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John Houseman

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 ...


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Born:
Sep 22, 1902 In Bucharest, Romania
Movie/TV Credits:
125
First Appeared:
In the movie Saboteur: A Closer Look
Latest Project:
Movie The Company She Keeps 2016-03-06

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.

Known For
Poster of The Fog
Poster of The Paper Chase
Poster of Three Days of the Condor
Poster of Rollerball
Filmography
Movie The Company She Keeps Unknown 2016-03-06
Movie Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Unknown 2016
Series Pioneers of Television Unknown 2014
Movie Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Unknown 2014
Series Broadway: The American Musical Unknown 2004
Movie Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years Unknown 2003-11-15
Movie Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' Unknown 2002
Movie Saboteur: A Closer Look Unknown 2000
Movie The Best of Film Noir Unknown 1999
Movie The Best of Hollywood Unknown 1998
Movie The Complete Citizen Kane Unknown 1991
Movie L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours Unknown 1990
Movie The 61st Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1989-03-29
Movie Scrooged Unknown 1988
Movie Another Woman Unknown 1988
Movie Bright Lights, Big City Unknown 1988
Movie The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Unknown 1988
Series Lincoln Unknown 1988
Series Noble House Unknown 1988
Series Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story Unknown 1987
Movie Our Planet Tonight Unknown 1987
Series The Late Show Unknown 1986-10-06
Series The Paper Chase Unknown 1986
Series 227 Unknown 1985-09-14
Series A.D. Gamaliel 1985-03-31
Series America's Musical Theater Unknown 1985
Movie Olympic Gala Himself - Guest 1984-07-28
Movie The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War Unknown 1984
Movie AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish Unknown 1984
Movie The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Unknown 1983
Movie Peace on Borrowed Time Unknown 1983
Movie A Rose for Emily Unknown 1983
Series Marco Polo Unknown 1983
Movie Choices of the Heart Unknown 1983
Series The Winds of War Aaron Jastrow 1983-02-06
Movie The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts Unknown 1982
Series Silver Spoons Unknown 1982-09-25
Series Late Night with David Letterman Unknown 1982-02-01
Series Freedom to Speak Unknown 1982
Movie Murder by Phone Unknown 1982
Series American Playhouse Unknown 1982-01-12
Movie Starring Katharine Hepburn Unknown 1981
Movie Ghost Story Unknown 1981
Movie Stages: Houseman Directs Lear Unknown 1981
Movie Gideon's Trumpet Unknown 1980
Movie The Fog Mr. Machen 1980-02-08
Movie My Bodyguard Unknown 1980
Movie Wholly Moses! Unknown 1980
Series The British Greats Unknown 1980
Movie The Merry Wives of Windsor Unknown 1980
Movie The Babysitter Unknown 1980
Movie The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards Unknown 1980
Movie A Christmas Without Snow Unknown 1980
Series The Associates Unknown 1980
Series The French Atlantic Affair Unknown 1979
Movie AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock Unknown 1979
Movie The 33rd Annual Tony Awards Unknown 1979
Movie The Television Annual: 1978/1979 Unknown 1979
Series The Last Convertible Unknown 1979
Series Tales of the Unexpected Unknown 1979-03-24
Movie Old Boyfriends Unknown 1979
Series The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Unknown 1979-09-09
Series Mork & Mindy Unknown 1978
Movie The Cheap Detective Unknown 1978
Series The Bionic Woman Unknown 1978
Series The Best of Families Unknown 1977
Movie The Displaced Person Unknown 1977
Series Aspen Unknown 1977
Series Washington: Behind Closed Doors Unknown 1977
Series The Mike Douglas Show Unknown 1977
Movie Our Town Unknown 1977
Movie Truman at Potsdam Unknown 1976
Movie Hazard's People Unknown 1976
Movie The New Deal for Artists Unknown 1976
Movie The Time of Your Life Unknown 1976
Movie St. Ives Unknown 1976
Movie Six Characters in Search of an Author Unknown 1976
Series The Adams Chronicles Unknown 1976
Series Captains and the Kings Unknown 1976
Series Good Morning America Unknown 1975-01-06
Movie I'm a Stranger Here Myself Unknown 1975
Movie Rollerball Unknown 1975
Movie Fear on Trial Unknown 1975
Movie Three Days of the Condor Unknown 1975
Movie The 46th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1974-04-02
Series The Six Million Dollar Man Unknown 1974-01-18
Movie Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles Unknown 1974
Movie The Country Girl Unknown 1974
Movie Clarence Darrow Unknown 1974
Movie The Paper Chase Unknown 1973
Series Great Performances Unknown 1972-11-04
Series The David Frost Show Unknown 1969-07-07
Movie Evening Primrose Unknown 1966
Movie This Property Is Condemned Unknown 1966
Movie Seven Days in May Unknown 1964
Movie Journey to America Unknown 1964
Series The Great Adventure Unknown 1963
Movie In the Cool of the Day Unknown 1963
Movie All Fall Down Unknown 1962
Movie Two Weeks in Another Town Unknown 1962
Series The New Steve Allen Show Unknown 1961-09-27
Movie Dillinger Unknown 1960
Series The Seven Lively Arts Unknown 1957
Series Playhouse 90 Unknown 1956-10-04
Movie Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light Unknown 1956
Movie Lust for Life Unknown 1956
Movie The Cobweb Unknown 1955
Series Your Favorite Story Unknown 1955
Movie Moonfleet Unknown 1955-06-24
Movie Executive Suite Unknown 1954
Series Fireside Theatre Unknown 1954
Movie Her Twelve Men Unknown 1954
Movie Julius Caesar Unknown 1953
Movie The Bad and the Beautiful Unknown 1952
Movie Holiday for Sinners Unknown 1952
Movie On Dangerous Ground Unknown 1951
Movie Letter from an Unknown Woman Unknown 1948
Movie They Live by Night Unknown 1948
Movie Sorry, Wrong Number Unknown 1946
Movie Miss Susie Slagle's Unknown 1946
Movie The Blue Dahlia Unknown 1946
Movie The Unseen Unknown 1945
Movie Jane Eyre Unknown 1943
Movie Citizen Kane Unknown 1941
Movie Too Much Johnson Unknown 1938