Morris Carnovsky
American actor (1897–1992)
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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 13 films (1937–1962) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | The life of Emile Zola | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Teaching Film Custodians: Distributor | 1:57:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 13 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1937 | TOVARICH. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 10 reels | B&W | ||
| 1939 | The 400 million | Joris Ivens | 52 min | B&W | ||
| 1944 | ADDRESS UNKNOWN | Columbia Pictures. | 2604 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1944 | Address Unknown. | William Cameron Menzies | 8 reels | B&W | ||
| 1945 | Cornered. | Edward Dmytryk | 102 min | B&W | ||
| 1945 | RHAPSODY IN BLUE. | warner bros. | 4500 | 16mm | B&W | |
| 1949 | Siren Of Atlantis. | Gregg G. Tallas | 75 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1949 | Thieves' Highway | Jules Dassin | 94 | B&W | ||
| 1949 | Thieves’ Highway. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 94 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1950 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Michael Gordon | 1:13 | B&W | ||
| 1962 | A view from the bridge | Produzione Intercontinentali: Publisher | 1:50:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |