John Houseman
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.
Filmography (61 titles)
MovieAmerican: An Odyssey to 1947
Self (archive footage) · 2022
6.5MovieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2014
5.4MovieToo Much Johnson
Duelist · 2013
6.3MovieTales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self (archive) · 2002
7.3MovieThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Driving Instructor (uncredited) · 1988
6.8MovieScrooged
Self · 1988
6.8MovieAnother Woman
Marion's Father · 1988
5.7MovieBright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel · 1988
7.5ShowLincoln
Gen. Winfield Scott · 1988
7.1ShowNoble House
Sir Geoffrey Allison · 1988
9.0ShowThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self · 1987
6.8Show227
1985
MovieThe Cradle Will Rock
Self · 1985
5.4ShowA.D.
Gamaliel · 1985
5.4MovieThe Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
6.5MovieA Rose for Emily
Narrator (voice) · 1983
7.3ShowThe Winds of War
Aaron Jastrow · 1983
10.0MovieThe Skin of Our Teeth
Network Newscaster · 1983
6.7ShowMarco Polo
Patriarca di Aquileia · 1982
5.4MovieMurder by Phone
Stanley Markowitz · 1982
6.3ShowSilver Spoons
Grandfather Edward Stratton II · 1982
6.6ShowAmerican Playhouse
Network Newscaster · 1982
6.0MovieGhost Story
Sears James · 1981
MovieWriting: Plain & Fancy
Narrator · 1981
MovieThe New Deal for Artists
Self · 1981
5.7MovieA Christmas Without Snow
Ephraim Adams · 1980
5.7MovieThe Babysitter
Dr. Lindquist · 1980
6.4MovieMy Bodyguard
Dobbs · 1980
4.8MovieWholly Moses
The Archangel · 1980
6.4MovieGideon's Trumpet
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator · 1980