John Houseman
Birthday: 1902-09-22 | Place of Birth: Bucharest, RomaniaJohn 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
Acting
Role
as Marion's Father
as Mr. Vogel
as Aaron Jastrow
as Patriarch of Aquileia
as Stanley Markowitz
as Sears James
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
as Dr. Lindquist
as Ephraim Adams
as Charles Kingsfield
as Jasper Blubber
as Myron Dunn
as Myron Dunn
as Abner Procane
as Bartholomew
as Mike Collins
as Mr. Wabash
as Self
