John Houseman

John Houseman

Romanian-born British–American actor and film producer (1902–1988)

John Houseman was a British-American theatre and film producer, actor, director, and teacher. 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. He enjoyed a distinguished career as an influential producer of both the stage and screen, and was the founding director of the drama department of the Juilliard School and co-founder of The Acting Company.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 22 films (1941–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 24 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1941 Citizen Kane Films inc. 119 min 16mm B&W sound
1941 Citizen Kane Orson Welles 119 min 16mm B&W
1944 Jane Eyre. Robert Stevenson 8 520 ft. B&W
1945 Tuesday in November Office Of War Information 0:22:00 16mm B&W sound
1945 TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER ▶ John Houseman 16mm B&W
1945 Tuesday in November John Houseman B&W
1948 They live by night / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; producer, John Houseman ; writer, Charles Schnee ; adaptated and directed by, Nicholas Ray. 94.9 16mm B&W sound
1948 They Live By Night. Nicholas Ray 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 The Company She Keeps. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 83 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 ON DANGEROUS GROUND. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Julius Caesar National Geographic 120 min 16mm B&W sound
1953 Julius Caesar Joseph L. Mankiewicz 12:00 B&W
1953 Julius Caesar Joseph L. Mankiewicz 120 min B&W
1956 Van Gogh - Darkness Into Light Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 8 min 16mm Color sound
1962 All fall down. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & John Houseman Productions Inc. 4:00 35mm B&W sound
1962 Two Weeks In Another Town. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & John Houseman Productions Inc. 107 min 35mm Color sound
1963 In The Cool Of The Day. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & John Houseman Productions Inc. 89 min 35mm Color sound
1966 This Property Is Condemned. Paramount Pictures Corp. 110 min 35mm Color sound
1973 The Paper Chase A Thompson/Paul production 100 min Color sound
1975 Rollerball Collectors Book Store 1:25 16mm Color
1976 St. Ives J. Lee Thompson 94 min Color
1980 The Fog John Carpenter 90 min Color