“They make money the old-fashioned way . . . they earn it,” as actor John Houseman used to say in the commercials. But this week reports surfaced that Morgan Stanley is considering remo… ...

John Houseman, 86, actor ... Stein-Virgil Thomson opera Four Saints in Three Acts knew for sure that he was the no-nonsense old fellow in the Smith, Barney investment firm commercials who ...

John Houseman (September 22, 1902 ... Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, ...