
John Houseman
Known for ActingBorn 1902-09-22Died 1988-10-31Bucharest, Romania
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Houseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more
Movies & web series
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The Skin of Our Teeth
1983 · Movie
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Beyond the Horizon
1975 · Movie
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The Great Adventure
1963 · Series
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The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Series
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Fear on Trial
1975 · Movie
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Captains and the Kings
1976 · Series
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
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Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 · Movie
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The Last Convertible
1979 · Series
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Aspen
1977 · Series
Truman at Potsdam
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Truman at Potsdam
1976 · Movie
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Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977 · Series
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The Paper Chase
1978 · Series
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Lincoln
1988 · Series
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Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948 · Movie
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Evening Primrose
1966 · Movie
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The Adams Chronicles
1976 · Series
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 · Movie
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The Winds of War
1983 · Series
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Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Movie
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The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Series
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The French Atlantic Affair
1979 · Series
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Seven Days in May
1964 · Movie
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Noble House
1988 · Series
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Movie
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The Displaced Person
1977 · Movie
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The Bionic Woman
1976 · Series
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Lust for Life
1956 · Movie
Fireside Theater
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Fireside Theater
1949 · Series
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Another Woman
1988 · Movie
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Movie
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Scrooged
1988 · Movie
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227
1985 · Series
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Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
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Executive Suite
1954 · Movie
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Julius Caesar
1953 · Movie
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The Nutcracker
1958 · Movie
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
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Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957 · Movie
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Marco Polo
1982 · Series
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The Fog
1980 · Movie
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The Paper Chase
1973 · Movie
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
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American Playhouse
1982 · Series
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975 · Movie
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They Live by Night
1949 · Movie
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A Rose for Emily
1983 · Movie
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Jane Eyre
1943 · Movie
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Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976 · Movie