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Actor

John Houseman

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Acting credits

56

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 54Series: 25Crew credits: 25

TMDB ID: 11783

IMDb ID: nm0002144

Known for: Acting

Born: September 22, 1902

Died: October 31, 1988

Age: 86

Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1943 - 2022

Years active: 80

Average TMDB rating: 6.49

Wikidata: Q315734

Other jobs

Producer (20)Associate Producer (2)Executive Producer (2)Screenplay (1)

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.

Series

Series

Series credits linked with John Houseman.

Lincoln poster
7.3

Lincoln

as Gen. Winfield Scott • 2 eps

1988 Series
Noble House poster
7.0

Noble House

as Sir Geoffrey Allison • 4 eps

1988 Series
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood poster
8.0

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

as Self • 1 eps

1987 Series
227 poster
6.7

227

1 eps

1985 Series
A.D. poster
5.1

A.D.

as Gamaliel • 5 eps

1985 Series
The Winds of War poster
7.2

The Winds of War

as Aaron Jastrow • 7 eps

1983 Series
Marco Polo poster
6.7

Marco Polo

as Patriarca di Aquileia • 1 eps

1982 Series
Silver Spoons poster
6.3

Silver Spoons

as Grandfather Edward Stratton II • 14 eps

1982 Series
American Playhouse poster
6.2

American Playhouse

1 eps

1982 Series
The French Atlantic Affair poster
7.0

The French Atlantic Affair

as Dr. Archady Clemens • 3 eps

1979 Series
The Last Convertible poster

The Last Convertible

as Dr. Wetherell • 3 eps

1979 Series
The Paper Chase poster
7.6

The Paper Chase

as Charles Kingsfield • 58 eps

1978 Series
Aspen poster
6.0

Aspen

as Joseph Merrill Drummond • 3 eps

1977 Series
Washington: Behind Closed Doors poster
7.3

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as Myron Dunn • 6 eps

1977 Series
Captains and the Kings poster
8.3

Captains and the Kings

as Judge Newell Chisholm • 8 eps

1976 Series
The Adams Chronicles poster
7.2

The Adams Chronicles

as Justice Gridley • 1 eps

1976 Series
The Bionic Woman poster
6.9

The Bionic Woman

3 eps

1976 Series
The Six Million Dollar Man poster
7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Doctor Franklin • 1 eps

1974 Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self • 1 eps

1973 Series
Great Performances poster
5.8

Great Performances

as Dr.Fawcett • 1 eps

1971 Series
The Dick Cavett Show poster
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

1968 Series
The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure

Producer • 26 eps

1963 Series
The Mike Douglas Show poster
5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self • 1 eps

1961 Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Winston S. Churchill • 1 eps

1951 Series
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