John Houseman 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, with writer Raymond Chandler on the screenplay. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase. He reprised the role of Kingsfield in the 1978 television series adaptation.
Houseman in The Fog (1980)
W.P.A. Federal Theater Project in New York: Negro Theatre Unit: "Macbeth", c. 1935.
Original poster for Project #891's production of The Cradle Will Rock
Houseman in 1973
George Orson Welles was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.
1937 portrait by Carl Van Vechten
Orson Welles at age three (1918)
Welles's birthplace in Kenosha, Wisconsin (2013)
Welles with his mother, Beatrice Ives Welles