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Portrait of Morris Carnovsky

Acting

Morris Carnovsky

Career

Active from 1931 to 1974, busiest in 1950 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gun Crazy
Gun Crazy
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Morris Carnovsky Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 2
  • Femme Fatale 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Melancholic Romance 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 69
American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Boris Mirkin

1970s

3 titles · average score 73
The Gambler
The Gambler (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as A. R. Lowenthal

Dig: A Journey Into Earth
Dig: A Journey Into Earth (1972)

as Earl of Limestone (voice)

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1970)

as Judge Julius J. Hoffman

1960s

2 titles · average score 73
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy (1964)

as Narrator (voice)

A View from the Bridge
A View from the Bridge (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Alfieri

1950s

6 titles · average score 67
Medea
Medea (1959)

as Creon

The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)

as Aaron Katz / Presiding Angel

Gun Crazy
Gun Crazy (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Judge Willoughby

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
GoodWatch score 74

as Le Bret

The Second Woman
The Second Woman (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Raymond Hartley

Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joe 'Pop' Wickens

1940s

14 titles · average score 63
Siren of Atlantis
Siren of Atlantis (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Le Mesge

Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

as Yanko Garcos

Man-Eater of Kumaon
Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ganga Ram

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)

as Howard Abbott

Dishonored Lady
Dishonored Lady (1947)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Richard Caleb

Saigon
Saigon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Alex Maris

Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Martinelli

Cornered
Cornered (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Manuel Satana

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

as Morris Gershwin

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bjorn Bjornson

Address Unknown
Address Unknown (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

as Max Eisenstein

The Master Race
The Master Race (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Old Man Bartoc

1930s

5 titles · average score 65
The City
The City (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Narrator (voice)

The 400 Million
The 400 Million (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Additional Voice (voice)

Tovarich
Tovarich (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chauffourier Dubieff

The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Anatole France

Panther Woman of the Needle Trades, or The Lovely Life of Little Lisa
Panther Woman of the Needle Trades, or The Lovely Life of Little Lisa (1931)

as Jehovah