John Houseman
Actor
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.
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Filmography
The Fog
as Mr. Machen 1980
Scrooged
as Self 1988
Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash 1975
Rollerball
as Bartholomew 1975
Another Woman
as Marion's Father 1988
Seven Days in May
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited) 1964
Ghost Story
as Sears James 1981
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel 1988
My Bodyguard
as Dobbs 1980
The Paper Chase
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. 1973
The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber 1978
St. Ives
as Abner Procane 1976
Wholly Moses
as The Archangel 1980
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage) 2014
Too Much Johnson
as Duelist 1938
Murder by Phone
as Stanley Markowitz 1982