Acting
Maurice Cass
Birth Date
October 12, 1884
Death Date
June 8, 1954
(passed away at 69)
Place of Birth
Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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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.
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Adventures of Superman
Meldini
1952 • 2 episodes
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
1939
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954 • 52 episodes
Blood and Sand
El Milquetoast
1941
We're Only Human
Grocer at Deli
1935
The Baroness and the Butler
Radio Announcer
1938
We're Not Married!
Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
1952
Wife vs. Secretary
Mr. Bakewell (uncredited)
1936
Mission to Moscow
Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
1943
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Mr. Arnold
1936
The Son of Monte Cristo
Max, Tailor
1940
The Last Train from Madrid
Waiter (uncredited)
1937
Mrs. Parkington
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1944
Angel on My Shoulder
Lucius (uncredited)
1946
This Is My Affair
Jeweler
1937
Menace from Outer Space
Professor Newton
1956
Rose of Washington Square
Mr. Mok
1939
Easy to Look At
Woolens
1945
Forbidden Moon
Prof. Newton
1956
Exposed
Aloysius J. Meggs
1938