John Houseman
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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9893 |
| Birthday | 1902-09-22 |
| Place of Birth | Bucharest, Romania |
| Also Known As |
1980
The Fog
6.74/1807
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. M...
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The Fog
1988
Another Woman
6.835/297
Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acousti...
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Another Woman
1975
Rollerball
6.262/644
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy tho...
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Rollerball
1981
Ghost Story
6.045/178
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies...
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Ghost Story
1975
Three Days of the Condor
7.273/1415
When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those r...
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Three Days of the Condor
1980
Wholly Moses
4.72/40
Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from G...
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Wholly Moses
1988
Scrooged
6.792/1752
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after fi...
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Scrooged
1978
The Cheap Detective
6.349/109
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of...
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The Cheap Detective
1973
The Paper Chase
6.798/122
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
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The Paper Chase
1976
St. Ives
5.754/61
A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.
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St. Ives
1980
Gideon's Trumpet
6.5/13
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision whic...
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Gideon's Trumpet
1980
A Christmas Without Snow
5.7/11
Leaving her son behind at her parents' home in Omaha, Nebraska, recent divorcée Zoe attempts to start her life anew by moving to San Francisco. Seekin...
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A Christmas Without Snow
1982
Murder by Phone
5.5/25
A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and it's up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer.
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1975
Beyond the Horizon
10/1
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American: An Odyssey to 1947
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1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
10/1
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2013
Too Much Johnson
5.448/29
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Too Much Johnson
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
6.667/6
A portrait of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray while he is working as a film professor at a college in upstate New York.
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1964
Seven Days in May
7.359/234
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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Seven Days in May
1975
Fear on Trial
9/1
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was...
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Fear on Trial
1977
The Displaced Person
7/4
A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.
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The Displaced Person
1957
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
7/1
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Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1980
The Babysitter
5.667/15
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The Babysitter
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
5.7/144
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Bright Lights, Big City
1981
Writing: Plain & Fancy
0/0
A documentary about calligraphy.
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Writing: Plain & Fancy
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7.281/4663
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen...
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1976
Six Characters in Search of An Author
6.5/2
A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for...
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Six Characters in Search of An Author
1985
The Cradle Will Rock
0/0
A filmed version of the 1985 revival of the Marc Blitzstein musical. This revival was filmed at the Old Vic, with former members of The Acting Company...
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The Cradle Will Rock
1979
Old Boyfriends
5.1/20
When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.
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Old Boyfriends
1983
A Rose for Emily
6.5/2
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A Rose for Emily
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5/37
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
1981
The New Deal for Artists
0/0
The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, painters,...
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The New Deal for Artists
1980
My Bodyguard
6.414/134
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My Bodyguard
1976
Truman at Potsdam
8/1
A dramatization of the World War II Potsdam Conference of July 1945 with U.S. President Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Sov...
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Truman at Potsdam
1984
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
5.688/8
This documentary examines the experiences of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, using interviews with survivors more than 50 years later. First, the film se...
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The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
2002
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
6.3/6
Retrospective documentary on the making of the 1980 horror film "The Fog" featuring interviews with director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill, star...
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Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
1984
Olympic Gala
0/0
Hosted by Jane Fonda and Robert Wagner, this TV special celebrates the XXIIIrd Olympiad with all-star guests at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
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Olympic Gala
1980
The Merry Wives of Windsor
7/1
Sir John Falstaff in love? Chaos must inevitably follow.
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