John Houseman
Actor, TV Producer
1902 – 1988
Who was John Houseman?
John Houseman 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 film The Paper Chase, for which he won a best supporting actor Oscar. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent television 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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- Born
- Sep 22, 1902
Bucharest - Also known as
- Jacques Haussmann
- Parents
- Spouses
- Zita Johann
(1929 - 1933/09/13) - Joan Courtney
(1952/11/11 - 1988/10/31)
- Zita Johann
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Romania
- Profession
- Education
- Clifton College
- Employment
- Juilliard School
- Lived in
- Bucharest
- London
- Died
- Oct 31, 1988
Malibu
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on July 23, 2013
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