Joshua Shelley

About

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...

Known for

M*A*S*HSeries • 1972Remington SteeleSeries • 1982Get SmartSeries • 1965Love, American StyleSeries • 1969Family TiesSeries • 1982Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976Happy DaysSeries • 1974Studio OneSeries • 1948Hart to HartSeries • 1979The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977HunterSeries • 1984The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985Police WomanSeries • 1974All in the FamilySeries • 1971The Odd CoupleSeries • 1970KojakSeries • 1973SwitchSeries • 1975BarettaSeries • 1975McCloudSeries • 1970SuspenseSeries • 1949McMillan & WifeSeries • 1971The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972SoapSeries • 1977Ellery QueenSeries • 1975