Bal Karve (; 25 August 1930 â 28 August 2025) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Marathi language film, television and theatre.
Karve was most popular for his role of Gundyabhau, along with Dilip Prabhavalkar as Chimanrao, in the television sitcom Chimanrao Gundyabhau, which was based on CV Joshi's books on Doordarshan.
Karve was a part of the original 1978 play Suryachi Pille, which was directed by Damu Kenkre, and featured Madhav Vatve, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Mohan Gokhale, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Shanta Jog.
Karve died in Mumbai on 28 August 2025, three days after his 95th birthday.