Carl Le Viness was an actor and assistant director at Thanhouser at intervals between 1912 and 1915, and a busy member of the organization whose name appeared often in the news. In early 1912 he was appointed assistant to the director Lucius J. Henderson.
Born in New York in 1885, he spent 14 years on the stage and worked as a stage manager on the Keith & Proctor vaudeville circuit before coming to Thanhouser. Supporting and minor roles were his forte, including parts in the 1914–1915 serial Zudora. He also worked for Reliance, under D.W. Griffith for a time, and later directed in California. He remained in films until the late 1950s and died in Hollywood in 1964.
