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Morris Carnovsky was an American stage and film actor. He was one of the founders of the Group Theatre (1931-1940) in New York City and had a thriving acting career both on Broadway and in films until, in the early 1950s, professional colleagues told the House Un-American Activities Committee that Carnovsky had been a Communist Party member. He was blacklisted and worked less frequently for a few years, but then re-established his acting career, taking on many Shakespearean roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and performing the title roles in college campus productions of King Lear and The Merchant of Venice. Carnovsky's nephew is veteran character actor and longtime "Pathmark Guy" James Karen.
Born
Sunday, 05 September 1897
Died
Tuesday, 01 September 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads | 1983 | |
| American Playhouse | Boris Mirkin | 1982 |
| The Gambler | A.R. Lowenthal / A. R. Lowenthal | 1974 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| A View from the Bridge | Mr. Alfieri | 1961 |
| Play of the Week | Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel / Creon | 1959 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Le Bret | 1950 |
| The Second Woman | Dr. Raymond Hartley / Dr. Hartley | 1950 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads | 1983 | |
| American Playhouse | Boris Mirkin | 1982 |
| The Gambler | A.R. Lowenthal / A. R. Lowenthal | 1974 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| A View from the Bridge | Mr. Alfieri | 1961 |
| Play of the Week | Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel / Creon | 1959 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Le Bret | 1950 |
| The Second Woman | Dr. Raymond Hartley / Dr. Hartley | 1950 |
| Western Pacific Agent | Joe Wicken / Joe 'Pop' Wickens | 1950 |
| Gun Crazy | Judge Willoughby | 1950 |
| Thieves' Highway | Yanko Garcos | 1949 |
| Siren of Atlantis | Le Mesge | 1949 |
| Man-Eater of Kumaon | Ganga Ram | 1948 |
| Saigon | Alex Maris | 1947 |
| Joe Palooka in the Knockout | Howard Abbott | 1947 |
| Dishonored Lady | Dr. Richard Caleb | 1947 |
| Dead Reckoning | Martinelli | 1947 |
| Miss Susie Slagle's | Dr. Fletcher | 1946 |
| Cornered | Manuel Santana / Manuel Satana | 1945 |
| Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | Bjorn Bjornson | 1945 |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Morris Gershwin | 1945 |
| The Master Race | Old Man Bartoc | 1944 |
| Address Unknown | Max Eisenstein | 1944 |
| Edge of Darkness | Sixtus Andresen | 1943 |
| The City | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1939 |
| The 400 Million | Additional Voice (voice) / Additional Voice | 1939 |
| Tovarich | Chauffourier Dubieff | 1937 |
| The Life of Emile Zola | Anatole France | 1937 |
| Panther Woman of the Needle Trades, or the Lovely Life of Little Lisa | Jehovah | 1931 |
