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