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John Houseman

John Houseman

Birthday: 1902-09-22 | Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1988
Another Woman

as    Marion's Father

1988
Bright Lights, Big City

as    Mr. Vogel

1983
The Winds of War

as    Aaron Jastrow

1982
Marco Polo

as    Patriarch of Aquileia

1982
Murder by Phone

as    Stanley Markowitz

1981
Ghost Story

as    Sears James

1980
Gideon's Trumpet

as    Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

1980
The Babysitter

as    Dr. Lindquist

1980
A Christmas Without Snow

as    Ephraim Adams

1978
The Paper Chase

as    Charles Kingsfield

1978
The Cheap Detective

as    Jasper Blubber

1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as    Myron Dunn

1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as    Myron Dunn

1976
St. Ives

as    Abner Procane

1975
Rollerball

as    Bartholomew

1975
Fear on Trial

as    Mike Collins

1975
Three Days of the Condor

as    Mr. Wabash

1975