Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
22 Sep, 1902 (122 years old)

John Houseman

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.

Known For

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
HD
116 min 2018

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Documentary
A Christmas Without Snow
HD
95 min 1980

A Christmas Without Snow

Drama
The Paper Chase
HD
1978

The Paper Chase

Drama
St. Ives
HD
94 min 1976

St. Ives

Action
Rollerball
HD
125 min 1975

Rollerball

Science Fiction
The Paper Chase
HD
113 min 1973

The Paper Chase

Drama

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