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