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John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and 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 W. Kingsfield in the film The Paper Chase (1973), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent television series adaptation of The Paper Chase. Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, in common with many actors of his generation.
Houseman was born in Bucharest, Romania on September 22, 1902, the son of May (née Davies) and Georges Haussmann, who ran a grain business. His mother was British, from a Christian family of Welsh and Irish descent. His father was an Alsatian-born Jew. He was educated in England at Clifton College, became a British subject, and worked in the grain trade in London before emigrating to the United States in 1925, where he took the stage name of John Houseman. He became a United States citizen in 1943. Houseman died at age 86 of spinal cancer on October 31, 1988 at his home in Malibu, California.
Actors: Richard Linklater (director), Simon Atherton (miscellaneous crew), Steve Christian (producer), Richard Linklater (producer), Eddie Marsan (actor), John Sloss (producer), Jools Holland (actor), Claire Danes (actress), Zac Efron (actor), Chris Wilson (actor), Michael Brandon (actor), Greg Bennett (actor), Garrick Hagon (actor), Matt Curtis (miscellaneous crew), Libbie Barr (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In November 1937, high school student and aspiring thespian Richard Samuels takes a day trip into New York City. There, he meets and begins a casual friendship with Gretta Adler, their friendship based on a shared love and goal of a profession in the creative arts. But also on this trip, Richard stumbles across the Mercury Theatre and meets 'Orson Welles' (qv), who, based on an impromptu audition, offers Richard an acting job as Lucius in his modern retelling of Julius Caesar, which includes such stalwart Mercury Theatre players as 'Joseph Cotten (I)' (qv) and 'George Coulouris' (qv). Despite others with official roles as producer 'John Houseman (I)' (qv), this production belongs to Welles, the unofficial/official dictator. In other words, whatever Welles wants, the cast and crew better deliver. These requests include everything, even those of a sexual nature. Welles does not believe in conventions and will do whatever he wants, which includes not having a fixed opening date, although the unofficial opening date is in one week's time. In turn, Welles realizes that his name will either be strengthened or ruined in the theater community by this production. Richard is taken under the wing by the production's Jane-of-All-Trades, Sonja Jones. Known as the Ice Queen by the male cast, Sonja deflects much of the unwanted sexual attention by jokingly implying that she and Richard are having a fling, which Richard wants nothing more than to be the truth. As the end of the week and opening night approaches, Richard, having seen Welles' behavior, has to decide if acting in this production is worth it at any cost.
Keywords: 17-year-old, 1930s, actor, actors'-equity-association, actress, ambition, ambulance, ambulance-siren, apology, applauseActors: Ridley Scott (producer), Melanie Griffith (actress), Brenda Blethyn (actress), Fiona Shaw (actress), James Cromwell (actor), Liev Schreiber (actor), Kerry Shale (actor), Jay Benedict (actor), Liam Cunningham (actor), David Suchet (actor), Cyril Shaps (actor), Roy Scheider (actor), John Malkovich (actor), John Altman (composer), Tony Scott (producer),
Plot: Coming to Hollywood as a celebrated boy genius featuring a spectacular career arc in New York including his "War of the Worlds" radio hoax, Orson Welles is stymied on the subject for his first film. After a dinner party at Hearst Castle, during which he has a verbal altercation with Hearst, Welles decides to do a movie about Hearst. It takes him some time to convince co-writer Herman Mankiewicz and the studio, but Welles eventually gets the script and the green light, keeping the subject very hush-hush with the press. When a rough cut is screened, Hearst gets wind of the movie's theme and begins a campaign to see that it is not only never publicly screened, but destroyed.
Keywords: 1940s, actress, anti-semitism, bankruptcy, based-on-documentary, based-on-true-story, censorship, director, film-director, film-industryActors: Frankie Faison (actor), Jay Bushman (writer), Jay Bushman (director), David Heckel (actor), Jay Bushman (producer), Todd Butera (actor), Kate Anthony (actress), Ilan Kometz (editor), Kevin Keaveney (actor), Loren Bevans (costume designer), Melanie Ashley (actress), Jim Spivey (miscellaneous crew), Matt Rankin (actor), Ray Schiel (actor), Camille McCord (actress),
Plot: 1937. Four years before Citizen Kane. Orson Welles is the budding "Wonderboy" of the theater. But at a rehearsal for "Doctor Faustus," not everyone holds him in such esteem. The crew is overworked and surly. The producer, John Houseman, wants to take control. But help arrives from an unlikely source.
Keywords: independent-filmActors: Paul Giamatti (actor), Philip Baker Hall (actor), Kyle Gass (actor), Peter Fernandez (actor), Hank Azaria (actor), John Cusack (actor), Cary Elwes (actor), Bob Balaban (actor), Lee Arenberg (actor), Ned Bellamy (actor), Carl Burrows (actor), Jack Black (actor), Rubén Blades (actor), Angus Macfadyen (actor), Barnard Hughes (actor),
Plot: In 1930s New York Orson Welles tries to stage a musical on a steel strike under the Federal Theater Program despite pressure from an establishment fearful of industrial unrest and red activity. Meanwhile Nelson Rockefeller gets the foyer of his company headquarters decorated and an Italian countess sells paintings for Mussolini.
Keywords: 1930s, actor, actress, anti-communist, art, artist, bare-breasts, based-on-play, based-on-true-story, beaverErnest Borgnine and Cybill Shepherd presenting John Houseman with the Oscar® for Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Paper Chase" at the 46th Academy Awards® in 1974.
John Houseman talks to Jim Bernhard about his two careers, as a theatrical producer and later, in his 70s, as a movie actor, on "The Greenroom," KUHT Houston-PBS. 1985.
Classic commercial starring John Houseman
Film and theatre producer John Houseman comments on the early years of his career. Host: James Day. Part 1. Taped December 3, 1974. Day at Night originally aired on public television from 1973-1974. This episode was restored by CUNY Television. Taped at WNET in New York. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's. Watch mor...
Actor John Houseman in a 1983 commercial for McDonald's
The classic sequence featuring John Houseman as the most laid back driving instructor in the world, whose pupil Stephanie is commandeered by Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen)..
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Robin Williams portrays John Houseman reading the local telephone book. Originally from SCTV
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! movie clips: http://j.mp/1BcPNSX BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/tTe4H5 Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) commandeers a driving-school vehicle with an unflappable instructor (John Houseman). FILM DESCRIPTION: Seeking vengeance when his partner (Simpson) is shot full of holes by drug dealers, Lt. Frank Drebin searches for the Mister Big behind it all. Drebin suspects above-reproach shipping magnate Vincent Ludwig, but he can't prove a thing. Bumped from the force by the mayor, Drebin, with the unexpected assistance of Ludwig's ex-girlfriend, manages to nab the bad guy at a baseball game, where Reggie Jackson has been programmed to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. CREDITS: TM & © Pa...
Film and theatre producer John Houseman comments on the early years of his career. Host: James Day. Part 1. Taped December 3, 1974. Day at Night originally aired on public television from 1973-1974. This episode was restored by CUNY Television. Taped at WNET in New York. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's. Watch mor...
A divorced woman (Michael Learned) moves to a new city with her child, trying to build her life again. She joins the choir of a local church but has some personality conflicts with the choirmaster (John Houseman), a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept nothing but perfection from his group. As Christmas approaches the choir practices for the big show and the director pushes them all to their emotional limits.
Rollerball 1975 talk about In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game. - Director: Norman Jewison - Writer: William Harrison - Stars: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams - Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport Please like and subcribe my channel or this movie !!!
This is the fourth episode of a six-part television documentary produced by BBC-TV in 1987 and hosted by Ed Asner, which tells the story of RKO Pictures, one of the “Big Five” Hollywood film studios. It includes familiar scenes and rare clips as well as interviews with such famous RKO actors as Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Joan Fontaine, Stewart Granger, Jane Greer, Katharine Hepburn, John Houseman, Garson Kanin, Janet Leigh, Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Ginger Rogers, Rudy Vallee, and Fay Wray. This episode has been edited to comply with copyright requirements. A segment from Orson Welles’s “Citizen Kane” has been deleted. The series episodes: Birth of A Titan Let's Face the Music and Dance A Woman's Lot It's All True Dark Victory Howard's Way
Roald Dahl és John Houseman egy-egy meghökkentő, megdöbbentő története világunkról.
Roald Dahl és John Houseman egy-egy meghökkentő, megdöbbentő története világunkról...
We have found old footage of genuine live paranormal investigations from the Ghost Story Investigation team that had been long lost and for gotten. Now GZV Productions has pieced it together to give you a full length film about their very chilling story about their experience with the paranormal!
This is the first episode of a six-part television documentary produced by BBC-TV in 1987 and hosted by Ed Asner, which tells the story of RKO Pictures, one of the “Big Five” Hollywood film studios. It includes familiar scenes and rare clips as well as interviews with such famous RKO actors as Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Joan Fontaine, Stewart Granger, Jane Greer, Katharine Hepburn, John Houseman, Garson Kanin, Janet Leigh, Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Ginger Rogers, Rudy Vallee, and Fay Wray. The episodes: Birth of A Titan Let's Face the Music and Dance A Woman's Lot It's All True Dark Victory Howard's Way
This is the third episode of a six-part television documentary produced by BBC-TV in 1987 and hosted by Ed Asner, which tells the story of RKO Pictures, one of the “Big Five” Hollywood film studios. It includes familiar scenes and rare clips as well as interviews with such famous RKO actors as Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Joan Fontaine, Stewart Granger, Jane Greer, Katharine Hepburn, John Houseman, Garson Kanin, Janet Leigh, Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Ginger Rogers, Rudy Vallee, and Fay Wray. The series episodes: Birth of A Titan Let's Face the Music and Dance A Woman's Lot It's All True Dark Victory Howard's Way
This is the final episode of a six-part television documentary produced by BBC-TV in 1987 and hosted by Ed Asner, which tells the story of RKO Pictures, one of the “Big Five” Hollywood film studios. It includes familiar scenes and rare clips as well as interviews with such famous RKO actors as Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Joan Fontaine, Stewart Granger, Jane Greer, Katharine Hepburn, John Houseman, Garson Kanin, Janet Leigh, Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Ginger Rogers, Rudy Vallee, and Fay Wray. The series episodes: Birth of A Titan Let's Face the Music and Dance A Woman's Lot It's All True Dark Victory Howard's Way
John Houseman talks to Jim Bernhard about his two careers, as a theatrical producer and later, in his 70s, as a movie actor, on "The Greenroom," KUHT Houston-PBS. 1985.
Film and theatre producer John Houseman comments on the early years of his career. Host: James Day. Part 1. Taped December 3, 1974. Day at Night originally aired on public television from 1973-1974. This episode was restored by CUNY Television. Taped at WNET in New York. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's. Watch mor...
Ernest Borgnine and Cybill Shepherd presenting John Houseman with the Oscar® for Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Paper Chase" at the 46th Academy Awards® in 1974.
Visit USC on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/usc Learn more about the University of Southern California: http://www.usc.edu John Edward Blankenchip, professor emeritus of theatre at USC, reflects on his career, on his decades of service to the university and on the development of the USC School of Theatre. He touches on a wide range of topics, ranging from the involvement of actor/producer/director John Houseman and patron Anna Bing Arnold with the USC School of Theatre to the school's participation in the Edinburgh Festival. Blankenchip joined USC in 1955, just a decade after the drama department was founded by playwright and director William C. DeMille, and continued to teach classes in directing and experimental theatre at USC until his death in April 2009. Blankenchip was interview...
Orson Welles, 8 days before his death 1985
Citizen Kane movie clips: http://j.mp/2jlHFgl BUY THE MOVIE: http://bit.ly/2jnJV4Z Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Kane (Orson Welles) finds Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) passed-out drunk at his type-writer, in the middle of his negative review of Kane's wife's operatic debut. Kane decides to finish the notice, just the way Leland started it. FILM DESCRIPTION: Orson Welles first feature film -- which he directed, produced, and co-wrote, as well as playing the title role -- proved to be his most important and influential work, a ground-breaking drama loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst which is frequently cited as the finest American film ever made. Aging newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) dies in his sprawl...
John Houseman reads the phone book. John Houseman - Robin Williams SCTV, the award winning sketch comedy show produced by The Second City returns on YouTube with select comedy videos and sketches published by Second City Network. Be the first to see the newest videos. Check us out at http://www.thesecondcitynetwork.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/TheSecondCityNetwork Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/secondcitynetwk Buy The SCTV DVD's here: http://goo.gl/BMZ3q (c) 2014 The Second City Inc. -------------------------------- The Second City Network is quickly becoming one of the hottest channels on YouTube. Our work has been featured on Tosh.0 on Comedy Central, G4's Attack of the Show, Inside Edition, NPR, MSNBC, CNN and more! Many of today's biggest names go...
Dr. Jacob Bronowski, a British scientist and writer, explains his view that scientific endeavors should be relevant to the needs of society, and his ideas on poetry. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's. Watch more at www.cuny.tv/series/dayatnight
Ernest Borgnine and Cybill Shepherd presenting John Houseman with the Oscar® for Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Paper Chase" at the 46th Academy Awards® in 1974.
John Houseman talks to Jim Bernhard about his two careers, as a theatrical producer and later, in his 70s, as a movie actor, on "The Greenroom," KUHT Houston-PBS. 1985.
Classic commercial starring John Houseman
Film and theatre producer John Houseman comments on the early years of his career. Host: James Day. Part 1. Taped December 3, 1974. Day at Night originally aired on public television from 1973-1974. This episode was restored by CUNY Television. Taped at WNET in New York. CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's. Watch mor...
Actor John Houseman in a 1983 commercial for McDonald's
The classic sequence featuring John Houseman as the most laid back driving instructor in the world, whose pupil Stephanie is commandeered by Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen)..
PROPERTY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX FILMS CORPORATION.
Robin Williams portrays John Houseman reading the local telephone book. Originally from SCTV
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! movie clips: http://j.mp/1BcPNSX BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/tTe4H5 Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) commandeers a driving-school vehicle with an unflappable instructor (John Houseman). FILM DESCRIPTION: Seeking vengeance when his partner (Simpson) is shot full of holes by drug dealers, Lt. Frank Drebin searches for the Mister Big behind it all. Drebin suspects above-reproach shipping magnate Vincent Ludwig, but he can't prove a thing. Bumped from the force by the mayor, Drebin, with the unexpected assistance of Ludwig's ex-girlfriend, manages to nab the bad guy at a baseball game, where Reggie Jackson has been programmed to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. CREDITS: TM & © Pa...
With Michael Learned, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri
John Houseman. The film http://adf.ly/1fQfb4 stars Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh, James Donald as his brother Theo, Pamela Brown, Everett....
Set in 2018 when corporations have replaced countries, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
From the PBS program "The American Short Story" starring Irene Worth, John Houseman, Robert Earl Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Lane Smith & Shirley Stoler..
A divorcee (Michael Learned), a recent transplant to San Francisco, joins a church choir shortly before it acquires a new choir master (John Houseman), who
A divorcee (Michael Learned), a recent transplant to San Francisco, joins a church choir shortly before it acquires a new choir master (John Houseman), who
A divorcee (Michael Learned), a recent transplant to San Francisco, joins a church choir shortly before it acquires a new choir master (John Houseman), who
A Christmas Without Snow is a 1980 American TV movie directed by John Korty and starring Michael Learned of The Waltons and John Houseman. It was televised December 9, 1980 on CBS.
produced by John Houseman. The film stars http://bit.ly/2bFYMFO Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh, James Donald as his brother Theo, Pamela Brown....