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John Houseman

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 22, 1902 (Died at 86)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthBucharest, Romania
Career Span1943 – 1988
Known Credits84 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.2

John Houseman

Total Works

84

58 movies • 26 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7.3
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
The Fog
6.7
The Fog
1980•movie
as Mr. Machen
Scrooged
6.8
Scrooged
1988•movie
as Self
Three Days of the Condor
7.3
as Mr. Wabash

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 84 titles featuring John Houseman

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7.3

as Driving Instructor (uncredited)

The Fog
6.7
The Fog
1980•movie

as Mr. Machen

Scrooged
6.8
Scrooged
1988•movie

as Self

Three Days of the Condor
7.3

as Mr. Wabash

Rollerball
6.3
Rollerball
1975•movie

as Bartholomew

The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3
1 eps

as Doctor Franklin

Letter from an Unknown Woman
7.8

Role: Producer

The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3

Role: Producer

Another Woman
6.8
Another Woman
1988•movie

as Marion's Father

The Bionic Woman
7.0
3 eps
The Bionic Woman
1976•series
Julius Caesar
7.1
Julius Caesar
1953•movie

Role: Producer

Seven Days in May
7.4
Seven Days in May
1964•movie

as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

Lust for Life
7.2
Lust for Life
1956•movie

Role: Producer

They Live by Night
6.8
They Live by Night
1949•movie

Role: Producer

Ghost Story
6.0
Ghost Story
1981•movie

as Sears James

The Blue Dahlia
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946•movie

Role: Producer

On Dangerous Ground
6.6

Role: Producer

Jane Eyre
6.9
Jane Eyre
1943•movie

Role: Screenplay

Bright Lights, Big City
5.7

as Mr. Vogel

My Bodyguard
6.4
My Bodyguard
1980•movie

as Dobbs

Moonfleet
6.5
Moonfleet
1955•movie

Role: Producer

The Paper Chase
6.8
The Paper Chase
1973•movie

as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

The Cheap Detective
6.4

as Jasper Blubber

This Property Is Condemned
6.4

Role: Producer

Executive Suite
7.0
Executive Suite
1954•movie

Role: Producer

St. Ives
5.8
St. Ives
1976•movie

as Abner Procane

Two Weeks in Another Town
5.9

Role: Producer

Silver Spoons
6.3
14 eps
Silver Spoons
1982•series

as Grandfather Edward Stratton II

Noble House
7.1
4 eps
Noble House
1988•series

as Sir Geoffrey Allison

The Winds of War
7.3
7 eps
The Winds of War
1983•series

as Aaron Jastrow

227
6.9
1 eps
227
1985•series
Wholly Moses
4.7
Wholly Moses
1980•movie

as The Archangel

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Cobweb
5.7
The Cobweb
1955•movie

Role: Producer

Marco Polo
6.8
1 eps
Marco Polo
1982•series

as Patriarca di Aquileia

All Fall Down
6.0
All Fall Down
1962•movie

Role: Producer

Too Much Johnson
5.4
Too Much Johnson
2013•movie

as Duelist (uncredited)

Murder by Phone
5.5
Murder by Phone
1982•movie

as Stanley Markowitz

Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Dr.Fawcett

The Unseen
4.7
The Unseen
1945•movie

Role: Associate Producer

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards
7.0
1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944•series

as Self - Nominee

Old Boyfriends
5.1
Old Boyfriends
1979•movie

as Dr. Hoffman

The Company She Keeps
6.2

Role: Producer

The Babysitter
5.7
The Babysitter
1980•movie

as Dr. Lindquist

Gideon's Trumpet
6.5
Gideon's Trumpet
1980•movie

as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

A.D.
5.4
5 eps
A.D.
1985•series

as Gamaliel

In the Cool of the Day
5.8

Role: Producer

A Christmas Without Snow
5.7

as Ephraim Adams

Lincoln
7.5
2 eps
Lincoln
1988•series

as Gen. Winfield Scott

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Evening Primrose
7.5
Evening Primrose
1966•movie

Role: Executive Producer

The Paper Chase
7.6
58 eps
The Paper Chase
1978•series

as Charles Kingsfield

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Winston S. Churchill

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as Network Newscaster

The South Bank Show
5.6
1 eps
The South Bank Show
1978•series
Her Twelve Men
5.9
Her Twelve Men
1954•movie

Role: Producer

I'm a Stranger Here Myself
6.7

as Self

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
6.3

as Self (archive)

Holiday for Sinners
6.3

Role: Producer

The French Atlantic Affair
7.2
3 eps

as Dr. Archady Clemens

The Adams Chronicles
7.4
1 eps

as Justice Gridley

The Displaced Person
7.0

as Father Flynn

Washington: Behind Closed Doors
7.8
6 eps

as Myron Dunn

Captains and the Kings
8.8
8 eps

as Judge Newell Chisholm

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
1 eps
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
9.0
1 eps
Six Characters in Search of An Author
6.5

as The Director

A Rose for Emily
6.5
A Rose for Emily
1983•movie

as Narrator (voice)

Aspen
8.0
3 eps
Aspen
1977•series

as Joseph Merrill Drummond

Miss Susie Slagle's
8.5

Role: Associate Producer

Beyond the Horizon
10.0
Beyond the Horizon
1975•movie

as Dr. Fawcett

The Skin of Our Teeth
10.0

as Network Newscaster

Fear on Trial
9.0
Fear on Trial
1975•movie

as Mike Collins

The Merry Wives of Windsor
7.0

as Self - Host

The Last Convertible
8.0
3 eps

as Dr. Wetherell

The Nutcracker
7.0
The Nutcracker
1958•movie

Role: Producer

The Great Adventure
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963•series

Role: Producer

American: An Odyssey to 1947

as Self (archive footage)

Writing: Plain & Fancy

as Narrator

The Cradle Will Rock

as Self

The New Deal for Artists

as Self

Les messages de Fritz Lang

as Himself