
as Self
as Marion's Father
as Mr. Vogel
as Gen. Winfield Scott
as Sir Geoffrey Allison
as Self
as Gamaliel
as Narrator (voice)
as Aaron Jastrow
as Network Newscaster
as Patriarca di Aquileia
as Stanley Markowitz
as Grandfather Edward Stratton II
as Sears James
as Narrator
as Self
as Ephraim Adams
as Dr. Lindquist
as Dobbs
as The Archangel
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
as Mr. Machen
as Dr. Archady Clemens
as Dr. Wetherell
as Dr. Hoffman
as Charles Kingsfield
as Jasper Blubber
as Joseph Merrill Drummond
as Myron Dunn
as Father Flynn
as The Director
as Judge Newell Chisholm
as Abner Procane
as Justice Gridley
as Mike Collins
as Mr. Wabash
as Dr. Fawcett
as Bartholomew
as Self
as Doctor Franklin
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
as Self
as Dr.Fawcett
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
as Self
as Winston S. Churchill
as Chief Justice
as Duelist