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John Houseman

Film Producer / Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor / Television Producer | * 09/22/1902 († 86, 10/31/1988) | Bucharest (Romania)
John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television. He 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 and his collaboration, as producer of The Blue Dahlia, with writer Raymond Chandler on the screenplay. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase. He reprised the role of Kingsfield in the 1978 television series adaptation. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for John Houseman

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with John Houseman as Actor(30)

as Self - 1980 Interviewee (archive footage)2015 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
as Self - Actor (archive footage)2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Duelist2013 Too Much Johnson
as himself1988 Scrooged
as Mr. Vogel1988 Bright Lights, Big City
as Marion's Father1988 Another Woman
as Narrator (voice)1983 A Rose for Emily
as Network Newscaster1983 The Skin of Our Teeth
as Stanley Markowitz1982 Murder by Phone
as Sears James1981 Ghost Story
as Dobbs1980 My Bodyguard
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator1980 Gideon's Trumpet
as The Archangel1980 Wholly Moses
as Mr. Machen1980 The Fog
as Dr. Lindquist1980 The Babysitter
as Ephraim Adams1980 A Christmas Without Snow
as Dr. Hoffman1979 Old Boyfriends
as Jasper Blubber1978 The Cheap Detective
as Father Flynn1977 The Displaced Person
as Abner Procane1976 St. Ives
as Mike Collins1975 Fear on Trial
as Mr. Wabash1975 Three Days of the Condor
as Bartholomew1975 Rollerball
as Dr. Fawcett1975 Beyond the Horizon
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.1973 The Paper Chase
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)1964 Seven Days in May

TV Shows/Series with John Houseman as Actor(22)

as Gen. Winfield Scott1988 Lincoln
1985 227
as Gamaliel1985 A.D.
as Aaron Jastrow1983 The Winds of War
as Grandpa Stratton1982 Silver Spoons
as Patriarca di Aquileia1982 Marco Polo
as Dr. Archady Clemens1979 The French Atlantic Affair
as Dr. Wetherell1979 The Last Convertible
as Charles Kingsfield1978 The Paper Chase
as Joseph Merrill Drummond1977 Aspen
as Judge Newell Chisholm1976 Captains and the Kings
as Doctor Franklin1974 The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr.Fawcett1971 Great Performances
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Winston S. Churchill1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Chief Justice1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with John Houseman as Crew(24)

Production/Producer2013 Too Much Johnson
Production/Executive Producer1983 Choices of the Heart
Production/Executive Producer1980 Gideon's Trumpet
Production/Producer1966 This Property Is Condemned
Production/Executive Producer1966 Evening Primrose
Production/Producer1963 In the Cool of the Day
Production/Producer1962 Two Weeks in Another Town
Production/Producer1962 All Fall Down
Production/Producer1956 Lust for Life
Production/Producer1955 The Cobweb
Production/Producer1955 Moonfleet
Production/Producer1954 Executive Suite
Production/Producer1954 Her Twelve Men
Production/Producer1953 Julius Caesar
Production/Producer1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
Production/Producer1952 Holiday for Sinners
Production/Producer1951 The Company She Keeps
Production/Producer1951 On Dangerous Ground
Production/Producer1949 They Live by Night
Production/Producer1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman
Production/Producer1946 The Blue Dahlia
Production/Associate Producer1946 Miss Susie Slagle's
Production/Associate Producer1945 The Unseen
Writing/Screenplay1943 Jane Eyre

TV Shows/Series with John Houseman as Crew(2)

Production/Producer1963 The Great Adventure
Production/Producer1949 Fireside Theater

Full Name: John Hausmann
Born: Monday, 09/22 1902 (September) in Bucharest (Romania)
Died: Monday, 10/31 1988 (October) in Malibu (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Clifton College
Employer: Juilliard School, Federal Theatre Project
Spouses (current/former): Zita Johann, Joan Courtney
John Houseman frequently works together with these people:
Julie Harris (11x, Actress)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Orson Welles (9x, Actor)
Sydney Guilaroff (9x, Crew)
George Rose (9x, Actor)
William Tuttle (9x, Crew)
Denholm Elliott (8x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (8x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (8x, Crew)
James Garner (7x, Actor)
Blythe Danner (7x, Actress)
Richard Thomas (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4148, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024