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  1. Classic TV commercial featuring the veteran actor, known for his role as Professor Kingsley in 'The Paper Chase.'

  2. Mar 6, 2020 · The investment firm Smith Barney had a TV commercial in the 80s with the actor John Houseman that said “They make money the old fashioned way, they earn it.” Well, the higher returns that long term stock market performance offers is definitely earned by investors.

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  4. Aug 13, 2023 · Houseman reprised his role in the 1978 television adaptation of that same movie, but most of us who remember Houseman, remember him for his unforgettable voice and speaking ability in conveying his movie lines, and in a particular television commercial which first aired in the mid-to-late eighties.

  5. In the 1980s Houseman became more widely known for his role as grandfather Edward Stratton II in Silver Spoons, which starred Rick Schroder, and for his commercials for brokerage firm Smith Barney, which featured the catchphrase, "They make money the old fashioned way... they earn it." Another was Puritan brand cooking oil, with "less saturated ...

  6. Dec 10, 1984 · Houseman, to paraphrase his commercial, has made his late-appearing fame the old-fashioned way - he's earned it. It is a culmination of a 50-year career in theater, radio, film, and...

  7. May 15, 2022 · There is an old commercial about an investment firm featuring British actor John Houseman in his immaculate 3-piece suit, a gold watch dangling from his vest, looking flawless, in a proper stern sort of way.

  8. Oct 21, 1986 · As he waited for his car on a Philadelphia street corner the other day, John Houseman was approached by a dozen passers-by, each of whom smiled in recognition and said, "Are you earning it?"