House Jameson

Jameson was a native of Austin, Texas. He was named for Edward M. House, a political figure who was a friend of the family.{{cite news|title=House Jameson, actor, dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5563014/the_lowell_sun/|work=The Lowell Sun|agency=United Press International|date=April 25, 1971|location=Massachusetts, Lowell|page=54|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}} He graduated from Columbia University. Jameson said that he knew at age 5 that he wanted to be an actor, when an aunt, who raised him after his father died, took him to see a performance of The Shepherd King. Jameson told TV Guide that after the family returned home, he "absolutely refused to go to bed until the family rustled up some costumes and re-enacted the play."{{Cite journal|date=June 26, 1953|title=In the Cast House Jameson|journal=TV Guide|volume=1| issue = 13, p. 12}}

Jameson broke into radio in the early 1930s, as an announcer with WEVD. Jameson admired a WEVD announcer named Roland Bradley in Chicago, and wrote him a letter telling him so. This led to a friendship and an invitation to occasionally pinch-hit as an announcer. Bradley left WEVD, and in 1934, Jameson was named chief announcer and dramatic director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/147995527/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=25 Apr 1945, Page 25 - The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-14}}{{Cite news|title=Studio Notes|date=June 16, 1934|work=The New York Sun|page=29}}

Jameson soon became known for his leading roles in Renfrew of the Mounted and Crime Doctor. Renfrew was an adventure story based on the novels and stories by Laurie York Erskine, and was aimed at a juvenile audience. Jameson played Inspector Douglas Renfrew, a Canadian Mountie, from 1936 to 1940.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&dq=%22Broadcast+History+March+3+1936%22+%22Oct+19+1940%22+%22House+Jameson+as+Inspector+Douglas%22&pg=PA574 |last=Dunning |first=John |author-link=John Dunning (detective fiction author) |title=On the Air:The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |section=Renfrew of the Mounted |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |page=574 |edition=Revised |access-date=2024-12-31 }} The show was so popular at one point that, after a single offer of a photograph of Jameson in full Renfrew regalia, it received 17,000 requests.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/27215805/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252BRenfrew|title=9 Jun 1940, Page 14 - The Ogden Standard-Examiner at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-09-03}} In an episode of Behind the Mike, Jameson recounted the case of a boy who recovered from a serious illness after receiving a telegram and an autographed photo from "Renfrew." The boy's brother had contacted Jameson at home to ask for his assistance.{{Cite web|url=https://radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/Home/RadioGoldin_Records?searchString=Behind%20The%20Mike&type=Programs|title=Copyright 2016, J. David Goldin|website=radiogoldindex.com|access-date=2016-09-03}}

Jameson appeared on Crime Doctor from 1940 to 1947, taking over the lead role of Dr. Benjamin Ordway (replacing Everett Sloane) in 1944.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/149820009/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Crime%252BDoctor%2522|title=2 Nov 1941, Page 30 - The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-09-05}}

Jameson's best-known role was as father Sam Aldrich in the comedy The Aldrich Family. In January 1953, newspaper columnist Richard Kleiner wrote about House Jameson, who played Mr. Aldrich in the radio comedy, "Mr. Jameson, a handsome, white-haired gentleman with a handsome white-haired mustache, is making a career out of being father to a perennial high school junior called Henry Aldrich."{{cite news|last1=Kleiner|first1=Richard|title=Makes Career Out Of 'Henry Aldrich'|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5562478/the_times_recorder/|work=The Times Recorder|agency=NEA|date=January 18, 1953|location=Ohio, Zanesville|page=8|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}} He played that role on the radio program 1939 - 1953. In 1968, Jameson noted that the show was popular with younger children and adults but teenagers did not like the show. Jameson said that working on the show was "the happiest acting experience" he ever had and he still missed it. He said that there was never any personality conflicts among the actors, crediting the leadership of its star, Ezra Stone. Jameson and Stone indicated that they developed a father/son relationship in real-life that continued after the show ended.{{Cite web|url=https://radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/Home/RadioGoldin_Records?searchString=Whatever%20Became%20Of...&type=Programs|title=Whatever Became of Henry Aldrich (interview)|last=Lamparski|first=Richard|date=November 20, 1968}}

Jameson's other roles in radio programs included those shown in the table below.

Jameson was also heard on Columbia Presents Corwin,Dunning, op. cit., [https://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&dq=%22Columbia+Presents+Corwin+dramatic%22+%22House+Jameson%22&pg=PA164 "Columbia Presents Corwin" p. 164] So This Is Radio,Dunning, op. cit., [https://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&dq=%22So+This+is+Radio+biography%22+%22House+Jameson%22&pg=PA622 "So This Is Radio" p. 622] Behind the Mike,{{Cite web|url=https://radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/Home/RadioGoldin_Records?searchString=Behind%20The%20Mike&type=Programs|title=Copyright 2016, J. David Goldin|website=radiogoldindex.com|access-date=2016-09-03}} Americans At Work;{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/radioannual193900radi#page/618/mode/2up/search/%2522House+Jameson%2522|title=The Radio Annual, 1939|website=archive.org|access-date=2016-09-01}} On Broadway, {{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/radiodailyjanmar03radi#page/n119/mode/1up/search/jameson|title=Radio Daily (Jan-Mar 1938)|website=archive.org|access-date=2016-09-01}} Canary Christmas,{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/varietyradiod19381939vari#page/268/mode/2up/search/%2522House+Jameson%2522|title=Variety Radio Directory|website=archive.org|access-date=2016-09-01}} Eno Crime Clues,{{Cite web|url=https://radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/Home/RadioGoldin_Records?searchString=Eno%20Crime%20Clues&type=Programs|title=Copyright 2016, J. David Goldin|website=radiogoldindex.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Hilda Hope, M.D.,{{r|rp|page1=151}} Snow Village,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-vol-148-december-1942?itemId=497242247&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety, Vol. 148, December 1942 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Betty and Bob,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-motion-pictures-vaudeville-theater-film-industry-trade-magazine-new?itemId=490559139&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety, Motion Pictures, Vaudeville, Theater, Film Industry, Trade Magazine, New York, NY, Vol. 136, 1939 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Our Gal Sunday,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/varietymotion-pictures-vol-143-july-1941-new-york-ny?itemId=497186207&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety(Motion Pictures), Vol. 143, July 1941, New York, NY - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Mystery Theatre,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-vol-151-september-1943?itemId=500131140&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety, Vol. 151, September 1943 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} By Kathleen Norris,{{r|rp|page1=57}}Grand Central Station,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/127564460/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252BGrand%252BCentral%252BStation|title=3 May 1940, Page 9 - The Des Moines Register at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} This Day Is Ours,{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/radioannual194000radi#page/708/mode/2up/search/%2522house+Jameson%2522|title=The Radio Annual, 1940|website=archive.org|access-date=2016-09-01}} The Jack Benny Show,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/149820009/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Crime%252BDoctor%2522|title=2 Nov 1941, Page 30 - The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-09-05}} A Special Announcement,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/52644118/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Adventure%252Bin%252BReading%2522|title=5 Aug 1940, Page 21 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} World Service,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-weekly-american-entertainment-magazine-july-1947?itemId=500124097&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety, Weekly American entertainment magazine, July, 1947 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Brave Tomorrow,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-weekly-american-entertainment-magazine-november-1943?itemId=500271158&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety, Weekly American entertainment magazine, November, 1943 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Words Without Music,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-weekly-new-york-ny-vol-132-1938?itemId=490605099&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety Weekly, New York, NY, Vol. 132, 1938 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Voice of the Army,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/broadcasting-magazine-july-2-1945?itemId=115729011&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Broadcasting Magazine, July 2, 1945 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} New York Philharmonic Orchestra,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/140649013/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522New%252BYork%252BPhilharmonic%2522|title=19 Apr 1942, Page 69 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Cresta Blanca Carnival,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-weekly-american-entertainment-magazine-january-1943?itemId=497257339&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety, Weekly American entertainment magazine, January 1943 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Ellen Randolph;{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/187887081/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=15 Jul 1941, Page 12 - The Greenville News at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-09-05}} Nazi Eyes On Canada,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/37496351/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252Bwenr|title=3 Oct 1942, Page 4 - The Winnipeg Tribune at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} This Is War,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-motion-picturesvol-145-february-1942-new-york-ny?itemId=497142131&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety (Motion Pictures):Vol. 145, February, 1942, New York, NY - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} The Nightingale and the Rose (as Narrator),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/88360753/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=25 Apr 1942, Page 10 - The Decatur Herald at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-09-05}} American Portrait,{{Cite news|url=http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html|title=RADIO-APR. 20-21|date=April 21, 1946|work=NY PM Daily}} Building for Peace,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/35935615/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Building%252Bfor%252BPeace%2522|title=12 Apr 1947, Page 8 - The Post-Standard at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} FBI In Peace and War,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/60944702/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522FBI%252Bin%252BPeace%252Band%252BWar%2522|title=15 Jun 1958, Page 48 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Day of Reckoning (play),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/114777513/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=20 Mar 1943, Page 2 - Poughkeepsie Journal at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-09-05}} Quaker World Service,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/12170087/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Suspense%2522|title=27 Apr 1949, Page 20 - Janesville Daily Gazette at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Colgate Theater of Romance,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/38195786/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Dr.%252BChristian%2522|title=26 Sep 1944, Page 2 - The Mason City Globe-Gazette at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Quick as a Flash, The Radio Edition of the Bible,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/43462739/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522The%252BRadio%252BEdition%252Bof%252Bthe%252BBible%2522|title=3 Jun 1953, Page 7 - The Eagle at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} The Eternal Light,{{Cite web|url=https://radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/Home/RadioGoldin_Records?searchString=The%20Eternal%20Light&type=Programs|title=Copyright 2016, J. David Goldin|website=www.radiogoldindex.com|access-date=2016-08-21|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104902/http://www.radiogoldindex.com/cgi-local/p2.cgi?ProgramName=The+Eternal+Light|url-status=live}} Radio Playhouse,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/139741319/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252BRaht|title=13 Dec 1953, Page 32 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Hilltop House,{{cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/220849957/?terms=%22House%2BJameson%22%2B%22Hilltop%2BHouse%22 | accessdate=15 October 2016| title=The Times 26 Sep 1948, page Page 21}} Pepper Young's Family,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/53850961/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Pepper%252BYoung%2527s%252BFamily%2522|title=28 Oct 1955, Page 4 - The Daily Notes at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Mrs. Wiggins Cabbage Patch, Portia Faces Life, The Kate Smith Show, Suspense, X Minus One, and Cavalcade of America.

Jameson was "greatly admired" by writer Norman Corwin, who "found him to be a reliable performer, a man of modesty, who had a sense of dignity, without being stiff." Jameson appeared in a number of Corwin's productions, as actor and narrator, including The Plot to Overthrow Christmas (as Santa Claus), They Fly Through the Air, Seems Radio Is Here To Stay, There Will Be Time Later, Log of the R-77, A Soliloquy to Balance the Budget, Descent of the Gods (as Apollo), Fragments From a Lost Cause, America at War, and A Program to Be Opened in a Hundred Years. In They Fly and Soliloquy, Jameson was the sole performer.{{Cite book|title=Norman Corwin and Radio: The Golden Years|last=Bannerman|first=Leroy|publisher=The University of Alabama Press|year=1986|isbn=0-8173-0274-3|location=United States of America|pages=37, 138, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239}} Corwin wrote several scripts with Jameson in mind. Jameson's voice was described as "a magnificently mellow instrument[,]" and Jameson was said to be "a master of language cadences" and to have "a fine gift for irony." The roles Corwin wrote for Jameson "tend[ed] toward an elaborate style, with an Olympian quality about them."{{Cite book|title=Radio Drama in Action: Twenty-Five Plays of a Changing World|last=Barnouw|first=Erik|publisher=Rinehart and Co., Inc.|year=1945|isbn=978-1434421197|pages=205}} In a January 27, 1969, letter to Jameson, Corwin stated "[i]f I was the father of those breakthrough plays, you were the godfather. There might have been others who could have played Santa in The Plot as well as you, though for the life of me I cannot think who; but nobody - nobody- could have carried They Fly as you did." Corwin said They Fly was the play that made the biggest difference in his life, and told Jameson "[f]or that service alone, I would be eternally grateful to you. But it was, happily, not alone." Corwin told Jameson that he was a "rock." Corwin stated that "[k]nowing your rich mind and the grace and power of your art, I was emboldened to write for you as a composer writes for an instrumentalist whose range and qualities broaden his own by giving him the confidence to reach high."{{Cite book|title=Norman Corwin's Letters|last=Langguth|first=A.J.|publisher=Barricade Books, Inc.|year=1994|isbn=0-9623032-5-9|location=United States|pages=[https://archive.org/details/normancorwinslet0000corw/page/287 287]|url=https://archive.org/details/normancorwinslet0000corw/page/287}}

In 1943, Variety named Jameson as one of the top earners in radio, making $50,000 or more, per year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/variety-weekly-american-entertainment-magazine-april-1943?itemId=497265104&action=showRecord#fullscreen|title=Variety, Weekly American entertainment magazine, April, 1943 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage|website=www.myheritage.com|access-date=2016-08-20}}

Jameson stated that he left the stage to work in radio because of the easier work schedule that enabled him to spend more time with his wife on their farm in Connecticut. He noted the minimal amount of time required to rehearse and perform a radio program, enabling him to work on several shows per week, and still keep a normal schedule.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html|title=Buffalo Courier-Express|last=Jameson|first=House|date=August 3, 1950| page= 22|work=Guest column by House Jameson}} Jameson estimated that he had done thousands of radio shows, many of which he had forgotten.

Jameson made his first Broadway appearance in 1924, when he was cast as a spear carrier in the Theatre Guild production of Saint Joan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/97599538/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522St.%252BJoan%2522|title=28 Mar 1952, Page 33 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-06}} Also in 1924, Jameson appeared on Broadway in the Grand Street Follies, satirizing Will Rogers. He was chosen for the role because of his Texas background. Jameson stated, however, that "[he] was a big-city boy from Texas and had hardly ever seen a lariat before." He said that he "rushed home, used a clothesline and practiced spinning a rope all night," to prepare for the part. In 1925, Jameson co-starred in the original Garrick Gaieties, a music review by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.{{cite web|title=Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/garrick-gaieties-9873}} One of the sketches was a burlesque of They Knew What They Wanted, with Jameson playing Tony and impersonating Richard Bennett (actor).{{Cite web|url=http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19250805-01.2.17|title=Columbia Daily Spectator 5 August 1925 — Columbia Spectator|website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu|access-date=2016-09-03}}

Later in 1925, Jameson toured for a year in the Julia Arthur production of Saint Joan, playing the role of Gilles De Rais. Hi Jameson then spent nearly a year in Chicago, and then joined the Toronto Theatre Guild in 1927/1928 for a similar length of time. In Toronto, he played in productions of A Kiss for Cinderella, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Diplomacy, What Every Woman Knows, Bunty Pulls the Strings, and Quality Street.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124021917/?terms=%2522House%252BBaker%252BJameson%2522|title=16 Aug 1930, Page 10 - The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-14}} Several of the plays starred Jameson's wife, Edith Taliaferro, who was already a well-known stage actress, while Jameson appeared in supporting roles.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/thevarsity47a#page/280/mode/1up|title=The Varsity, September 29, 1927 - March 16, 1928|website=archive.org|access-date=2016-09-03}}

For the 1928/1929 season, Jameson was a member of Minneapolis' Bainbridge Players. Taliaferro was a guest star during the same season.{{cite news|title="Garden of Eden" Edith Taliaferro's Shubert Play|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=May 26, 1928}} In Minneapolis, Jameson and Taliaferro appeared in The Garden of Eden,{{cite news|title=Edith Taliaferro in "The Garden of Eden"|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=12|date=May 28, 1928}} What Every Woman Knows,{{cite news|title=Theatres Shubert|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=12|date=May 21, 1928}} Little Old New York,{{cite news|title="Little Old New York" at Shubert Tomorrow|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=June 2, 1928}} Her Cardboard Lover, {{cite news|title=Taliaferro Engagement is Extended|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=5|date=June 9, 1928}} A Kiss for Cinderella,{{cite news|title=Vaudeville Houses Offer Big Attractions for the Week|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=5|date=June 16, 1928}} Broadway,{{cite news|title=Edith Taliaferro Has Big Role in Initial Offering at Shubert|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=September 1, 1928}} Wanted,{{cite news|title="Dawn" at Metropolitan; Shubert Offers "Wanted"|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=September 8, 1928}} Two Girls Wanted,{{cite news|title=Cohan Play at Met; "Two Girls Wanted" Shubert Bill|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=September 22, 1928}} The Mad Honeymoon,{{cite news|title=Rose Marie Returns to Charm Theater Goers|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=September 29, 1928}} Lulu Belle,{{cite news|title="Lulu Belle" Is Bainbridge Offering at Shubert|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=October 20, 1928}} Baby Cyclone,{{cite news|title=Three Road Attractions in One Week Is Record|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=November 28, 1928}} Behold the Bridegroom,{{cite news|title="Behold the Bridegroom" is Shubert Offering|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=November 10, 1928}} The Shannons of Broadway,{{cite news|title="The Shannons of Broadway" Is Offering at Shubert|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=November 17, 1928}} and If I Was Rich.{{cite news|title="If I Was Rich" Gives Edith Taliaferro Big Role|work=The Minneapolis Star|issue=4|date=December 8, 1928}}

In 1930, Jameson and Taliaferro toured Australia together for more than six months, with Taliaferro as the headliner and Jameson as the juvenile lead, appearing in Let Us Be Gay,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124346204/?terms=house%252Bedith%252Btaliaferro%252Blet%252Bus%252Bbe%252Bgay|title=9 May 1930, Page 7 - The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-22}} The Garden of Eden,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124099034/?terms=house%252Bjameson%252Bedith%252Btaliaferro|title=23 Jun 1930, Page 6 - The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-22}} The Road to Romance,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123349257/?terms=house%252Bedith%252Btaliaferro%252Bpeg|title=3 Nov 1930, Page 11 - The Age at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-22}} Coquette,{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124022506/?terms=%2522H.%252BB.%252BJameson%2522|title=25 Aug 1930, Page 6 - The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-22}} and Peg O' My Heart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123352460/?terms=house%252Bedith%252Btaliaferro%252Bpeg|title=17 Nov 1930, Page 10 - The Age at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-22}}

In 1931, Jameson and Taliaferro toured the Southern and Midwestern U.S., appearing in Private Lives, with Taliaferro again playing the lead female character and Jameson playing the supporting male character.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/13163698/?terms=house%252Bjameson%252Bedith%252Btaliaferro|title=16 Jul 1931, Page 6 - Corsicana Daily Sun at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/187871142/?terms=house%252Bjameson%252Bedith%252Btaliaferro|title=4 Dec 1931, Page 35 - Green Bay Press-Gazette at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-22}}

In 1961–1962, Jameson co-starred in the national tour of Advise and Consent, playing Senator Seab Cooley, garnering excellent reviews. One critic said that Jameson deserved "top honors" for his portrayal, and that his "changes of mood, his rapid shifts of characterization fitting the part he defines were a joy to watch;"{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/155361716/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Advise%252Band%252BConsent%2522|title=26 Dec 1961, Page 10 - The Morning News at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-24}} while the Los Angeles Times said that he was a "real stand out."{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/161908037/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Advise%252Band%252BConsent%2522|title=8 Apr 1962, Page 372 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-24}} Another critic said that "there was no moment when Jameson was on the stage that did not belong unquestionably to him. His is the timing and gratifying authority that comes of experience and understanding. . . Jameson was simply a wow from the moment of his first line to his last."{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/50057314/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Advise%252Band%252BConsent%2522|title=14 Mar 1962, Page 10 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-24}}

Jameson's other Broadway credits include The Goat Song (1925), The Chief Thing (1925), An American Tragedy (1926), The Dark Hours (1932), We, the People (1932), In Time to Come (1941), The Patriots (1942), Requiem for a Nun (1959), The Great Indoors (1965), and Don't Drink the Water (1966).{{cite web|title=(House Jameson search)|url=http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?shows=on&qasset=00000150-ac7e-d16d-a550-ec7eff0a0004&|website=Playbill Vault|accessdate=12 June 2016}}

Jameson was seen in The Naked City (1948),{{cite news|title=Inside Radio|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5562891/the_times_recorder/|work=The Times Recorder|date=September 19, 1948|location=Ohio, Zanesville|page=31|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}} Parrish (1961),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/77672735/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Advise%252Band%252BConsent%2522|title=4 Mar 1962, Page 64 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-24}} Mirage (1965),{{cite news|title=Gregory Peck in a Jam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/142263214/?terms=%22House%2BJameson%22%2BMirage|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|issue=P. 3F|date=May 28, 1965}} and The Swimmer'' (1968).{{cite news|title=Headed Home|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/98787132/?terms=%22House%2BJameson%22%2B%22The%2BSwimmer%22|work=Detroit American|issue=12|date=July 13, 1968}}

Jameson reprised his role of Sam Aldrich, Henry Aldrich's father, in the television version of The Aldrich Family (1949 - 1953).Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-6477-7}}. P. 23. According to Jameson, he was told that his white hair would not film well in those early days of television, because it "bounc[ed]," and he was advised to dye it blue. He came up with an alternative of using blue dusting powder from his make-up kit. Jameson noted that filming the TV series was much more time-consuming than working on the radio version, with many hours of rehearsals, lighting and scenic problems, and other "videosyncracies" to contend with. Jameson told Richard Lamparski that the show "did not translate well to television," and he "didn't like it very much," believing that the program was "too literal" for television. He also cited the ever-changing cast.

Jameson was also seen in Goodyear Television Playhouse (1956),{{cite news|title=(TV listing)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5573867/daily_capital_journal/|work=Daily Capital Journal|date=June 30, 1956|location=Oregon, Salem|page=13|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 13, 2016}} {{Open access}} "Macbeth" (a 1954 episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame),{{cite news|last1=Oliver|first1=Wayne|title='Macbeth' Production Noteworthy on TV|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5566243/the_corpus_christi_callertimes/|work=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|agency=Associated Press|date=November 29, 1954|location=Texas, Corpus Christi|page=24|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}} The Sacco-Vanzetti Story,{{cite news|title=Friday|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5565991/the_times_record/|work=The Times-Record|date=May 28, 1960|location=New York, Troy|page=46|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}} Robert Montgomery Presents,{{cite news|title=KVAL TV, VHF 13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5565752/the_oregon_statesman/|work=The Oregon Statesman|date=August 22, 1955|location=Oregon, Salem|page=11|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}} The Telltale Clue (1954),{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0417180/|title=House Jameson|website=IMDb|access-date=2016-08-20}} KSD Summer Theater (1955),{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2563369/house_jameson_ksd_summer_theater_my/|title=House Jameson KSD Summer Theater "My Dear Emily" 9-4-55 - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The Decatur Daily Review|date=4 September 1955|page=16|access-date=2016-08-20}} American Inventory (1955),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/21560957/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=18 Dec 1955, Page 48 - Independent Press-Telegram at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Westinghouse Studio One (1955 and 1957), Way of the World (1955),{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10385100/the_morning_call/|title=Clipping from The Morning Call - Newspapers.com|work=Newspapers.com|access-date=2017-04-19|language=en}} Modern Romances (1957),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/97680018/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=21 Jan 1957, Page 37 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} The Edge of Night (as John Phillips) (1957-1958), True Story (1958), The Phil Silvers Show (1958 and 1959), New York Confidential (1959), The United States Steel Hour (1959),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/8433764/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=19 Nov 1959, Page 10 - The Baytown Sun at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} The Witness (1960),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107448710/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522|title=10 Nov 1960, Page 23 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-20}} Naked City (multiple episodes 1958–1963), Route 66 (1960), The Play of the Week (1961), DuPont Show of the Month (1961), Car 54, Where Are You? (1961 and 1962), Camera Three (1963),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/18098124/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252B%2522Suspense%2522|title=23 Jun 1963, Page 87 - Independent Press-Telegram at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-21}} Another World (as Dr. Bert Gregory) (1964), The Defenders (1964), Search for Tomorrow (as Dr. Lawson),{{Cite book|title=Soap World|last=LaGuardia|first=Robert|publisher=Arbor House|year=1983|isbn=0-87795-482-8|location=United States|pages=[https://archive.org/details/soapworld00lagu/page/290 290]|url=https://archive.org/details/soapworld00lagu/page/290}} The Trials of O'Brien (1965), "Lamp At Midnight" and "Barefoot in Athens" (Hallmark Hall of Fame productions) (1966), The Borgia Stick (TV Movie)(1967), Dark Shadows (as Judge Crathorne) (1967), Coronet Blue (1967), The Doctors (as Nathan Bunker) (1967-1968), Lamp Unto My Feet (Narrator)(1968),{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19680330&id=vSBHAAAAIBAJ&pg=1097,3422862&hl=en|title=Lewiston Evening Journal - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2016-08-22}} and N.Y.P.D. (1969).

Jameson was elected to The Lambs in 1936,{{cite web |title= The Lambs |url= https://the-lambs.org/history/roster/ |at= (Member Roster, 'J') |publisher= The Lambs, Inc. |website= the-lambs.org |date= 6 November 2015 |access-date= January 10, 2022 |archive-date= 31 May 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220531032150/https://the-lambs.org/history/roster/ |url-status= dead }} and was also a member of the Theatre Guild in New York City, The Players in New York City, the Actors' Equity Association, and a charter member of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA). He was elected President of the New York local of AFRA in 1945.{{Cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wBEEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22House+Jameson%22+president+afra&pg=PT7 |title= Jameson AFRA N.Y. Prexy |date= January 20, 1945 |magazine= Billboard}}

In 1942, Jameson's Sam Aldrich character was named "radio's outstanding father" by the National Father's Day Committee.{{cite news|title=(photo caption)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5566125/kingsport_times/|work=Kingsport Times|date=June 21, 1942|location=Tennessee, Kingsport|page=11|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}} In 1989, Jameson was posthumously inducted as one of four charter members of the American Foundation for the Blind Talking Book Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110888952/?terms=%2522House%252BJameson%2522%252Bfoundation%252Bfor%252Bthe%252Bblind|title=15 Jan 1989, Page 95 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com|access-date=2016-08-13}}

Jameson was married to actress Edith Taliaferro, who died in 1958,{{cite news|title=Actress Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5573943/wellsville_daily_reporter/|work=Wellsville Daily Reporter|agency=Associated Press|date=March 3, 1958|location=New York, Wellsville|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 13, 2016}} {{Open access}} and later to the former Elizabeth Mears. Jameson and Taliaferro met and were married in Toronto.{{cite journal|title=Along the Airialtos; His Second Honeymoon|journal=Movie and Radio Guide|date=March 28, 1941|volume=10| issue = 24|page=38|url=https://archive.org/stream/movie-and-radio-guide-1941-03-28#page/n37/mode/1up/search/%22House+Jameson%22}} Jameson and Taliaferro were married around 1928.{{Cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1953/03/14/page/36/article/father-aldrich-in-harem-class-has-4-tv-wives|title=Father Aldrich in Harem Class; Has 4 TV Wives|last=Wolters|first=Larry|date=March 14, 1953|work=The Chicago Tribune}}

For 35 years, he was a reader for the American Foundation for the Blind.

Jameson died of cancer April 23, 1971, in Danbury, Connecticut. At his request, no service was held. Cremation was in Mountain Grove Crematory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was survived by his wife.{{cite news|title=House Jameson, Ex-Actor, Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5565822/the_bridgeport_post/|work=The Bridgeport Post|date=April 24, 1971|location=Connecticut, Bridgeport|page=31|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 12, 2016}} {{Open access}}

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