Maurice Cass
Acting
Born October 12, 1884, Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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.
Filmography
- 1956Forbidden Moon — Prof. Newton
- 1956Menace from Outer Space — Professor Newton
- 1954Beyond the Moon — Professor Newton
- 1954Crash of Moons — Professor Newton
- 1954Manhunt in Space — Professor Newton
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
- 1954Silver Needle in the Sky — Prof. Newton
- 1954Superman's Peril — Meldini
- 1954The Gypsy Moon — Prof. Newton
- 1953So You Want to Be a Musician — Professor Schmucomber
- Adventures of Superman — Meldini
- 1952Something to Live For — Critic (uncredited)
- 1952We're Not Married! — Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
- 1949Follow Me Quietly — Book store proprietor
- 1949Once More, My Darling — Dr. Grasser
- 1949Sorrowful Jones — Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- 1948Song of My Heart — Ballet Master
- 1948The Girl from Manhattan — Mr. Merkle
- 1947High Conquest — Tony - the Waiter
- 1946Angel on My Shoulder — Lucius (uncredited)
- 1946I've Always Loved You — Music Teacher 2
- 1946Spook Busters — Dr. Bender
- 1946The Catman of Paris — Paul de Roche
- 1946The Notorious Lone Wolf — Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
- 1946Two Sisters from Boston — Music Master (uncredited)
- 1945Easy to Look At — Woolens
- 1945Federal Operator 99 — Signor Giuseppe Morello
- 1945Her Lucky Night — Papa
- 1945Paris Underground — Patriot
- 1945She Gets Her Man — Mr. Pudge
- 1944Mrs. Parkington — Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- 1944Up in Arms — Dr. Jones
- 1943Mission to Moscow — Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
- 1942Blondie Goes to College — Dean who gets Tackled
- 1942Syncopation
- 1942Too Many Women — Dr. Hamilton
- 1941Blood and Sand — El Milquetoast
- 1941Charley's Aunt — Octogenarian
- 1941The Chocolate Soldier — Flute Player
- 1941Week-End in Havana — Tailor
- 1940Cross-Country Romance — James McGillicuddy
- 1940Florian — Mayor
- 1940High School — Franklin Jefferson
- 1940Lady with Red Hair — Scenic Artist (uncredited)
- 1940No, No, Nanette — Art Critic
- 1940The Lone Wolf Strikes — Jeweler at Martier's
- 1940The Son of Monte Cristo — Max, Tailor
- 1939Balalaika — (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
- 1939Naughty but Nice — Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
- 1939Rose of Washington Square — Mr. Mok
- 1939Second Fiddle — Alex Blank
- 1939Sunset Trail — E. Prescott Furbush
- 1939The Amazing Mr. Williams — Little Man (uncredited)
- 1939The Great Man Votes — Children's Society Report Writer
- 1938A Desperate Adventure — Dornay
- 1938Exposed — Aloysius J. Meggs
- 1938Gangs of New York — Phillips
- 1938Gold Diggers in Paris — Mr. Vail
- 1938Josette — Ed, the Furrier
- 1938Making the Headlines — Edgar Kerr
- 1938The Affairs of Annabel — Dr. Rubnick (uncredited)
- 1938The Baroness and the Butler — Radio Announcer
- 1938The Lone Wolf in Paris — Alfonse Fromont - Hotel Manager
- 1938The Magician's Daughter — Professor Jasper Murdock
- 1938Walking Down Broadway — Mr. Wentwhistle
- 1938When Were You Born — Dr. Merton
- 1937Ali Baba Goes to Town — Omar
- 1937Big Business — Judge
- 1937Big Town Girl — Mr. Huff
- 1937Champagne Waltz — Hugo
- 1937Confession — Music Professor (uncredited)
- 1937Danger – Love at Work — Uncle Goliath
- 1937Exiled to Shanghai — Hotel Manager
- 1937Life Begins in College — Dean Moss
- 1937She Had to Eat — Fingerprint Expert
- 1937The Lady Escapes — Monsieur Cheval
- 1937The Last Train from Madrid — Waiter (uncredited)
- 1937This Is My Affair — Jeweler
- 1937Wife, Doctor and Nurse — Pompout
- 1937Women of Glamour — Caldwell
- 1936A Girl's Best Years — Judge (uncredited)
- 1936Arbor Day — Principal (uncredited)
- 1936Charlie Chan at the Opera — Mr. Arnold
- 1936Everybody's Old Man — Dr. Phillips
- 1936Fatal Lady — Prompter (uncredited)
- 1936Give Us This Night — Guido
- 1936King of Burlesque — The Tailor (uncredited)
- 1936Murder on a Bridle Path — Mr. Schultz, Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
- 1936Pepper — Doctor
- 1936Swing Banditry — Royal C. Cummings (uncredited)
- 1936Wife vs. Secretary — Mr. Bakewell (uncredited)
- 1935Professional Soldier — Monsieur Le Noir
- 1935Two for Tonight — Alexander
- 1935We're Only Human — Grocer at Deli
- 1935Whispering Smith Speaks — C. Luddington Colfax
- 1933Nothing Ever Happens — Madam's Impresario (uncredited)
- 1932The Skull Murder Mystery — Dr. David Turet (uncredited)