John Houseman
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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.
Movies
(34 total)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
The Fog
as Mr. Machen
Scrooged
as Self
Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash
Rollerball
as Bartholomew
Another Woman
as Marion's Father
Seven Days in May
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Ghost Story
as Sears James
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel
My Bodyguard
as Dobbs
The Paper Chase
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber
St. Ives
as Abner Procane
Wholly Moses
as The Archangel
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson
as Duelist
Murder by Phone
as Stanley Markowitz
Old Boyfriends
as Dr. Hoffman
The Babysitter
as Dr. Lindquist
Gideon's Trumpet
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
TV Shows
(27 total)
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Doctor Franklin
Noble House
as Sir Geoffrey Allison
Silver Spoons
as Grandfather Edward Stratton II
The Winds of War
as Aaron Jastrow
Marco Polo
as Patriarca di Aquileia
Great Performances
as Dr.Fawcett
Great Performances
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
A.D.
as Gamaliel
Lincoln
as Gen. Winfield Scott
The Paper Chase
as Charles Kingsfield
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Winston S. Churchill
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Chief Justice
The French Atlantic Affair
as Dr. Archady Clemens
The Adams Chronicles
as Justice Gridley