Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1902-09-22
Day of Death
1988-10-31
Place of Birth
Bucharest, Romania
John Houseman
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.
Filmography (35)
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Scrooged
1988
Another Woman
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
The Cradle Will Rock
1985
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
A Rose for Emily
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983
Murder by Phone
1982
Ghost Story
1981
Writing: Plain & Fancy
1981
The New Deal for Artists
1981
