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Morris Carnovsky

Acting Born Sep 4, 1897 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 24 credits

Biography

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Morris Carnovsky (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1992) was an American stage and film actor born in St. Louis, Missouri. He worked briefly in the Yiddish theatre before attending Washington University in St. Louis. Opting for a mainstream acting career, he appeared in dozens of Broadway shows.

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Known for

Film

Gun Crazy

as Judge Willoughby

Big Wolf on Campus

as Le Mesge

Full filmography

  • Edge of Darkness (1943) as Sixtus Andresen
  • The Gambler (1974) as A. R. Lowenthal
  • Gun Crazy (1950) as Judge Willoughby
  • Thieves' Highway (1949) as Yanko Garcos
  • Dead Reckoning (1946) as Martinelli
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) as Le Bret
  • The Life of Emile Zola (1937) as Anatole France
  • Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947) as Howard Abbott
  • The 400 Million (1939) as Additional Voice (voice)
  • Cornered (1945) as Manuel Satana
  • Tovarich (1937) as Chauffourier Dubieff
  • The Second Woman (1950) as Dr. Raymond Hartley
  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) as Self
  • Saigon (1947) as Alex Maris
  • A View from the Bridge (1962) as Mr. Alfieri
  • Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) as Bjorn Bjornson
  • Dishonored Lady (1947) as Dr. Richard Caleb
  • Rhapsody in Blue (1945) as Morris Gershwin
  • Western Pacific Agent (1950) as Joe 'Pop' Wickens
  • The Master Race (1944) as Old Man Bartoc
  • Address Unknown (1944) as Max Eisenstein
  • Siren of Atlantis (1949) as Le Mesge
  • An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy (1964) as Narrator (voice)
  • Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948) as Ganga Ram