John Houseman

Actor

Born: September 22, 1902
Died: October 31, 1988 (age 86)
From: Bucharest, 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…

Filmography (36)

American: An Odyssey to 1947 (2022)
Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Too Much Johnson (2013)
Duelist
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002)
Self (archive)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
Scrooged (1988)
Self
Another Woman (1988)
Marion's Father
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
Mr. Vogel
The Cradle Will Rock (1985)
Self
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1984)
A Rose for Emily (1983)
Narrator (voice)
The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)
Network Newscaster
Murder by Phone (1982)
Stanley Markowitz
Ghost Story (1981)
Sears James
Writing: Plain & Fancy (1981)
Narrator
The New Deal for Artists (1981)
Self
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
Ephraim Adams
The Babysitter (1980)
Dr. Lindquist
My Bodyguard (1980)
Dobbs
Wholly Moses (1980)
The Archangel
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
The Fog (1980)
Mr. Machen
Old Boyfriends (1979)
Dr. Hoffman
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Jasper Blubber
The Displaced Person (1977)
Father Flynn
Six Characters in Search of An Author (1976)
The Director
Truman at Potsdam
Truman at Potsdam (1976)
Winston Churchill
St. Ives (1976)
Abner Procane
Fear on Trial (1975)
Mike Collins
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Mr. Wabash