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John Houseman

1902 - 1988

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John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Houseman has received more than 1,751,926 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). John Houseman is the 2,847th most popular actor (down from 2,665th in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from Romania (down from 230th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Actor.

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  • 36

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  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Houseman ranks 2,847 out of 9,996. Before him are Stuart Wilson, Dee Wallace, Kim Coates, Gorden Kaye, Leonard Whiting, and Park Min-young. After him are Jason Scott Lee, Clémence Poésy, Lance Reddick, Philip Bosco, Chantal Goya, and Harry Andrews.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, John Houseman ranks 168. Before him are Moderato Wisintainer, Erik Eriksen, Boris Barnet, Manuel Seoane, Adolfo Zumelzú, and Jack Sharkey. After him are Jan Kiepura, Herma Szabo, Vissarion Shebalin, Sergei Khudyakov, Vasil Mzhavanadze, and Juan Evaristo. Among people deceased in 1988, John Houseman ranks 115. Before him are Gaston Eyskens, Sylvester, Arnulfo Arias, Sewall Wright, Shen Congwen, and Giorgio Almirante. After him are Vasil Mzhavanadze, Irmgard Seefried, Pál Titkos, Josep Tarradellas, Pietro Arcari, and Son House.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, John Houseman ranks 238 out of 665. Before him are Adolf Albin (1848), Nicolae Bălcescu (1819), Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (1952), Ludovic Orban (1963), Nichita Stănescu (1933), and Patriarch Daniel of Romania (1951). After him are Ion G. Duca (1879), George Coșbuc (1866), Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (1877), Sándor Végh (1912), Viorica Dăncilă (1963), and Sándor Veress (1907).

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Among ACTORS In Romania

Among actors born in Romania, John Houseman ranks 6. Before him are Bela Lugosi (1882), Edward G. Robinson (1893), Maria Tănase (1913), Sebastian Stan (1982), and Maia Morgenstern (1962). After him are Ágnes Esterházy (1891), Lupu Pick (1886), Marcel Iureș (1951), Natalya Varley (1947), Alexandra Maria Lara (1978), and Júlia Sigmond (1929).

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