Maurice Cass
Born
12 October 1884 (141)
Place of Birth
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 Ra...
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 (40)
Menace from Outer Space
1956
Forbidden Moon
1956
The Gypsy Moon
1954
Superman's Peril
1954
Crash of Moons
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
1954
Beyond the Moon
1954
Manhunt in Space
1954
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
We're Not Married!
1952
Something to Live For
1952
Once More, My Darling
1949
Follow Me Quietly
1949
Sorrowful Jones
1949
The Girl from Manhattan
1948
Song of My Heart
1948
High Conquest
1947
I've Always Loved You
1946
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
Spook Busters
1946
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
The Catman of Paris
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
Paris Underground
1945
Federal Operator 99
1945
Easy to Look At
1945
Her Lucky Night
1945
She Gets Her Man
1945
Mrs. Parkington
1944
Up in Arms
1944
Mission to Moscow
1943
Syncopation
1942
Too Many Women
1942
Blondie Goes to College
1942
The Chocolate Soldier
1941
Week-End in Havana
1941
Charley's Aunt
1941
Blood and Sand
1941
No, No, Nanette
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940