Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

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Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. is the demanding, intellectually intimidating Harvard Law School contracts professor from "The Paper Chase," famously portrayed by John Houseman.

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Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Harvard Law School professor
fictional character
law professor
appearsIn The Paper Chase (1973 film) NERFINISHED
The Paper Chase (TV series) NERFINISHED
The Paper Chase (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOn Harvard Law School professors
characterIn The Paper Chase NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John Jay Osborn Jr. NERFINISHED
employer Harvard Law School NERFINISHED
Harvard University
fictionalOccupation law professor
fictionalUniverse The Paper Chase universe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork contract law
fullName Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. NERFINISHED
genre legal drama
hasTitle Professor
influenced popular image of law school professors
mediumOfAppearance film
literature
television
notableFor demanding teaching style
intellectually intimidating demeanor
use of the Socratic method
notableQuote You come in here with a skull full of mush and you leave thinking like a lawyer.
occupation contracts professor
portrayedBy John Houseman NERFINISHED
positionHeld Professor of Law
setting Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
teachesAt Harvard Law School NERFINISHED

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Jacques Haussmann notableRole Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
subject surface form: John Houseman
The Paper Chase notableCharacter Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.