Maurice Cass
Birthday
1884/10/12
Day of death
1954/06/08 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Also know as
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Biography
From Wikipedia Maurice Cass was a character actor in numerous films and television shows. Born in Lithuania, he came to the US to pursue an acting career. His slight build, frizzy hair and pince-nez glasses cast him as the "absent minded professor" or eccentric scientist type in many of his films, such as the character who discovers the element kryptonite in Adventures of Superman. He is best remembered for his role as Professor Newton in the 1954 TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.
Acting
(1936) Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Mr. Arnold
(1932) The Skull Murder Mystery
as Dr. David Turet (uncredited)
(1938) The Baroness and the Butler
as Radio Announcer
(1956) Menace from Outer Space
as Professor Newton
(1944) Mrs. Parkington
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
(1946) The Catman of Paris
as Paul de Roche
(1936) King of Burlesque
as The Tailor (uncredited)
(1937) Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Omar
(1954) Crash of Moons
as Professor Newton
(1938) Gold Diggers in Paris
as Mr. Vail
(1937) Danger – Love at Work
as Uncle Goliath
(1935) Professional Soldier
as Monsieur Le Noir
(1949) Once More, My Darling
as Dr. Grasser
(1945) Federal Operator 99
as Signor Giuseppe Morello
(1938) When Were You Born
as Dr. Merton
(1935) Two for Tonight
as Alexander
(1937) Life Begins in College
as Dean Moss
(1938) Exposed
as Aloysius J. Meggs
(1937) Exiled to Shanghai
as Hotel Manager
(1946) Spook Busters
as Dr. Bender
(1938) Gangs of New York
as Phillips
(1936) Arbor Day
as Principal
(1954) Manhunt in Space
as Professor Newton
(1952) We're Not Married!
as Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
(1942) Too Many Women
as Dr. Hamilton
(1937) Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Pompout
(1938) Josette
as Ed, the Furrier
(1939) Rose of Washington Square
as Mr. Mok
(1941) Blood and Sand
as El Milquetoast
(1941) Week-End in Havana
as Tailor
(1938) The Affairs of Annabel
as Dr. Rubnick (uncredited)
(1935) We're Only Human
as Grocer at Deli
(1936) Fatal Lady
as Prompter (uncredited)
(1939) The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Little Man (uncredited)
(1939) Naughty But Nice
as Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
(1945) Easy to Look At
as Woolens
(1939) The Great Man Votes
as Children's Society Report Writer
(1939) Second Fiddle
as Alex Blank
(1937) The Lady Escapes
as Monsieur Cheval
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
(1949) Follow Me Quietly
as Book store proprietor
(1939) Balalaika
as (uncredited)
(1940) The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Jeweler at Martier's
(1935) Whispering Smith Speaks
as C. Luddington Colfax
(1939) Sunset Trail
as E. Prescott Furbush
(1937) Women of Glamour
as Caldwell
(1937) Big Town Girl
as Mr. Huff
(1938) A Desperate Adventure
as Dornay
(1946) The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
(1942) Syncopation
as ---
(1937) This Is My Affair
as Jeweler
(1944) Up in Arms
as Dr. Jones
(1940) The Son of Monte Cristo
as Max, Tailor
(1940) Lady with Red Hair
as Scenic Artist (uncredited)
(1940) Florian
as Mayor
(1940) Cross-Country Romance
as James McGillicuddy
(1940) No, No, Nanette
as Art Critic
(1938) Making the Headlines
as Edgar Kerr
(1937) Champagne Waltz
as Hugo
(1937) Big Business
as Judge
(1933) Nothing Ever Happens
as Madam's Impresario (uncredited)
(1946) I've Always Loved You
as Music Teacher 2
(1942) Blondie Goes to College
as Dean who gets Tackled
(1937) Confession
as Music Professor (uncredited)
(1936) Give Us This Night
as Guido
(1952) Something to Live For
as Critic (uncredited)
(1956) Forbidden Moon
as Prof. Newton
(1938) Walking Down Broadway
as Mr. Wentwhistle
(1936) Swing Banditry
as Royal C. Cummings (uncredited)
(1938) The Magician's Daughter
as Professor Jasper Murdock
(1936) A Girl's Best Years
as Judge (uncredited)
(1940) High School
as Franklin Jefferson
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
(1948) Song of My Heart
as Ballet Master
(1945) Her Lucky Night
as Papa
(1949) Sorrowful Jones
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
(1946) Angel on My Shoulder
as Lucius (uncredited)
(1947) High Conquest
as Tony - the Waiter
(1946) Two Sisters from Boston
as Music Master (uncredited)
(1945) Paris Underground
as Patriot
(1938) The Lone Wolf in Paris
as Alfonse Fromont - Hotel Manager
(1945) She Gets Her Man
as Mr. Pudge
(1937) She Had to Eat
as Fingerprint Expert
(1954) The Gypsy Moon
as Prof. Newton
(1956) Beyond the Moon
as Professor Newton
(1954) Silver Needle in the Sky
as Prof. Newton
(1948) The Girl from Manhattan
as Mr. Merkle
(1941) Charley's Aunt
as Octogenarian
(1936) Pepper
as Doctor
(1936) Everybody's Old Man
as Dr. Phillips
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Meldini
(1954) Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
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