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22 September 1902, Bucharest, Romania more

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31 October 1988, Malibu, California, USA more

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Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman's main contribution to American... more

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He died soon after filming The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) but before its theatrical release... more

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Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)	(uncredited) Driving Instructor	1988	-	7.6 (33,786)
	AKAs: The Naked Gun
2.	Another Woman (1988)	Marion's Father	1988	-	7.3 (4,008)

3.	Bright Lights, Big City (1988)	Mr. Vogel	1988	-	5.3 (3,080)

4.	Lincoln (1988) (TV)	Gen. Winfield Scott	1988	-	7.1 (154)
	AKAs: Gore Vidal's Lincoln
5.	"Noble House" (1988)	Sir Geoffrey Allison	1988	-	7.9 (461)
	AKAs: James Clavell's Noble House
6.	"Silver Spoons" (1982)	Grandpa Stratton / 3 characters not shown (14 episodes, 1982-1987)	1987	-	5.5 (424)
	14 TV episodes: Mon amour (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 9 episodes not shown.
7.	Our Planet Tonight (1987) (TV)	Host	1987	-	5.4 (6)

8.	"The Paper Chase" (1978)	Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. / 3 characters not shown (41 episodes, 1978-1986)	1986	-	8.3 (170)
	AKAs: The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title) The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title) The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title) The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title) 41 TV episodes: Suppressed Desires (1986) Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. Mistaken Identity (1986) Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. A Wounded Hart (1986) Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. Graduation (1986) Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. Honor (1986) Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. 36 episodes not shown.
9.	"A.D." (1985)	Gamaliel	1985	-	7.0 (198)
	AKAs: A.D. - Anno Domini
10.	"The Winds of War" (1983)	Aaron Jastrow (7 episodes, 1983)	1983	-	8.5 (1,125)
	AKAs: Herman Wouk's The Winds of War (USA: complete title) 7 TV episodes: 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) (credit only) Aaron Jastrow 2 episodes not shown.
11.	Peace on Borrowed Time (1983) (TV)	Host	1983	-	-

12.	The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) (TV)	Network Newscaster	1983	-	7.1 (36)

13.	Murder by Phone (1982)	Stanley Markowitz	1982	-	4.9 (166)
	AKAs: Bells (Europe: English title: video title) Hell's Bells The Calling
14.	"Mork & Mindy" (1978)	MILT (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	7.1 (1,194)
	1 TV episode: Mork, Mindy, and Mearth Meet MILT (1982) (voice) MILT
15.	"Marco Polo" (1982)	Patriarch of Aquileia (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	7.9 (423)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.1 (1982) Patriarch of Aquileia
16.	Rose for Emily (1982)	Narrator	1982	-	6.9 (95)

17.	"Freedom to Speak" (1982)	Benjamin Franklin	1982	-	-

18.	Ghost Story (1981)	Sears James	1981	-	5.8 (2,529)

19.	A Christmas Without Snow (1980) (TV)	Ephraim Adams	1980	-	6.6 (99)

20.	The Babysitter (1980) (TV)	Dr. Lindquist	1980	-	5.6 (224)

21.	My Bodyguard (1980)	Dobbs	1980	-	6.7 (3,516)

22.	Wholly Moses! (1980)	The Archangel	1980	-	3.5 (991)

23.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	Chief Justice / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1976-1980)	1980	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 2 TV episodes: Gideon's Trumpet (1980) Chief Justice/Offscreen Narrator Truman at Potsdam (1976) Winston Churchill
24.	"The Associates" (1979)	Professor Kingsfield (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	6.3 (15)
	1 TV episode: Eliot's Revenge (1980) Professor Kingsfield
25.	The Fog (1980)	Mr. Machen	1980	-	6.8 (16,249)
	AKAs: John Carpenter's The Fog (USA: complete title)
26.	"The French Atlantic Affair" (1979)	Dr. Archady Clemens	1979	-	5.2 (37)

27.	"The Last Convertible" (1979)	Dr. Wetherell	1979	-	8.2 (77)

28.	Old Boyfriends (1979)	Doctor Hoffman	1979	-	4.1 (99)

29.	The Cheap Detective (1978)	Jasper Blubber	1978	-	6.1 (1,444)
	AKAs: Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
30.	"Aspen" (1977)	Joseph Merrill Drummond	1977	-	6.3 (41)
	AKAs: The Innocent and the Damned (USA: rerun title)
31.	"The Best of Families" (1977)	Host	1977	-	3.8 (21)

32.	"Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977)	Myron Dunn	1977	-	7.2 (80)

33.	Our Town (1977) (TV)	(scenes deleted) Prof. Willard	1977	-	7.8 (100)

34.	The Displaced Person (1977) (TV)	Priest	1977	-	6.6 (36)

35.	"The Bionic Woman" (1976)	Dr. Franklin (2 episodes, 1976)	1976	-	6.4 (546)
	2 TV episodes: Kill Oscar: Part 3 (1976) Dr. Franklin Kill Oscar (1976) Dr. Franklin
36.	"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)	Doctor Franklin (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	7.3 (821)
	1 TV episode: Kill Oscar: Part 2 (1976) Doctor Franklin
37.	Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976) (TV)	The Director	1976	-	6.1 (43)
	AKAs: Hollywood Television Theatre: Six Characters in Search of an Author (USA: series title)
38.	"Captains and the Kings" (1976)	Judge Newell Chisholm	1976	-	7.9 (155)

39.	St. Ives (1976)	Abner Procane	1976	-	5.9 (552)

40.	Hazard's People (1976) (TV)		1976	-	7.6 (31)

41.	"The Adams Chronicles" (1976)	Justice Gridley (unknown episodes)	1976	-	8.2 (83)

42.	Fear on Trial (1975) (TV)	Mike Collins	1975	-	7.3 (60)

43.	Three Days of the Condor (1975)	Mr. Wabash	1975	-	7.5 (12,609)
	AKAs: 3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
44.	Beyond the Horizon (1975) (TV)	Dr. Fawcett	1975	-	6.6 (12)

45.	Rollerball (1975)	Bartholomew	1975	-	6.5 (7,628)

46.	The Paper Chase (1973)	Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.	1973	-	7.2 (2,775)

47.	Seven Days in May (1964)	(uncredited) Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell	1964	-	8.0 (4,384)

48.	Too Much Johnson (1938)	Duelist	1938	-	6.9 (32)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Choices of the Heart (1983) (TV)	(executive producer)	1983	-	6.5 (127)
	AKAs: In December the Roses Will Bloom Again
2.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	executive producer (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: Gideon's Trumpet (1980) (executive producer)
3.	Evening Primrose (1966) (TV)	(executive producer)	1966	-	7.7 (46)

4.	This Property Is Condemned (1966)	(producer)	1966	-	6.9 (1,485)

5.	Journey to America (1964)	(producer)	1964	-	-
	AKAs: Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)
6.	"The Great Adventure" (1963)	producer (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.6 (33)
	1 TV episode: Go Down, Moses (1963) (producer)
7.	In the Cool of the Day (1963)	(producer)	1963	-	4.7 (130)

8.	Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)	(producer)	1962	-	6.4 (556)
	AKAs: 2 Weeks in Another Town (USA: poster title)
9.	All Fall Down (1962)	(producer)	1962	-	6.8 (689)

10.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	producer (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958) (producer)
11.	"The Seven Lively Arts" (1957)	producer (unknown episodes)	1957	-	-

12.	Lust for Life (1956)	(producer)	1956	-	7.3 (2,950)

13.	Moonfleet (1955)	(producer)	1955	-	6.9 (1,044)

14.	The Cobweb (1955)	(producer)	1955	-	6.4 (411)

15.	Her Twelve Men (1954)	(producer)	1954	-	6.0 (95)
	AKAs: Her 12 Men Miss Baker's Dozen (USA: alternative title)
16.	Executive Suite (1954)	(producer)	1954	-	7.3 (1,240)

17.	Julius Caesar (1953)	(producer)	1953	-	7.4 (3,273)
	AKAs: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
18.	The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)	(producer)	1952	-	7.7 (4,041)

19.	Holiday for Sinners (1952)	(producer)	1952	-	6.5 (35)

20.	On Dangerous Ground (1952)	(producer)	1952	-	7.4 (1,532)

21.	The Company She Keeps (1951)	(producer)	1951	-	6.1 (133)

22.	"Fireside Theatre" (1949)	producer (unknown episodes)	1949	-	7.0 (13)

23.	They Live by Night (1948)	(producer)	1948	-	7.7 (1,642)
	AKAs: The Twisted Road (UK)
24.	Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)	(producer)	1948	-	7.9 (2,723)

25.	The Blue Dahlia (1946)	(producer)	1946	-	7.2 (1,937)

26.	Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)	(associate producer)	1946	-	7.1 (14)

27.	Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV)	(producer)	1946	-	-

28.	The Unseen (1945)	(associate producer)	1945	-	6.4 (56)

29.	Too Much Johnson (1938)	(producer)	1938	-	6.9 (32)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"America's Musical Theater" (1985)	director: theatre production (1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	-
	1 TV episode: The Cradle Will Rock (1985) (director: theatre production)
2.	The Time of Your Life (1976) (TV)	(artistic director)	1976	-	6.8 (25)

3.	Clarence Darrow (1974) (TV)	(director: stage production)	1974	-	8.6 (40)

4.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	director: stage production (1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: The Country Girl (1974) (director: stage production)
5.	Citizen Kane (1941)	(assistant: Mr. Welles) (uncredited)	1941	-	8.6 (127,425)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Journey to America (1964)	(writer)	1964	-	-
	AKAs: Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)
2.	"Your Favorite Story" (1953)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	-
	1 TV episode: Inside Out: The Story of Bunder-Runger the Jailbird (1954) (story)
3.	Jane Eyre (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	7.7 (2,577)

Director				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV)		1946	-	-

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Citizen Kane (1941)	(lyrics: "Aria from Salammbo" (uncredited))	1941	-	8.6 (127,425)

Editorial Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Citizen Kane (1941)	(editorial supervisor) (uncredited)	1941	-	8.6 (127,425)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.7 (186)
	1 TV episode: I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) Himself
2.	Scrooged (1988)	Himself	1988	-	6.7 (19,669)

3.	"227" (1985)	Himself (1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	6.8 (236)
	1 TV episode: See You in Court (1987) Himself
4.	"Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" (1987)	Himself (2 episodes, 1987)	1987	-	8.7 (60)
	AKAs: The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK) 2 TV episodes: Dark Victory (1987) Himself It's All True (1987) Himself
5.	"America's Musical Theater" (1985)	Himself (1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	-
	1 TV episode: The Cradle Will Rock (1985) Himself
6.	Olympic Gala (1984) (TV)	Guest	1984	-	6.8 (16)

7.	The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1984)		1984	-	8.9 (41)
	AKAs: The Good Fight (USA: short title)
8.	The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV)	Himself	1984	-	8.3 (111)

9.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983) (TV)	Himself	1983	-	6.0 (40)

10.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Himself (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	8.4 (106)
	1 TV episode: Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration (1982) Himself
11.	The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts (1982) (TV)	Himself	1982	-	-

12.	Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV)	Himself	1981	-	6.1 (13)

13.	"Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)	Himself / Host (unknown episodes, 1980-1984)	1980	-	7.7 (237)
	AKAs: Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
14.	"The British Greats" (1980)	Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	-
	1 TV episode: Leslie Howard (1980) Himself - Interviewee
15.	The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	1979	-	5.4 (11)

16.	The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (1979) (TV)		1979	-	-

17.	The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV)	Himself	1979	-	7.2 (134)

18.	The New Deal for Artists (1976) (TV)	Himself	1976	-	-

19.	I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975)	Himself	1975	-	8.0 (19)

20.	Clarence Darrow (1974) (TV)	Himself	1974	-	8.6 (40)

21.	The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV)	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role	1974	-	6.1 (71)

22.	Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles (1974) (TV)	Himself	1974	-	-

23.	The Merry Wives of Windsor (1970) (TV)	Himself - Host	1970	-	6.1 (8)

24.	"The New Steve Allen Show" (1961)	Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.5 (9)
	1 TV episode: UCLA (1961) Himself - Guest
25.	Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (1956)	(uncredited) Himself	1956	-	6.1 (48)


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"
	2 TV episodes: Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 2 (1977) (uncredited) Dr. Franklin Fembots in Las Vegas (1977) (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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