John Houseman
Acting
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.
TV Shows(25)
Lincoln
Gen. Winfield Scott
1988
Noble House
Sir Geoffrey Allison
1988
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
1987
227
1985
A.D.
Gamaliel
1985
The Winds of War
Aaron Jastrow
1983
Marco Polo
Patriarca di Aquileia
1982
Silver Spoons
Grandfather Edward Stratton II
1982
American Playhouse
1982
The French Atlantic Affair
Dr. Archady Clemens
1979
The Last Convertible
Dr. Wetherell
1979
The Paper Chase
Charles Kingsfield
1978
Aspen
Joseph Merrill Drummond
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Myron Dunn
1977
Captains and the Kings
Judge Newell Chisholm
1976
The Adams Chronicles
Justice Gridley
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Six Million Dollar Man
Doctor Franklin
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film '72
Self
1971
Great Performances
Dr.Fawcett
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Winston S. Churchill
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(35)
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Self (archive footage)
2022
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
1988
Scrooged
Self
1988
Another Woman
Marion's Father
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel
1988
The Cradle Will Rock
Self
1985
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
A Rose for Emily
Narrator (voice)
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
Network Newscaster
1983
Murder by Phone
Stanley Markowitz
1982
Ghost Story
Sears James
1981
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Narrator
1981
The New Deal for Artists
Self
1981
A Christmas Without Snow
Ephraim Adams
1980
The Babysitter
Dr. Lindquist
1980
My Bodyguard
Dobbs
1980
Wholly Moses
The Archangel
1980
Gideon's Trumpet
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
1980
The Fog
Mr. Machen
1980
Old Boyfriends
Dr. Hoffman
1979
The Cheap Detective
Jasper Blubber
1978
The Displaced Person
Father Flynn
1977
Six Characters in Search of An Author
The Director
1976
Truman at Potsdam
Winston Churchill
1976
St. Ives
Abner Procane
1976
Fear on Trial
Mike Collins
1975
Three Days of the Condor
Mr. Wabash
1975
Beyond the Horizon
Dr. Fawcett
1975
Rollerball
Bartholomew
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
1975
The Paper Chase
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
1973
Seven Days in May
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
1964
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Self
1957
Too Much Johnson
Duelist
1938