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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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As actor
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Too Much Johnson
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Another Woman
Scrooged
Bright Lights, Big City
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Cradle Will Rock
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
The Skin of Our Teeth
A Rose for Emily
Murder by Phone
Ghost Story
Writing: Plain & Fancy
The New Deal for Artists
The Fog
Wholly Moses
Gideon's Trumpet
A Christmas Without Snow
The Babysitter
My Bodyguard
Old Boyfriends
The Cheap Detective
The Displaced Person
St. Ives
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Truman at Potsdam
Rollerball
Three Days of the Condor