Acting credits
56
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Houseman
Acting
Career Snapshot
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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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Houseman.
American: An Odyssey to 1947
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.5
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014 Movie
5.3
Too Much Johnson
as Duelist
2013 Movie
7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
1988 Movie
6.8
Scrooged
as Self
1988 Movie
6.8
Another Woman
as Marion's Father
1988 Movie
5.7
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel
1988 Movie
The Cradle Will Rock
as Self
1985 Movie
6.0
A Rose for Emily
as Narrator (voice)
1983 Movie
10.0
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Network Newscaster
1983 Movie
5.2
Murder by Phone
as Stanley Markowitz
1982 Movie
6.0
Ghost Story
as Sears James
1981 Movie
Writing: Plain & Fancy
as Narrator
1981 Movie
The New Deal for Artists
as Self
1981 Movie
5.6
A Christmas Without Snow
as Ephraim Adams
1980 Movie
5.6
The Babysitter
as Dr. Lindquist
1980 Movie
6.3
My Bodyguard
as Dobbs
1980 Movie
4.7
Wholly Moses
as The Archangel
1980 Movie
6.0
Gideon's Trumpet
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
1980 Movie
6.7
The Fog
as Mr. Machen
1980 Movie
4.9
Old Boyfriends
as Dr. Hoffman
1979 Movie
6.3
The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber
1978 Movie
6.0
The Displaced Person
as Father Flynn
1977 Movie
6.0
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Houseman.
7.3
Lincoln
as Gen. Winfield Scott • 2 eps
1988 Series
7.0
Noble House
as Sir Geoffrey Allison • 4 eps
1988 Series
8.0
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.7
227
1 eps
1985 Series
5.1
A.D.
as Gamaliel • 5 eps
1985 Series
7.2
The Winds of War
as Aaron Jastrow • 7 eps
1983 Series
6.7
Marco Polo
as Patriarca di Aquileia • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.3
Silver Spoons
as Grandfather Edward Stratton II • 14 eps
1982 Series
6.2
American Playhouse
1 eps
1982 Series
7.0
The French Atlantic Affair
as Dr. Archady Clemens • 3 eps
1979 Series
The Last Convertible
as Dr. Wetherell • 3 eps
1979 Series
7.6
The Paper Chase
as Charles Kingsfield • 58 eps
1978 Series
6.0
Aspen
as Joseph Merrill Drummond • 3 eps
1977 Series
7.3
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
as Myron Dunn • 6 eps
1977 Series
8.3
Captains and the Kings
as Judge Newell Chisholm • 8 eps
1976 Series
7.2
The Adams Chronicles
as Justice Gridley • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.9
The Bionic Woman
3 eps
1976 Series
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Doctor Franklin • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Dr.Fawcett • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
The Great Adventure
Producer • 26 eps
1963 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Winston S. Churchill • 1 eps
1951 Series