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 remembered for his role as Professor Newton in the 1954 TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.
Filmography
Menace from Outer Space
1956
as Professor Newton
Forbidden Moon
1956
as Prof. Newton
The Gypsy Moon
1954
as Prof. Newton
Superman's Peril
1954
as Meldini
Crash of Moons
1954
as Professor Newton
Silver Needle in the Sky
1954
as Prof. Newton
Beyond the Moon
1954
as Professor Newton
Manhunt in Space
1954
as Professor Newton
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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)
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Dr. Grasser
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Book store proprietor
Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
The Girl from Manhattan
1948
as Mr. Merkle
Song of My Heart
1948
as Ballet Master
High Conquest
1947
as Tony - the Waiter
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Music Teacher 2
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Lucius (uncredited)
Spook Busters
1946
as Dr. Bender
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Music Master (uncredited)
The Catman of Paris
1946
as Paul de Roche
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
Paris Underground
1945
as Patriot