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other</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The Paper Chase</i><p><b>Wife:</b> Zita Johann (actress, m. 1929, div.)<br><b>Wife:</b> Joan Courtney (m. 1950, until his death, two sons)<br><p> <a href="/honors/860/000048716/">Oscar for Best Supporting Actor</a> 1974 for <i>The Paper Chase</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1974 for <i>The Paper Chase</i><br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/009/000051853/">Salomon Smith Barney</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/564/000049417/">Silver Spoons</a> Edward Stratton II (Grandfather)<br> <a href="/tv/703/000061520/">The Paper Chase</a> Professor Kingsfield<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/781/000404566/">Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Jan-2018)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/919/000032823/">Scrooged (23-Nov-1988)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/750/000034648/">Another Woman (18-Nov-1988)</a> · Marion's Father<br> <a href="/films/905/000041782/">Bright Lights, Big City (1-Apr-1988)</a> · Mr. Vogel<br> <a href="/films/549/000351493/">Lincoln (27-Mar-1988)</a> <br> <a href="/films/925/000119568/">Noble House (21-Feb-1988)</a> <br> <a href="/films/865/000255100/">The Good Fight (28-Mar-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/342/000084090/">The Winds of War (6-Feb-1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/920/000038806/">Murder by Phone (Dec-1982)</a> <br> <a href="/films/887/000040767/">Ghost Story (15-Dec-1981)</a> · Sears James<br> <a href="/films/262/000243530/">A Christmas Without Snow (9-Dec-1980)</a> · Ephraim Adams<br> <a href="/films/987/000133588/">The Babysitter (28-Nov-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/503/000037392/">My Bodyguard (11-Jul-1980)</a> · Dobbs<br> <a href="/films/603/000042477/">Wholly Moses! (13-Jun-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/225/000036117/">Gideon's Trumpet (30-Apr-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/324/000037213/">The Fog (8-Feb-1980)</a> · Mr. Machen<br> <a href="/films/407/000203795/">The Last Convertible (24-Sep-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/871/000236163/">Old Boyfriends (22-Mar-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/575/000032479/">The Cheap Detective (23-Jun-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/679/000174157/">Captains and the Kings (30-Sep-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/485/000042359/">St. Ives (17-Sep-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/086/000133684/">The Adams Chronicles (20-Jan-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/723/000267919/">Fear on Trial (2-Oct-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/779/000033680/">Three Days of the Condor (24-Sep-1975)</a> · Mr. Wabash<br> <a href="/films/649/000034547/">Rollerball (5-Sep-1975)</a> · Bartholomew<br> <a href="/films/694/000034592/">The Paper Chase (16-Oct-1973)</a> · Kingsfield<br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Run-Through</i> (<tt>1972</tt>)<br><i>Front and Center</i> (<tt>1979</tt>)<br><i>Final Dress</i> (<tt>1983</tt>)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=42560"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=42560">John Houseman</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=42560" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>