About
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.
Known for
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974
The Bionic WomanSeries • 1976
Mork & MindySeries • 1978
227Series • 1985
Silver SpoonsSeries • 1982
The FogMovie • 1980
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Movie • 1988
The Paper ChaseSeries • 1978
The Great AdventureSeries • 1963
The Winds of WarSeries • 1983
Marco PoloSeries • 1982
Three Days of the CondorMovie • 1975
Letter from an Unknown WomanMovie • 1948
They Live by NightMovie • 1949
My BodyguardMovie • 1980
Noble HouseSeries • 1988
RollerballMovie • 1975
Lust for LifeMovie • 1956
Another WomanMovie • 1988
Julius CaesarMovie • 1953
The Bad and the BeautifulMovie • 1952
Seven Days in MayMovie • 1964