- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1920
- Place of Birth
- New York, New York, USA
- Died
- February 16, 1990
Joshua Shelley
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 G…
Filmography
movieQuicksilver
1986 · Shorty
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Personal Demons")
tvHell Town
1985 · Frasno
tvHunter
1984 · Colin
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Bullets Bloustein
tvFamily Ties
1982 · Sam
tvCassie & Co.
1982 · Eddy the Ear
tvNurse
1981 · Ted Ambler
movieLittle Miss Marker
1980 · Benny
tvHart to Hart
1979
tvLoose Change
1978 · Sol Berenson
movieRing of Passion
1978 · Max
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977
tvRosetti and Ryan
1977 · Director
tvSoap
1977
Sugar Time!
tvSugar Time!
1977
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976 · Claude Whitley
movieThe Front
1976 · Sam
movieAll the President's Men
1976 · Al Lewis
movieCrackle of Death
1976
tvEllery Queen
1975
tvWhen Things Were Rotten
1975 · Director
tvSwitch
1975 · Dutch
tvJoe Forrester
1975
movieSwitch
1975 · Man in Shooting Gallery
movieFunny Lady
1975 · Painter
tvBaretta
1975
movieThe Front Page
1974 · Cab Driver
tvKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · George
tvPolice Woman
1974
tvHarry O
1974
movieSonny Boy
1974 · Uncle Ralph
tvHappy Days
1974
tvKojak
1973 · Obitsky, Bob Harris
Needles and Pins
tvNeedles and Pins
1973
movieThe Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 · Mr Sack
movieFirehouse
1973 · Mr. Warnecke
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
tvM*A*S*H
1972 · Director
tvThe Paul Lynde Show
1972 · Joe Patterson
tvTemperatures Rising
1972 · Larkin
tvMcMillan & Wife
1971
tvAll in the Family
1971 · Willie
tvThe Odd Couple
1970 · Accountant, Race Announcer (voice), Burglar #2
tvMcCloud
1970
tvLove, American Style
1969 · Director
tvN.Y.P.D.
1967 · Director
movieThe Perils of Pauline
1967 · Director
tvGet Smart
1965 · Director
tvDecoy
1957 · Willie Graff
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Hercules Mulligan
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Pete
Danger
tvDanger
1950
movieYes Sir, That's My Baby
1949 · Arnold Schultze
movieCity Across the River
1949 · Theodore 'Crazy' Perrin
tvSuspense
1949 · Tony
tvStudio One
1948 · Arturo
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self