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John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television. 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 and his collaboration, as producer of The Blue Dahlia ...
John Houseman. Actor: The Paper Chase. 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 ...
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- Bucharest, Romania
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- Malibu, California, USA
John Houseman. Actor: The Paper Chase. 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 ...
- September 22, 1902
- October 31, 1988
Mar 13, 2024 · John Houseman was an American stage, film, radio, and television producer who is perhaps best known for his later career as a character actor. As a child, Houseman traveled throughout Europe with his British mother and Alsatian father.
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November 1, 1988 OBITUARY John Houseman, Actor and Producer, 86, Dies By MARILYN BERGER. John Houseman, who spent more than half a century in the theater as an influential producer and director but who did not achieve fame until, at the age of 71, he portrayed a crusty law school professor in the film ''The Paper Chase'' and its subsequent television series, died of spinal cancer yesterday at ...
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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 ...
John Houseman. Highest Rated: 100% Jane Eyre (1944) Lowest Rated: 14% Wholly Moses! (1980) Birthday: Sep 22, 1902. Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania. Widely regarded as one of the most respected ...
