As Actor
Another Woman
1988
6.8
John Houseman
Acting
Birth date
September 22, 1902
Birth place
Bucharest, Romania
Death date
October 31, 1988
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
5.7
As Actor
Murder by Phone
1982
5.2
As Actor
Ghost Story
1981
6.1
As Actor
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
5.6
As Actor
Wholly Moses
1980
4.7
As Actor
Gideon's Trumpet
1980
6.0
As Actor
The Fog
1980
6.7
As Actor
The Cheap Detective
1978
6.3
As Actor
The Displaced Person
1977
6.0
As Actor
St. Ives
1976
5.7
As Actor
Fear on Trial
1975
9.0
As Actor
Three Days of the Condor
1975
7.3
As Actor
Rollerball
1975
6.3
As Actor
The Paper Chase
1973
6.8
As Writer
Jane Eyre
1943
6.9