John Houseman
Acting
Born September 22, 1902 · Bucharest, Romania
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 · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
Great Performances
Golden Globe Awards
The Dick Cavett Show
The Six Million Dollar Man
American Playhouse
The Bionic Woman
Film '72
Silver Spoons
227
The Fog
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Paper Chase
The Winds of War
Marco Polo
A.D.
Three Days of the Condor
The French Atlantic Affair
Scrooged
The Adams Chronicles
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Noble House
Captains and the Kings
My Bodyguard
Seven Days in May
Rollerball
Lincoln
Aspen
Another Woman
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
The Cheap Detective
The Last Convertible
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Bright Lights, Big City
St. Ives
Ghost Story
The Paper Chase
Wholly Moses
Old Boyfriends