Arnold Moss
Acting
Born January 28, 1910, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Arnold Moss (January 28, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was an American character actor. Moss made two appearances in Bob Hope films, as Hope's Casablanca contact in the espionage spoof My Favorite Spy and as a conniving Venetian doge in Casanova's Big Night. Moss appeared in dozens of television programs during the golden age of TV. He appeared on television in Star Trek (1966) as mysterious actor Anton Karidian, alter-ego of the tyrannical Gov. Kodos of Tarsus IV, in the episode "The Conscience of the King". He also played in The Rifleman as the school teacher, Mr. Griswald, and as Chief Lonespear in Bonanza episode "In Defense of Honor" in 1968. Other television appearances include The Time Tunnel, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and the anthology series The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, General Electric Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Suspense, Tales of Tomorrow, Studio One, and Kraft Theater.
Filmography
- Fantasy Island — Sheikh
- 1974Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus — Sgt. Muldoon (voice)
- 1971Gideon — Joash
- Mr. Terrific — Victor / Dr, Chelsey
- 1967The Caper of the Golden Bulls — Mr. Shanari
- 1966Gambit — Abdul
- Star Trek — Anton Karidian
- The Monkees — Vidaru
- The Time Tunnel — Malek
- 1965The Fool Killer — Reverend Spotts
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Victor Hartman
- Shirley Temple's Storybook — White Suit
- The Rifleman
- 1957The 27th Day — The Alien
- 1956The Adventures of Marco Polo — Nicolo
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Dr. Ganderbay
- 1955Hell's Island — Paul Armand
- 1955Jump Into Hell — General Christian De Castries
- 1954Bengal Brigade — Rajah Karam
- 1954Casanova's Big Night — The Doge
- 1954Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland — Red Knight
- 1953King Lear — Duke of Albany
- 1953Salome — Micha
- 1952Bitter Storm — Prof. Russell
- Omnibus — Duke of Albany
- 1952Viva Zapata! — Don Nacio
- 1951Mask of the Avenger — Colardi
- 1951My Favorite Spy — Tasso
- 1951Quebec — Jean-Paul Racelle
- 1950Kim — Lurgan Sahib
- 1949Border Incident — Zopilote
- 1949Reign of Terror — Fouché
- 1948The Loves of Carmen — Colonel
- 1946Temptation — Ahmed Effendi