Joshua Shelley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1920
- Died
- February 16, 1990 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Quicksilver
Movie · as Shorty
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Personal Demons") · 1 ep
Hell Town
TV · as Frasno · 2 eps
Hunter
TV · as Colin · 1 ep
Family Ties
TV · as Sam · 1 ep
Remington Steele
TV · as Bullets Bloustein · 1 ep
Cassie & Co.
TV · as Eddy the Ear · 2 eps
Nurse
TV · as Ted Ambler · 1 ep
Little Miss Marker
Movie · as Benny
Hart to Hart
TV · as Katzenbach · 1 ep
Ring of Passion
Movie · as Max
Loose Change
TV · as Sol Berenson · 1 ep
The Incredible Hulk
TV · 1 ep
Soap
TV · 1 ep
Sugar Time!
TV · 1 ep
The Front
Movie · as Sam
All the President's Men
Movie · as Al Lewis
Crackle of Death
Movie
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Claude Whitley · 2 eps
Switch
Movie · as Man in Shooting Gallery
Funny Lady
Movie · as Painter
Baretta
TV · 2 eps
Switch
TV · as Dutch · 1 ep
Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
Joe Forrester
TV · 1 ep
The Front Page
Movie · as Cab Driver
Sonny Boy
Movie · as Uncle Ralph
Happy Days
TV · 1 ep
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV · as George · 1 ep
Harry O
TV · 1 ep
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
Firehouse
Movie · as Mr. Warnecke
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Movie · as Mr Sack
Kojak
TV · as Obitsky, Bob Harris · 1 ep
Needles and Pins
TV · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Bookie · 1 ep
Temperatures Rising
TV · as Larkin · 2 eps
The Paul Lynde Show
TV · as Joe Patterson · 1 ep
All in the Family
TV · as Willie · 1 ep
McMillan & Wife
TV · 2 eps
The Odd Couple
TV · as Accountant, Race Announcer (voice), Burglar #2 · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · 2 eps
Decoy
TV · as Willie Graff · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Hercules Mulligan · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Pete · 1 ep
Danger
TV · 2 eps
City Across the River
Movie · as Theodore 'Crazy' Perrin
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Movie · as Arnold Schultze
Suspense
TV · as Tony · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Arturo · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep