John Houseman

John Houseman

Birthday: 1902-09-22

Deathday: 1988-10-31

Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0002144

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Houseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

The Skin of Our Teeth

Score: 10.0

Fear on Trial

Score: 9.0

Three Days of the Condor

Score: 7.3

Seven Days in May

Score: 7.3

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Score: 7.3

Scrooged

Score: 6.8

Another Woman

Score: 6.8

The Paper Chase

Score: 6.8

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Score: 6.7

The Fog

Score: 6.7

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Score: 6.4

My Bodyguard

Score: 6.3

The Cheap Detective

Score: 6.3

Rollerball

Score: 6.3

Ghost Story

Score: 6.1

Gideon's Trumpet

Score: 6.0

A Rose for Emily

Score: 6.0

Six Characters in Search of An Author

Score: 6.0

The Displaced Person

Score: 6.0

Bright Lights, Big City

Score: 5.7

St. Ives

Score: 5.7

The Babysitter

Score: 5.6

A Christmas Without Snow

Score: 5.6

Too Much Johnson

Score: 5.3

Murder by Phone

Score: 5.2

Old Boyfriends

Score: 5.0

Wholly Moses

Score: 4.7

The New Deal for Artists

Score: 0.0

The Cradle Will Rock

Score: 0.0

Writing: Plain & Fancy

Score: 0.0

Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

Score: 0.0

American: An Odyssey to 1947

Score: 0.0

Beyond the Horizon

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Captains and the Kings

Score: 8.3

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

Score: 8.0

The Paper Chase

Score: 7.6

The Winds of War

Score: 7.4

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Score: 7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

Score: 7.3

Lincoln

Score: 7.2

The Adams Chronicles

Score: 7.2

The French Atlantic Affair

Score: 7.0

The Bionic Woman

Score: 7.0

Noble House

Score: 6.9

Marco Polo

Score: 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

Score: 6.8

227

Score: 6.7

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Score: 6.3

American Playhouse

Score: 6.3

Silver Spoons

Score: 6.2

Aspen

Score: 6.0

Great Performances

Score: 5.5

Great Performances

Score: 5.5

A.D.

Score: 5.1

The Last Convertible

Score: 0.0