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The Best of Film Noir (1999) -- Uses over 30 film clips and interviews about the tough guys and the femme fatales to illustrate classic film noir
"Silver Spoons" (1982): Season 1: Episode 22 -- In the series opening twelve-year-old Ricky arrives at his unsuspecting father's mansion to introduce himself and move in. His mother Evelyn had placed him in military school after she remarried and thought Ricky would be in the way. Edward Stratton III
"Silver Spoons" (1982): Season 4: Episode 22 -- Christina Applegate (Married with Children) as Ricky's prom date. Its an 80s sitcom lovefest. Christina plays the daughter of a mob hit man, who has stolen the Ricker's heart. Think twice before dumping this one, dude.
"Silver Spoons" (1982): Season 1: Episode 16 -- In the series opening twelve-year-old Ricky arrives at his unsuspecting father's mansion to introduce himself and move in. His mother Evelyn had placed him in military school after she remarried and thought Ricky would be in the way. Edward Stratton III
"Silver Spoons" (1982): Season 1: Episode 20 -- In the series opening twelve-year-old Ricky arrives at his unsuspecting father's mansion to introduce himself and move in. His mother Evelyn had placed him in military school after she remarried and thought Ricky would be in the way. Edward Stratton III

Overview

Date of Death:
31 October 1988, Malibu, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman's main contribution to American... more
Trivia:
Is portrayed by Simeon Andrews in RKO 281 (1999) (TV), and by Cary Elwes... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
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Filmography

Actor:
  1. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) (uncredited) .... Driving Instructor
    ... aka The Naked Gun
  2. Scrooged (1988) .... John Houseman
  3. Another Woman (1988) .... Marion's Father
  4. Bright Lights, Big City (1988) .... Mr. Vogel
  5. Lincoln (1988) (TV) .... Gen. Winfield Scott
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
  6. "Noble House" (1988) TV mini-series .... Sir Geoffrey Allison
    ... aka "James Clavell's Noble House"
  7. "Silver Spoons" .... Grandpa Stratton / ... (14 episodes, 1982-1987)
        - Mon amour (1987) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
        - The Barbarians (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
        - One Strike and You're Out (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
        - The Great Baseball Card Scheme (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
        - Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
          (9 more)
  8. Our Planet Tonight (1987) (TV) .... Host
  9. "The Paper Chase" .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. / ... (41 episodes, 1978-1986)
    ... aka "The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Paper Chase: The Second Year" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Paper Chase: The Third Year" (USA: new title)
        - Suppressed Desires (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
        - Mistaken Identity (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
        - A Wounded Hart (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
        - Graduation (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
        - Honor (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
          (36 more)
  10. "A.D." (1985) TV mini-series .... Gamaliel
    ... aka "A.D. - Anno Domini"
  11. "The Winds of War" .... Aaron Jastrow (7 episodes, 1983)
    ... aka "Herman Wouk's The Winds of War" (USA: complete title)
        - Into the Maelstrom (1983) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - The Changing of the Guard (1983) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - Of Love and War (1983) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - Defiance (1983) TV episode .... Aaron Jastrow
        - Cataclysm (1983) TV episode (credit only) .... Aaron Jastrow
          (2 more)
  12. Peace on Borrowed Time (1983) (TV) .... Host
  13. The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) (TV) .... Network Newscaster
  14. Murder by Phone (1982) .... Stanley Markowitz
    ... aka Bells (Europe: English title: video title)
    ... aka Hell's Bells
    ... aka The Calling
  15. "Mork & Mindy" .... MILT (1 episode, 1982)
        - Mork, Mindy, and Mearth Meet MILT (1982) TV episode (voice) .... MILT
  16. Rose for Emily (1982) .... Narrator
  17. "Marco Polo" .... Patriarch of Aquileia (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Patriarch of Aquileia
  18. "Freedom to Speak" (1982) TV mini-series .... Benjamin Franklin
  19. Ghost Story (1981) .... Sears James
  20. A Christmas Without Snow (1980) (TV) .... Ephraim Adams
  21. The Babysitter (1980) (TV) .... Dr. Lindquist
  22. My Bodyguard (1980) .... Dobbs
  23. Wholly Moses! (1980) .... The Archangel
  24. Gideon's Trumpet (1980) (TV) .... Chief Justice/Offscreen Narrator
  25. "The Associates" .... Professor Kingsfield (1 episode, 1980)
        - Eliot's Revenge (1980) TV episode .... Professor Kingsfield
  26. The Fog (1980) .... Mr. Machen
    ... aka John Carpenter's The Fog (USA: complete title)

  27. "The French Atlantic Affair" (1979) TV mini-series .... Dr. Archady Clemens
  28. "The Last Convertible" (1979) TV mini-series .... Dr. Wetherell
  29. Old Boyfriends (1979) .... Doctor Hoffman
  30. The Cheap Detective (1978) .... Jasper Blubber
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
  31. "Aspen" (1977) TV mini-series .... Joseph Merrill Drummond
    ... aka "The Innocent and the Damned" (USA: rerun title)
  32. "The Best of Families" (1977) TV mini-series .... Host
  33. "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) TV mini-series .... Myron Dunn
  34. Our Town (1977) (TV) (scenes deleted) .... Prof. Willard
  35. The Displaced Person (1977) (TV) .... Priest
  36. "The Bionic Woman" .... Dr. Franklin (2 episodes, 1976)
        - Kill Oscar: Part 3 (1976) TV episode .... Dr. Franklin
        - Kill Oscar (1976) TV episode .... Dr. Franklin
  37. "The Six Million Dollar Man" .... Doctor Franklin (1 episode, 1976)
        - Kill Oscar: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Doctor Franklin
  38. Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976) (TV) .... The Director
    ... aka Hollywood Television Theatre: Six Characters in Search of an Author (USA: series title)
  39. "Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series .... Judge Newell Chisholm
  40. St. Ives (1976) .... Abner Procane
  41. Hazard's People (1976) (TV)
  42. Truman at Potsdam (1976) (TV) .... Winston Churchill
  43. "The Adams Chronicles" (1976) TV mini-series .... Justice Gridley (unknown episodes)
  44. Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) .... Mike Collins
  45. Three Days of the Condor (1975) .... Mr. Wabash
    ... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
  46. Beyond the Horizon (1975) (TV) .... Dr. Fawcett
  47. Rollerball (1975) .... Bartholomew
  48. The Paper Chase (1973) .... Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

  49. Seven Days in May (1964) (uncredited) .... Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell

  50. Too Much Johnson (1938) .... Duelist
Producer:
  1. Choices of the Heart (1983) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka In December the Roses Will Bloom Again
  2. Gideon's Trumpet (1980) (TV) (executive producer)

  3. Evening Primrose (1966) (TV) (executive producer)
  4. This Property Is Condemned (1966) (producer)
  5. Journey to America (1964) (producer)
    ... aka Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)
  6. "The Great Adventure" (producer) (1 episode, 1963)
        - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode (producer)
  7. In the Cool of the Day (1963) (producer)
  8. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) (producer)
    ... aka 2 Weeks in Another Town (USA: poster title)
  9. All Fall Down (1962) (producer)

  10. "Playhouse 90" (producer) (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958) TV episode (producer)
  11. "The Seven Lively Arts" (1957) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  12. Lust for Life (1956) (producer)
  13. Moonfleet (1955) (producer)
  14. The Cobweb (1955) (producer)
  15. Her Twelve Men (1954) (producer)
    ... aka Her 12 Men
    ... aka Miss Baker's Dozen (USA)
  16. Executive Suite (1954) (producer)
  17. Julius Caesar (1953) (producer)
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
  18. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) (producer)
  19. Holiday for Sinners (1952) (producer)
  20. On Dangerous Ground (1952) (producer)
  21. The Company She Keeps (1951) (producer)

  22. "Fireside Theatre" (1949) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  23. They Live by Night (1948) (producer)
    ... aka The Twisted Road (UK)
  24. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) (producer)
  25. The Blue Dahlia (1946) (producer)
  26. Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) (associate producer)
  27. Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV) (producer)
  28. The Unseen (1945) (associate producer)

  29. Too Much Johnson (1938) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "America's Musical Theater" (director: theatre production) (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Cradle Will Rock (1985) TV episode (director: theatre production)

  2. The Time of Your Life (1976) (TV) (artistic director)
  3. Clarence Darrow (1974) (TV) (director: stage production)
  4. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (director: stage production) (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - The Country Girl (1974) TV episode (director: stage production)

  5. Citizen Kane (1941) (assistant: Mr. Welles) (uncredited)
Writer:
  1. Journey to America (1964) (writer)
    ... aka Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)

  2. "Your Favorite Story" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Inside Out: The Story of Bunder-Runger the Jailbird (1954) TV episode (story)

  3. Jane Eyre (1944) (screenplay)
Soundtrack:
  1. Citizen Kane (1941) (lyrics: "Aria from Salammbo")
Editorial Department:
  1. Citizen Kane (1941) (editorial supervisor) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. "Broadway: The American Musical" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "227" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
        - See You in Court (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1987)
    ... aka "The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood" (UK)
        - Dark Victory (1987) TV episode .... Himself
        - It's All True (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "America's Musical Theater" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Cradle Will Rock (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Olympic Gala (1984) (TV) .... Guest
  6. The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1984)
    ... aka The Good Fight (USA: short title)
  7. The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  8. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  10. The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1980-1984)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
  13. "The British Greats" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
        - Leslie Howard (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee

  14. The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  15. The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (1979) (TV)
  16. The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  17. The New Deal for Artists (1976) (TV) .... Himself
  18. I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975) .... Himself
  19. Clarence Darrow (1974) (TV) .... Himself
  20. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  21. Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles (1974) (TV) .... Himself
  22. The Merry Wives of Windsor (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Host

  23. "The New Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1961)
        - UCLA (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest

  24. Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (1956) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  2. Saboteur: A Closer Look (2000) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Charles W. Kingsfield Jr
  4. The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V) .... Himself
  5. The Best of Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Interview
  6. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
  7. "The Bionic Woman"
        - Fembots in Las Vegas (1977) TV episode (uncredited) .... Dr. Franklin


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Was the distinctive voice for Smith-Barney. Gave tagline: "Smith-Barney. They make money the old-fashioned way...they EHRN (earn) it!" more
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2 Portrayals | 4 Print Biographies | 1 Interview more
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Drama | Comedy | Romance | Family more

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