Acting

Maurice Cass

Born 1884-10-12 · Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Died 1954-06-08

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.

Credits

Newest first

Menace from Outer Space
as Professor Newton
1956
Forbidden Moon
as Prof. Newton
1956
The Gypsy Moon
as Prof. Newton
1954
Superman's Peril
as Meldini
1954
Crash of Moons
as Professor Newton
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Prof. Newton
1954
Beyond the Moon
as Professor Newton
1954
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954
Manhunt in Space
as Professor Newton
1954
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Professor Schmucomber
1953
Adventures of Superman
as Meldini
1952
We're Not Married!
as Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
1952
Something to Live For
as Critic (uncredited)
1952
Once More, My Darling
as Dr. Grasser
1949
Follow Me Quietly
as Book store proprietor
1949
Sorrowful Jones
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
1949
The Girl from Manhattan
as Mr. Merkle
1948
Song of My Heart
as Ballet Master
1948
High Conquest
as Tony - the Waiter
1947
I've Always Loved You
as Music Teacher 2
1946
Angel on My Shoulder
as Lucius (uncredited)
1946
Spook Busters
as Dr. Bender
1946
Two Sisters from Boston
as Music Master (uncredited)
1946
The Catman of Paris
as Paul de Roche
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
1946
Paris Underground
as Patriot
1945
Federal Operator 99
as Signor Giuseppe Morello
1945
Easy to Look At
as Woolens
1945
Her Lucky Night
as Papa
1945
She Gets Her Man
as Mr. Pudge
1945
Mrs. Parkington
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1944
Up in Arms
as Dr. Jones
1944
Mission to Moscow
as Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
1943
Syncopation
1942
Too Many Women
as Dr. Hamilton
1942
Blondie Goes to College
as Dean who gets Tackled
1942
The Chocolate Soldier
as Flute Player
1941
Week-End in Havana
as Tailor
1941
Charley's Aunt
as Octogenarian
1941
Blood and Sand
as El Milquetoast
1941
No, No, Nanette
as Art Critic
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Max, Tailor
1940
Lady with Red Hair
as Scenic Artist (uncredited)
1940
Cross-Country Romance
as James McGillicuddy
1940
Florian
as Mayor
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Jeweler at Martier's
1940
High School
as Franklin Jefferson
1940
Balalaika
as (uncredited)
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Little Man (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
as Alex Blank
1939
Naughty but Nice
as Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
1939
Rose of Washington Square
as Mr. Mok
1939
Sunset Trail
as E. Prescott Furbush
1939
The Great Man Votes
as Children's Society Report Writer
1939
Exposed
as Aloysius J. Meggs
1938
The Affairs of Annabel
as Dr. Rubnick (uncredited)
1938
A Desperate Adventure
as Dornay
1938
The Magician's Daughter
as Professor Jasper Murdock
1938
When Were You Born
as Dr. Merton
1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Mr. Vail
1938
Josette
as Ed, the Furrier
1938
The Lone Wolf in Paris
as Alfonse Fromont - Hotel Manager
1938
Gangs of New York
as Phillips
1938
Making the Headlines
as Edgar Kerr
1938
Walking Down Broadway
as Mr. Wentwhistle
1938
The Baroness and the Butler
as Radio Announcer
1938
Exiled to Shanghai
as Hotel Manager
1937
Big Town Girl
as Mr. Huff
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Omar
1937
Life Begins in College
as Dean Moss
1937
Danger – Love at Work
as Uncle Goliath
1937
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Pompout
1937
Confession
as Music Professor (uncredited)
1937
The Lady Escapes
as Monsieur Cheval
1937
She Had to Eat
as Fingerprint Expert
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
as Waiter (uncredited)
1937
Big Business
as Judge
1937
This Is My Affair
as Jeweler
1937
Women of Glamour
as Caldwell
1937