Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1902-09-22
- Day of Death1988-10-31 (86 years)
- Place of BirthBucharest, Romania
- Also Known As-
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2013
Too Much Johnson
As: Duelist
- 1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
As: Driving Instructor (uncredited)
- 1988
Another Woman
As: Marion's Father
- 1988
Bright Lights, Big City
As: Mr. Vogel
- 1988
Lincoln
As: Gen. Winfield Scott
- 1985
A.D.
As: Gamaliel
- 1983
A Rose for Emily
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1983
The Winds of War
As: Aaron Jastrow
- 1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
As: Network Newscaster
- 1982
Marco Polo
As: Patriarca di Aquileia
- 1982
Murder by Phone
As: Stanley Markowitz
- 1982
Silver Spoons
As: Grandpa Stratton
- 1981
Ghost Story
As: Sears James
- 1981
Writing: Plain & Fancy
As: Narrator
- 1980
A Christmas Without Snow
As: Ephraim Adams
- 1980
The Babysitter
As: Dr. Lindquist
- 1980
My Bodyguard
As: Dobbs
- 1980
Wholly Moses
As: The Archangel
- 1980
Gideon's Trumpet
As: Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
- 1980
The Fog
As: Mr. Machen
- 1979
The French Atlantic Affair
As: Dr. Archady Clemens
- 1979
The Last Convertible
As: Dr. Wetherell
- 1979
Old Boyfriends
As: Dr. Hoffman
- 1978
The Paper Chase
As: Charles Kingsfield
- 1978
The Cheap Detective
As: Jasper Blubber
- 1977
Aspen
As: Joseph Merrill Drummond
- 1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
As: Myron Dunn
- 1977
The Displaced Person
As: Father Flynn
- 1976
Six Characters in Search of An Author
As: The Director
- 1976
Captains and the Kings
As: Judge Newell Chisholm
- 1976
St. Ives
As: Abner Procane
- 1976
The Adams Chronicles
As: Justice Gridley
- 1975
Fear on Trial
As: Mike Collins
- 1975
Three Days of the Condor
As: Mr. Wabash
- 1975
Beyond the Horizon
As: Dr. Fawcett
- 1975
Rollerball
As: Bartholomew
- 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
As: Doctor Franklin
- 1973
The Paper Chase
As: Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
- 1971
Great Performances
As: Dr.Fawcett
- 1964
Seven Days in May
As: Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Winston S. Churchill
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Chief Justice