John Houseman
Known for Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Houseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Three Days of the Condor
1975
as Mr. Wabash
The Fog
1980
as Mr. Machen
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Jasper Blubber
Ghost Story
1981
as Sears James
Rollerball
1975
as Bartholomew
Scrooged
1988
as Self
Another Woman
1988
as Marion's Father
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Mr. Vogel
Seven Days in May
1964
as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
My Bodyguard
1980
as Dobbs
St. Ives
1976
as Abner Procane
Old Boyfriends
1979
as Dr. Hoffman
Wholly Moses
1980
as The Archangel
Murder by Phone
1982
as Stanley Markowitz
Gideon's Trumpet
1980
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Fear on Trial
1975
as Mike Collins
The Paper Chase
1973
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Too Much Johnson
1938
as Duelist