Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1884-10-12
- Day of Death1954-06-08 (69 years)
- Place of BirthVilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
- Also Known As-
Maurice Cass
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1956
Menace from Outer Space
As: Professor Newton
- 1956
Forbidden Moon
As: Prof. Newton
- 1954
The Gypsy Moon
As: Prof. Newton
- 1954
Crash of Moons
As: Professor Newton
- 1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
As: Prof. Newton
- 1954
Beyond the Moon
As: Professor Newton
- 1954
Manhunt in Space
As: Professor Newton
- 1952
Adventures of Superman
As: Meldini
1952We're Not Married!
As: Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
1952Something to Live For
As: Critic (uncredited)
1949Once More, My Darling
As: Dr. Grasser
- 1949
Follow Me Quietly
As: Book store proprietor
1949Sorrowful Jones
As: Psychiatrist (uncredited)
1948The Girl from Manhattan
As: Mr. Merkle
1948Song of My Heart
As: Ballet Master
1947High Conquest
As: Tony - the Waiter
1946I've Always Loved You
As: Music Teacher 2
- 1946
Angel on My Shoulder
As: Lucius (uncredited)
1946Spook Busters
As: Dr. Bender
1946Two Sisters from Boston
As: Music Master (uncredited)
1946The Catman of Paris
As: Paul de Roche
1946The Notorious Lone Wolf
As: Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
1945Paris Underground
As: Patriot
1945Federal Operator 99
As: Signor Giuseppe Morello
1945Easy to Look At
As: Woolens
1945Her Lucky Night
As: Papa
1945She Gets Her Man
As: Mr. Pudge
1944Mrs. Parkington
As: Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1944Up in Arms
As: Dr. Jones
1943Mission to Moscow
As: Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
1942Too Many Women
As: Dr. Hamilton
1942Blondie Goes to College
As: Dean who gets Tackled
1941The Chocolate Soldier
As: Flute Player
1941Week-End in Havana
As: Tailor
1941Charley's Aunt
As: Octogenarian
- 1941
Blood and Sand
As: El Milquetoast
1940No, No, Nanette
As: Art Critic
1940The Son of Monte Cristo
As: Max, Tailor
1940Lady with Red Hair
As: Scenic Artist (uncredited)
1940Cross-Country Romance
As: James McGillicuddy
1940Florian
As: Mayor
1940The Lone Wolf Strikes
As: Jeweler at Martier's
1940High School
As: Franklin Jefferson
1939Balalaika
As: (uncredited)
1939The Amazing Mr. Williams
As: Little Man (uncredited)
- 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
As: Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
1939Second Fiddle
As: Alex Blank
1939Naughty But Nice
As: Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
1939Rose of Washington Square
As: Mr. Mok
1939Sunset Trail
As: E. Prescott Furbush
1939The Great Man Votes
As: Children's Society Report Writer
1938Exposed
As: Aloysius J. Meggs
1938The Affairs of Annabel
As: Dr. Rubnick (uncredited)
1938A Desperate Adventure
As: Dornay
1938When Were You Born
As: Dr. Merton
1938Gold Diggers in Paris
As: Mr. Vail
1938Josette
As: Ed, the Furrier
1938The Lone Wolf in Paris
As: Alfonse Fromont - Hotel Manager
1938Gangs of New York
As: Phillips
1938Making the Headlines
As: Edgar Kerr
1938Walking Down Broadway
As: Mr. Wentwhistle
1938The Baroness and the Butler
As: Radio Announcer
1937Big Town Girl
As: Mr. Huff
1937Ali Baba Goes to Town
As: Omar
1937Life Begins in College
As: Dean Moss
1937Danger – Love at Work
As: Uncle Goliath
1937Wife, Doctor and Nurse
As: Pompout
1937Confession
As: Music Professor (uncredited)
1937The Lady Escapes
As: Monsieur Cheval
1937She Had to Eat
As: Fingerprint Expert
1937The Last Train from Madrid
As: Waiter (uncredited)
1937Big Business
As: Judge
1937This Is My Affair
As: Jeweler
1937Women of Glamour
As: Caldwell
1937Champagne Waltz
As: Hugo
1936A Girl's Best Years
As: Judge (uncredited)
- 1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
As: Mr. Arnold
1936Swing Banditry
As: Royal C. Cummings (uncredited)
1936Pepper
As: Doctor
1936Fatal Lady
As: Prompter (uncredited)
1936Arbor Day
As: Principal (uncredited)
1936Murder on a Bridle Path
As: Mr. Schultz, Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
1936Everybody's Old Man
As: Dr. Phillips
1936Give Us This Night
As: Guido
1936King of Burlesque
As: The Tailor (uncredited)
1935Professional Soldier
As: Monsieur Le Noir
1935We're Only Human
As: Grocer at Deli
1935Two for Tonight
As: Alexander
1935Whispering Smith Speaks
As: C. Luddington Colfax
1933Nothing Ever Happens
As: Madam's Impresario (uncredited)
1932The Skull Murder Mystery
As: Dr. David Turet (uncredited)