
Joshua Shelley
- Date of Birth: 1920-01-27
- Date of Death: 1990-02-16
- Place of Birth: 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) inve... 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.

Little Miss Marker
Comedy, Romance • 1980 March

Lux Video Theatre
Drama, Comedy • 1950 October

Baretta
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 1975 January

Police Woman
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama • 1974 September

Decoy
Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure, Mystery • 1957 October

Crackle of Death
Horror, TV Movie, Thriller • 1976 March

City Across the River
Crime, Drama • 1949 April

Funny Lady
Comedy, Drama, Romance • 1975 March

Needles and Pins
Comedy • 1973 September

The Paul Lynde Show
Comedy • 1972 September