John Houseman

Romanian-born British–American actor and film producer (1902–1988)

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Works: 17

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Executive suite
The bad and the beautiful
Don Juan in hell
The winter's tale
The winter's tale

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Acting · Bucharest, Romania

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…

Known for

American: An Odyssey to 1947 — Self (archive footage)2022
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles — Self - Actor (archive footage)2014
Another Woman — Marion's Father1988
Scrooged — Self1988
Bright Lights, Big City — Mr. Vogel1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! — Driving Instructor (uncredited)1988
Lincoln — Gen. Winfield Scott1988
Noble House — Sir Geoffrey Allison1988
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood — Self1987
The Cradle Will Rock — Self1985

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1902
Active to: 1988

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Listeners: 451,243
Total plays: 6,205,285

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,187x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,528x
Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,305x
Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,190x
The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,820x

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Key facts

Born: Jacques Haussmann , ( 1902-09-22 ) September 22, 1902, Bucharest , Kingdom of Romania
Died: October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31) (aged 86), Malibu, California , U.S.
Citizenship: British subject United States (after 1943)
Occupations: Actor producer director teacher
Years active: 1930–1988
Spouses: Zita Johann ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1929 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1933 ) Joan Courtney ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 )
Relatives: Charles Siepmann (stepbrother)

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Image: John-Houseman-1973.jpg
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: John Houseman
date of birth: 1902-09-22
date of death: 1988-10-31
start of work period: 1930-00-00
end of work period: 1988-00-00

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John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a British-American theatre and film producer, actor, director, and teacher. He 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 enjoyed a distinguished career as an influential producer of both the stage and screen, and was the founding director of the drama department of the Juilliard School and co-founder of The Acting Company.

Houseman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for producing William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (1953). As an actor, Houseman won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase, which he reprised in the 1978 television series adaptation.