Judicial Follies: Prof. Kingsfield’s last lecture

Judicial Follies: Prof. Kingsfield’s last lecture

Though fewer and fewer people likely remember him, the distinguished actor John Houseman played many roles in his lifetime. But those who do recall him likely have only two recollections that stand out. One was as the terrifying law professor, Charles W. Kingsfield, in the 1973 movie and later television series, “The Paper Chase,” who presided over his first-year contracts class like a medieval despot. The other was as a pitchman for the investm…