Deceased

How Did Morris Carnovsky Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 94

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/09/1897Born inSaint Louis, Missouri, USADied01/09/1992 (aged 94)Died inEastonCausediseaseWikidataQ3324402 ↗TMDb#31977 ↗

Morris Carnovsky was an American stage and film actor. He was one of the founders of the Group Theatre (1931-1940) in New York City and had a thriving acting career both on Broadway and in films until, in the early 1950s, professional colleagues told the House Un-American Activities Committee that Carnovsky had been a Communist Party member.

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Filmography28 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1989	Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreMovie	Self	92
1982	American PlayhouseSeries	Boris Mirkin	85
1974	The GamblerMovie	A. R. Lowenthal	77
1972	Dig: A Journey Into EarthMovie	Earl of Limestone (voice)	75
1970	The Chicago Conspiracy TrialMovie	—	73
1964	An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. KennedyMovie	Narrator (voice)	67
1962	A View from the BridgeMovie	Mr. Alfieri	65
1959	The World of Sholom AleichemMovie	Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel	62
1959	MedeaMovie	Creon	62
1950	Gun CrazyMovie	Judge Willoughby	53
1950	Cyrano de BergeracMovie	Le Bret	53
1949	Thieves' HighwayMovie	Yanko Garcos	52
1949	Siren of AtlantisMovie	Le Mesge	52
1948	Man-Eater of KumaonMovie	Ganga Ram	51
1947	Dishonored LadyMovie	Dr. Richard Caleb	50
1947	Joe Palooka in the KnockoutMovie	Howard Abbott	50
1946	Dead ReckoningMovie	Martinelli	49
1946	Miss Susie Slagle'sMovie	Dr. Fletcher	49
1945	Our Vines Have Tender GrapesMovie	Bjorn Bjornson	48
1945	Rhapsody in BlueMovie	Morris Gershwin	48
1945	CorneredMovie	Manuel Satana	48
1944	The Master RaceMovie	Old Man Bartoc	47
1944	Address UnknownMovie	Max Eisenstein	47
1943	Edge of DarknessMovie	Sixtus Andresen	46
1939	The 400 MillionMovie	Additional Voice (voice)	42
1939	The CityMovie	Narrator (voice)	42
1937	The Life of Emile ZolaMovie	Anatole France	40
1937	TovarichMovie	Chauffourier Dubieff	40