Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/22/1902
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...
Known For
Scrooged
as Self
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
St. Ives
as Abner Procane
Rollerball
as Bartholomew
Another Woman
as Marion's Father
Old Boyfriends
as Dr. Hoffman
My Bodyguard
as Dobbs
Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash
Wholly Moses
as The Archangel
The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber
Seven Days in May
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
The Fog
as Mr. Machen
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel
A Christmas Without Snow
as Ephraim Adams
A Rose for Emily
as Narrator (voice)
The Cradle Will Rock
as Self
Too Much Johnson
as Duelist
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Fear on Trial
as Mike Collins
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Self