John Houseman
Known for: Acting
Born: September 21, 1902 in Bucharest, Romania - Died: October 30, 1988
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.
Known for
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The Fog
Mr. Machen
Another Woman
Marion's Father
Rollerball
Bartholomew
Ghost Story
Sears James
Three Days of the Condor
Mr. Wabash
Wholly Moses
The Archangel
Scrooged
Self
The Cheap Detective
Jasper Blubber
The Paper Chase
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
St. Ives
Abner Procane
Gideon's Trumpet
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
A Christmas Without Snow
Ephraim Adams
Beyond the Horizon
Dr. Fawcett
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Self (archive footage)
The Skin of Our Teeth
Network Newscaster
Too Much Johnson
Duelist
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
Seven Days in May
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Fear on Trial
Mike Collins
The Displaced Person
Father Flynn
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Self
The Babysitter
Dr. Lindquist
Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Narrator