Person
Maurice Cass
Acting · 1884–1954 · Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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.
Known for
Adventures of Superman
Meldini
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954
The Baroness and the Butler
Radio Announcer
Exposed
Aloysius J. Meggs
Wife vs. Secretary
Mr. Bakewell (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
Forbidden Moon
Prof. Newton
The Last Train from Madrid
Waiter (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
El Milquetoast
Filmography
- 1956Menace from Outer SpaceProfessor Newton
- 1956Forbidden MoonProf. Newton
- 1954The Gypsy MoonProf. Newton
- 1954Superman's PerilMeldini
- 1954Crash of MoonsProfessor Newton
- 1954Silver Needle in the SkyProf. Newton
- 1954Beyond the MoonProfessor Newton
- 1954Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
- 1954Manhunt in SpaceProfessor Newton
- 1953So You Want to Be a MusicianProfessor Schmucomber
- 1952Adventures of SupermanMeldini
- 1952We're Not Married!Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
- 1952Something to Live ForCritic (uncredited)
- 1949Once More, My DarlingDr. Grasser
- 1949Follow Me QuietlyBook store proprietor
- 1949Sorrowful JonesPsychiatrist (uncredited)
- 1948The Girl from ManhattanMr. Merkle
- 1948Song of My HeartBallet Master
- 1947High ConquestTony - the Waiter
- 1946I've Always Loved YouMusic Teacher 2
- 1946Angel on My ShoulderLucius (uncredited)
- 1946Spook BustersDr. Bender
- 1946Two Sisters from BostonMusic Master (uncredited)
- 1946The Catman of ParisPaul de Roche
- 1946The Notorious Lone WolfAsst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
- 1945Paris UndergroundPatriot
- 1945Federal Operator 99Signor Giuseppe Morello
- 1945Easy to Look AtWoolens
- 1945Her Lucky NightPapa
- 1945She Gets Her ManMr. Pudge
- 1944Mrs. ParkingtonShopkeeper (uncredited)
- 1944Up in ArmsDr. Jones
- 1943Mission to MoscowYugoslavian President (uncredited)
- 1942Syncopation
- 1942Too Many WomenDr. Hamilton
- 1942Blondie Goes to CollegeDean who gets Tackled
- 1941The Chocolate SoldierFlute Player
- 1941Week-End in HavanaTailor
- 1941Charley's AuntOctogenarian
- 1941Blood and SandEl Milquetoast
- 1940No, No, NanetteArt Critic
- 1940The Son of Monte CristoMax, Tailor
- 1940Lady with Red HairScenic Artist (uncredited)
- 1940Cross-Country RomanceJames McGillicuddy
- 1940FlorianMayor
- 1940The Lone Wolf StrikesJeweler at Martier's
- 1940High SchoolFranklin Jefferson
- 1939Balalaika(uncredited)
- 1939The Amazing Mr. WilliamsLittle Man (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonHandwriting Expert (uncredited)
- 1939Second FiddleAlex Blank
- 1939Naughty but NiceMr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
- 1939Rose of Washington SquareMr. Mok
- 1939Sunset TrailE. Prescott Furbush
- 1939The Great Man VotesChildren's Society Report Writer
- 1938ExposedAloysius J. Meggs
- 1938The Affairs of AnnabelDr. Rubnick (uncredited)
- 1938A Desperate AdventureDornay
- 1938The Magician's DaughterProfessor Jasper Murdock
- 1938When Were You BornDr. Merton
- 1938Gold Diggers in ParisMr. Vail
- 1938JosetteEd, the Furrier
- 1938The Lone Wolf in ParisAlfonse Fromont - Hotel Manager
- 1938Gangs of New YorkPhillips
- 1938Making the HeadlinesEdgar Kerr
- 1938Walking Down BroadwayMr. Wentwhistle
- 1938The Baroness and the ButlerRadio Announcer
- 1937Exiled to ShanghaiHotel Manager
- 1937Big Town GirlMr. Huff
- 1937Ali Baba Goes to TownOmar
- 1937Life Begins in CollegeDean Moss
- 1937Danger – Love at WorkUncle Goliath
- 1937Wife, Doctor and NursePompout
- 1937ConfessionMusic Professor (uncredited)
- 1937The Lady EscapesMonsieur Cheval
- 1937She Had to EatFingerprint Expert
- 1937The Last Train from MadridWaiter (uncredited)
- 1937Big BusinessJudge
- 1937This Is My AffairJeweler
- 1937Women of GlamourCaldwell
- 1937Champagne WaltzHugo
- 1936A Girl's Best YearsJudge (uncredited)
- 1936Charlie Chan at the OperaMr. Arnold
- 1936Swing BanditryRoyal C. Cummings (uncredited)
- 1936PepperDoctor
- 1936Fatal LadyPrompter (uncredited)
- 1936Arbor DayPrincipal (uncredited)
- 1936Murder on a Bridle PathMr. Schultz, Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
- 1936Everybody's Old ManDr. Phillips
- 1936Give Us This NightGuido
- 1936Wife vs. SecretaryMr. Bakewell (uncredited)
- 1936King of BurlesqueThe Tailor (uncredited)
- 1935Professional SoldierMonsieur Le Noir
- 1935We're Only HumanGrocer at Deli
- 1935Two for TonightAlexander
- 1935Whispering Smith SpeaksC. Luddington Colfax
- 1933Nothing Ever HappensMadam's Impresario (uncredited)
- 1932The Skull Murder MysteryDr. David Turet (uncredited)
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