Actor
Joshua Shelley
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. Shelle ...

Known For
Acting
1980 -- Little Miss Marker | Benny
1978 -- Loose Change | Sol Berenson
1978 -- Ring of Passion | Max
1976 -- The Front | Sam
1976 -- All the President's Men | Al Lewis
1976 -- Crackle of Death |
1975 -- Switch [Pilot] | Man in Shooting Gallery
1975 -- Funny Lady | Painter
1974 -- The Front Page | Cab Driver
1973 -- The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Mr Sack
1973 -- Firehouse | Mr. Warnecke
1949 -- Yes Sir, That's My Baby | Arnold Schultze
1949 -- City Across the River | Theodore 'Crazy' Perrin
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