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John Houseman (I) (1902–1988)

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Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman's main contribution to American culture was not his own performances on film but rather, his role as a midwife to one of the greatest actor-directors-cinematic geniuses his adopted country ever produced (Orson Welles) and as a midwife to a whole generation of actors as head of the drama division of The Juilliard School... See full bio »

Born:

Jacques Haussmann
in Bucharest, Romania

Died:

(age 86) in Malibu, California, USA
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1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
 
1988 Another Woman
Marion's Father
 
1988 Bright Lights, Big City
Mr. Vogel
 
1988 Lincoln (TV mini-series)
Gen. Winfield Scott
 
1988 Noble House (TV mini-series)
Sir Geoffrey Allison
– Part IV (1988) … Sir Geoffrey Allison
– Part III (1988) … Sir Geoffrey Allison (credit only)
– Part II (1988) … Sir Geoffrey Allison (credit only)
– Part I (1988) … Sir Geoffrey Allison (credit only)
 
1982-1987 Silver Spoons (TV series)
Grandpa Stratton
– Pardon My French (1987) … Grandpa Stratton
– The Barbarians (1985) … Grandpa Stratton
– One Strike and You're Out (1985) … Grandpa Stratton
– The Great Baseball Card Scheme (1985) … Grandpa Stratton
– Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2 (1985) … Grandpa Stratton
See all 14 episodes »
 
1978-1986 The Paper Chase (TV series)
Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
– Graduation (1986) … Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
– Suppressed Desires (1986) … Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
– Honor (1986) … Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
– Mistaken Identity (1986) … Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
– A Wounded Hart (1986) … Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
See all 58 episodes »
 
1985 A.D. (TV mini-series)
Gamaliel
– Part 5 (1985) … Gamaliel
– Part 4 (1985) … Gamaliel
– Part 3 (1985) … Gamaliel
– Part 2 (1985) … Gamaliel
– Part 1 (1985) … Gamaliel
 
1983 A Rose for Emily (short)
Narrator
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series)
Aaron Jastrow
– Into the Maelstrom (1983) … Aaron Jastrow
– The Changing of the Guard (1983) … Aaron Jastrow
– Of Love and War (1983) … Aaron Jastrow
– Defiance (1983) … Aaron Jastrow
– Cataclysm (1983) … Aaron Jastrow (credit only)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Network Newscaster
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) … Network Newscaster
 
1982 Murder by Phone
Stanley Markowitz
 
1982 Marco Polo (TV mini-series)
Patriarch of Aquileia
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Patriarch of Aquileia
 
1982 Mork & Mindy (TV series)
MILT
– Mork, Mindy, and Mearth Meet MILT (1982) … MILT (voice)
 
1982 Freedom to Speak (TV mini-series)
Benjamin Franklin
 
1981 Ghost Story
Sears James
 
1980 A Christmas Without Snow (TV movie)
Ephraim Adams
 
1980 The Babysitter (TV movie)
Dr. Lindquist
 
1980 My Bodyguard
Dobbs
 
1980 Wholly Moses!
The Archangel
 
1980 Gideon's Trumpet (TV movie)
Chief Justice/Offscreen Narrator
 
1980 The Associates (TV series)
Professor Kingsfield
– Eliot's Revenge (1980) … Professor Kingsfield
 
1980 The Fog
Mr. Machen
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
Dr. Archady Clemens
 
1979 The Last Convertible (TV mini-series)
Dr. Wetherell
 
1979 Old Boyfriends
Doctor Hoffman
 
1978 The Cheap Detective
Jasper Blubber
 
1977 Aspen (TV mini-series)
Joseph Merrill Drummond
 
1977 The Best of Families (TV mini-series)
Host
 
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV mini-series)
Myron Dunn
– Part 6 (1977) … Myron Dunn
– Part 5 (1977) … Myron Dunn
– Part 4 (1977) … Myron Dunn
– Part 3 (1977) … Myron Dunn
– Part 2 (1977) … Myron Dunn (credit only)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1977 Our Town (TV movie)
Prof. Willard (scenes deleted)
 
1977 The Displaced Person (TV movie)
Priest
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
Judge Newell Chisholm
– Chapter VII (1976) … Judge Newell Chisholm
– Chapter VI (1976) … Judge Newell Chisholm
 
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Dr. Franklin
– Kill Oscar: Part 3 (1976) … Dr. Franklin
– Kill Oscar (1976) … Dr. Franklin
 
1976 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Doctor Franklin
– Kill Oscar: Part 2 (1976) … Doctor Franklin
 
1976 Six Characters in Search of an Author (TV movie)
The Director
 
1976 St. Ives
Abner Procane
 
1976 Hazard's People (TV movie)
 
1976 Truman at Potsdam (TV movie)
Winston Churchill
 
1976 The Adams Chronicles (TV mini-series)
Justice Gridley
– Chapter I: John Adams, Lawyer (1976) … Justice Gridley
 
1975 Fear on Trial (TV movie)
Mike Collins
 
1975 Three Days of the Condor
Mr. Wabash
 
1975 Great Performances (TV series)
Dr. Fawcett
– Beyond the Horizon (1975) … Dr. Fawcett
 
1975 Rollerball
Bartholomew
 
1973 The Paper Chase
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
 
1964 Seven Days in May
Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
 
1938 Too Much Johnson (short)
Duelist
 
Show ShowProducer (29 titles)
1983 Choices of the Heart (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1980 Gideon's Trumpet (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1966 Evening Primrose (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1966 This Property Is Condemned (producer)
 
1964 Journey to America (documentary) (producer)
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Go Down, Moses (1963) (producer)
 
1963 In the Cool of the Day (producer)
 
1962 Two Weeks in Another Town (producer)
 
1962 All Fall Down (producer)
 
1958-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series) (producer - 3 episodes)
– The Wings of the Dove (1959) (producer)
– The Nutcracker (1958) (producer)
– The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958) (producer)
 
1957 The Seven Lively Arts (TV series) (producer)
 
1956 Lust for Life (producer)
 
1955 Moonfleet (producer)
 
1955 The Cobweb (producer)
 
1954 Her Twelve Men (producer)
 
1954 Executive Suite (producer)
 
1953 Julius Caesar (producer)
 
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful (producer)
 
1952 Holiday for Sinners (producer)
 
1952 On Dangerous Ground (producer)
 
1951 The Company She Keeps (producer)
 
1949 Fireside Theatre (TV series) (producer)
 
1948 They Live by Night (producer)
 
1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman (producer)
 
1946 The Blue Dahlia (producer)
 
1946 Miss Susie Slagle's (associate producer)
 
1946 Sorry, Wrong Number (TV short) (producer)
 
1945 The Unseen (associate producer)
 
1938 Too Much Johnson (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
1985 America's Musical Theater (TV series) (director: theatre production - 1 episode)
– The Cradle Will Rock (1985) (director: theatre production)
 
1976 The Time of Your Life (TV movie) (artistic director)
 
1974 Clarence Darrow (TV movie) (director: stage production)
 
1974 The Country Girl (TV movie) (director: stage production)
 
1941 Citizen Kane (assistant: Mr. Welles - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1964 Journey to America (documentary)
 
1954 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
– Inside Out: The Story of Bunder-Runger the Jailbird (1954) (story)
 
1943 Jane Eyre (screen play)
 
1941 Citizen Kane (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1946 Sorry, Wrong Number (TV short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1941 Citizen Kane (lyrics: "Aria from Salammbo" 1941 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1941 Citizen Kane (editorial supervisor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) … Himself
 
1990 L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Scrooged
Himself
 
1987 227 (TV series)
Himself
– See You in Court (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dark Victory (1987) … Himself
– It's All True (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Our Planet Tonight (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1985 America's Musical Theater (TV series)
Himself
– The Cradle Will Rock (1985) … Himself
 
1984 Olympic Gala (TV special documentary)
Himself - Guest
 
1984 The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (documentary)
 
1984 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Peace on Borrowed Time (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1982 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1981 Starring Katharine Hepburn (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Stages: Houseman Directs Lear (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980-1984 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Himself / Host
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Leslie Howard (1980) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Directing in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1979 The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The New Deal for Artists (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 I'm a Stranger Here Myself (documentary)
Himself
 
1974 Clarence Darrow (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1974 Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.161 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 The Merry Wives of Windsor (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1961 The New Steve Allen Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– UCLA (1961) … Himself - Guest
 
1956 Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr
 
2000 Saboteur: A Closer Look (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 The Best of Film Noir (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Best of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Interview
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1977 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
 

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[on Robert Ryan] A disturbing mixture of anger and tenderness who had reached stardom by playing mostly brutal, neurotic roles that were at complete variance with his true nature. See more »

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Had 2 sons with his second wife, Joan Houseman. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo