Morris Carnovsky

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 CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1962 A view from the bridge Produzione Intercontinentali: Publisher 1:50:00 16mm B&W sound
1950 Cyrano de Bergerac Michael Gordon 1:13 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
1945 Cornered. Edward Dmytryk 102 min B&W
1945 RHAPSODY IN BLUE. warner bros. 4500 16mm B&W
1944 ADDRESS UNKNOWN Columbia Pictures. 2604 16mm B&W sound
1944 Address Unknown. William Cameron Menzies 8 reels B&W
1939 The 400 million Joris Ivens 52 min B&W
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