John Houseman

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...

Known For

The Fog

as Mr. Machen

Rollerball

as Bartholomew

Cast Credits

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

as Driving Instructor (uncredited)

Another Woman

as Marion's Father

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

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

Old Boyfriends

as Dr. Hoffman

The Cheap Detective

as Jasper Blubber

The Displaced Person

as Father Flynn

Truman at Potsdam

as Winston Churchill

St. Ives

as Abner Procane

Fear on Trial

as Mike Collins

Beyond the Horizon

as Dr. Fawcett

Rollerball

as Bartholomew

The Paper Chase

as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

Seven Days in May

as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

Crew Credits