John Houseman (Actor)

Reviews of John Houseman Movies

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Movies starring John Houseman have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 61%.

Seven Days in May - released in 1964 - is John Houseman's highest rated movie, with a score of 78% based on 86 reviews.

The lowest rated film from John Houseman is Murder by Phone - released in 1982 - with a score of 45% based on 1 reviews.

Actor Biography

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.

John Houseman has acted in films with James Cromwell, Harris Yulin, David Ogden Stiers and Buck Henry.

John Houseman has worked with these film directors: James Bridges, Stacy Keach, Woody Allen and John Carpenter.