| Full Name | Jacques Haussmann |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 22, 1902 |
| Died | 1988-10-31 |
| Place Of Birth | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Occupation | Actor, film producer |
| Profession | Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Work Position | Awards for John Houseman |
| Spouse | Joan Courtney |
| Children | John Michael, an anthropologist in Paris, Charles Sebastian, an artist in Sunapee, N.H., John Michael, an anthropologist in Paris, Charles Sebastian, an artist in Sunapee, N.H. |
| Nicknames | John Houseman, Houseman, John |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | One of his films as a producer was Julius Caesar (1953), which was the first American film for John Gielgud. Gielgud would later turn down the role for which Houseman won an Oscar, The Paper Chase (1973). However, Gielgud did succeed Houseman in The Winds of War (1983) sequel, _'War and Remembrance (1988)'. |
| 2 | His hatred for former partner Orson Welles was notorious, and Houseman never passed up an opportunity to attack him, often on very personal grounds. He is known to have given a great deal of information, most of it false or misleading, to Pauline Kael for her much-criticized essay, "Raising Kane". However, he could never escape from Welles' shadow, and even managed to die on the 50th anniversary of the famous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. On his deathbed, he admitted to Welles biographer 'Simon Callow' (qav) that "meeting Welles was the most important event of my life". |
| 3 | Formerly a close friend and collaborator of Orson Welles during their theater days, they had two blow-ups as Welles began his screen career. Welles originally planned to make his screen debut with an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness", starring himself as Kurtz. It was to have been made by RKO Pictures, but a host of production problems caused the studio to tell Welles that if no progress had been made by December 31, 1941, none of the cast would be paid. Welles offered to pay the cast himself if that happened. Houseman told him during a studio dinner that their production company did not have enough money to pay them all. Welles called him a bloodsucker and crook. Houseman began to leave, and Welles started throwing dinnerware at him. The two later reconciled during the writing of Citizen Kane (1941), when Welles asked Houseman to "babysit" Herman J. Mankiewicz, meaning to keep him from drinking too much. After Mankeweicz delivered his script, Welles made a few changes before going into production. Welles later publicly claimed to have substantially re-written the script. Houseman, based on having been with Mankeweicz during the writing, publicly disagreed, saying that most of the credit belonged to Mankeweicz, with a little guidance from himself. This led Welles to permanently end their friendship. |
| 4 | Former acting teacher of Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve. |
| 5 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 435-437. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. |
| 6 | Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1962. |
| 7 | Co-founded the Theatre Group at the University of California at Los Angeles, with Robert Ryan and Sidney Harmon in 1959. |
| 8 | He died soon after filming The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) but before its theatrical release. Coincidentally, Ethel Merman's final film role was in another Zucker film, Airplane! (1980). |
| 9 | During his teaching days at Julliard, one of his students was Robin Williams, whom Houseman admired. The actor later advised the future comedian that he should quit Julliard since he was wasting his talent, and strike out on his own as a comedian which Williams soon did. |
| 10 | Is portrayed by Simeon Andrews in RKO 281 (1999), and by Cary Elwes in Cradle Will Rock (1999). |
| 11 | Had two sons with his second wife, Joan Houseman. |
| 12 | Taught acting at Julliard School of Fine Arts for awhile. |
| 13 | He and Orson Welles were the founders of the famous Mercury Theatre Players. |
| 14 | Houseman was a producer of unit 891, the government theatre project funded by the WPA. He was producer of the legendary "Cradle Will Rock" which sent shock waves of paranoia from New York to Washington, D.C. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | 1988 | | Driving Instructor (uncredited) |
| Scrooged | 1988 | | John Houseman |
| Another Woman | 1988 | | Marion's Father |
| Bright Lights, Big City | 1988 | | Mr. Vogel |
| Lincoln | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Gen. Winfield Scott |
| Noble House | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Sir Geoffrey Allison |
| Silver Spoons | 1982-1987 | TV Series | Grandpa Stratton |
| The Paper Chase | 1978-1986 | TV Series | Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. |
| A.D. | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Gamaliel |
| A Rose for Emily | 1983 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| Freedom to Speak | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Benjamin Franklin |
| The Winds of War | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Aaron Jastrow |
| American Playhouse | 1983 | TV Series | Network Newscaster |
| Marco Polo | 1982 | TV Mini-Series | Patriarch of Aquileia |
| Murder by Phone | 1982 | | Stanley Markowitz |
| Mork & Mindy | 1982 | TV Series | Milt |
| Ghost Story | 1981 | | Sears James |
| A Christmas Without Snow | 1980 | TV Movie | Ephraim Adams |
| The Babysitter | 1980 | TV Movie | Dr. Lindquist |
| My Bodyguard | 1980 | | Dobbs |
| Wholly Moses! | 1980 | | The Archangel |
| Gideon's Trumpet | 1980 | TV Movie | Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator |
| The Associates | 1980 | TV Series | Professor Kingsfield |
| The Fog | 1980 | | Mr. Machen |
| Old Boyfriends | 1979 | | Doctor Hoffman |
| The French Atlantic Affair | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Dr. Archady Clemens |
| The Last Convertible | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Dr. Wetherell |
| The Cheap Detective | 1978 | | Jasper Blubber |
| Aspen | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Joseph Merrill Drummond |
| The Best of Families | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Host |
| Washington: Behind Closed Doors | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Myron Dunn |
| Our Town | 1977 | TV Movie | Prof. Willard (scenes deleted) |
| The Displaced Person | 1977 | TV Movie | Father Flynn |
| Captains and the Kings | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Judge Newell Chisholm |
| The Bionic Woman | 1976 | TV Series | Dr. Franklin |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | 1976 | TV Series | Doctor Franklin |
| Six Characters in Search of an Author | 1976 | TV Movie | The Director |
| St. Ives | 1976 | | Abner Procane |
| Hazard's People | 1976 | TV Movie | John Hazard |
| Truman at Potsdam | 1976 | TV Movie | Winston Churchill |
| The Adams Chronicles | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Justice Gridley |
| Fear on Trial | 1975 | TV Movie | Mike Collins |
| Three Days of the Condor | 1975 | | Mr. Wabash |
| Great Performances | 1975 | TV Series | Dr. Fawcett |
| Rollerball | 1975 | | Bartholomew |
| The Paper Chase | 1973 | | Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. |
| Seven Days in May | 1964 | | Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited) |
| Too Much Johnson | 1938 | | Duelist / Keystone Kop |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Choices of the Heart | 1983 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Gideon's Trumpet | 1980 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Evening Primrose | 1966 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| This Property Is Condemned | 1966 | producer | |
| Journey to America | 1964 | Documentary producer | |
| The Great Adventure | 1963 | TV Series producer - 3 episodes | |
| In the Cool of the Day | 1963 | producer | |
| Two Weeks in Another Town | 1962 | producer | |
| All Fall Down | 1962 | producer | |
| Dillinger | 1960 | TV Movie producer | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1958-1959 | TV Series producer - 7 episodes | |
| The Seven Lively Arts | 1957-1958 | TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes | |
| Lust for Life | 1956 | producer | |
| Moonfleet | 1955 | producer | |
| The Cobweb | 1955 | producer | |
| Her Twelve Men | 1954 | producer | |
| Executive Suite | 1954 | producer | |
| Julius Caesar | 1953 | producer | |
| The Bad and the Beautiful | 1952 | producer | |
| Holiday for Sinners | 1952 | producer | |
| On Dangerous Ground | 1951 | producer | |
| The Company She Keeps | 1951 | producer | |
| Fireside Theatre | 1949 | TV Series producer | |
| They Live by Night | 1948 | producer | |
| Letter from an Unknown Woman | 1948 | producer | |
| The Blue Dahlia | 1946 | producer | |
| Miss Susie Slagle's | 1946 | associate producer | |
| Sorry, Wrong Number | 1946 | TV Short producer | |
| The Unseen | 1945 | associate producer | |
| Too Much Johnson | 1938 | producer | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Our Planet Tonight | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| 227 | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Late Show | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| America's Musical Theater | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Olympic Gala | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Guest |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War | 1984 | Documentary | |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1983 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Peace on Borrowed Time | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Great Performances | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Guset |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Starring Katharine Hepburn | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Stages: Houseman Directs Lear | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The British Greats | 1980 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1980 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | 1980 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special |
| The 33rd Annual Tony Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| The Television Annual: 1978/1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1979 | TV Series | Himself / Host (1980-1984) |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The New Deal for Artists | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| I'm a Stranger Here Myself | 1975 | Documentary | Himself |
| Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles | 1974 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Clarence Darrow | 1974 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 46th Annual Academy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| The David Frost Show | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The New Steve Allen Show | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light | 1956 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn | 2016 | Documentary | Himself - 1980 interview (uncredited) |
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