Biography
Joshua Shelley (born Joshua Kurzweil; January 27, 1920 – February 16, 1990) was one of the actors blacklisted by movie studios as a result of the House Un-American Activities Committee's (HUAC) investigation of the Communist Party in Hollywood in 1952. He did not begin to again work regularly in Hollywood until 1973 when his career restarted. A member of The Actors Studio from its inception in 1947, Shelley worked frequently on stage, both on and off Broadway, during his Hollywood exile. Shelley's onscreen work, both pre- and post-blacklist, was confined primarily to television. Nonetheless, two career highlights remain Shelley's enthusiastically received 1949 feature film debut in City Across the River, as well as the blacklist-related 1976 film, The Front, notable for reuniting Shelley with several fellow blacklistees, including cast members Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, and Lloyd Gough, screenwriter Walter Bernstein and director Martin Ritt, the latter also a fellow Actors Studio member. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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All the President's Men (1976) — Al Lewis
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The Incredible Hulk (1977)
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The Front Page (1974) — Cab Driver
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Happy Days (1974)
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Family Ties (1982) — Sam
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The Twilight Zone (1985) — (segment "Personal Demons")
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The Front (1976) — Sam
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All in the Family (1971) — Willie
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Remington Steele (1982) — Bullets Bloustein
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Kojak (1973) — Obitsky
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Hart to Hart (1979)
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Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Claude Whitley
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Quicksilver (1986) — Shorty
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
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Hunter (1984) — Colin
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) — George
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Funny Lady (1975) — Painter
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Soap (1977)
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The Odd Couple (1970) — Accountant
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McCloud (1970)
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Little Miss Marker (1980) — Benny
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Baretta (1975)
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Ellery Queen (1975)
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Police Woman (1974)
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McMillan & Wife (1971)
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Studio One (1948) — Arturo
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Harry O (1974)
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Suspense (1949) — Tony
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Switch (1975) — Dutch
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The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) — Mr Sack
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City Across the River (1949) — Theodore 'Crazy' Perrin
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Hercules Mulligan
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Decoy (1957) — Willie Graff
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Pete
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Firehouse (1973) — Mr. Warnecke
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The Paul Lynde Show (1972) — Joe Patterson
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Joe Forrester (1975)
- Danger (1950)
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Cassie & Co. (1982) — Eddy the Ear