

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)

Scrooged
as Self

Another Woman
as Marion's Father

Bright Lights, Big City
as Mr. Vogel

The Cradle Will Rock
as Self
Olympic Gala

The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War

A Rose for Emily
as Narrator (voice)

The Skin of Our Teeth
as Network Newscaster

Murder by Phone
as Stanley Markowitz

Ghost Story
as Sears James

Writing: Plain & Fancy
as Narrator

The New Deal for Artists
as Self

A Christmas Without Snow
as Ephraim Adams

The Babysitter
as Dr. Lindquist

My Bodyguard
as Dobbs

Wholly Moses
as The Archangel

Gideon's Trumpet
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

The Fog
as Mr. Machen

The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Self - Host

Old Boyfriends
as Dr. Hoffman

The Cheap Detective
as Jasper Blubber

The Displaced Person
as Father Flynn

Six Characters in Search of An Author
as The Director
Truman at Potsdam
as Winston Churchill

St. Ives
as Abner Procane

Fear on Trial
as Mike Collins

Three Days of the Condor
as Mr. Wabash

Beyond the Horizon
as Dr. Fawcett

Rollerball
as Bartholomew

I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Self

The Paper Chase
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.