Maurice Cass
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Maurice Cass
Biography
With his shock of snow-white hair and his inevitable pince-nez, Lithuanian-born character actor Maurice Cass was destined to play stage managers, theatrical impresarios, school principals and absent-minded professors. Cass's theatrical voice provided an amusing contrast to his tiny, birdlike frame. Cass's film characters were always well along in years, at least seventy or thereabouts; thus, he was able to keep working until he was really approaching seventy (an age which, alas, he missed by some four months). In his last year on earth, Maurice Cass could be seen on a weekly basis as Professor Newton on the TV serial Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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Maurice Cass
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| Born | October 12, 1884 Vilno, Lithuania |
| Died | June 8, 1954 (aged 69) Hollywood, California, United States |
| Years active | 1932 - 1954 |
Maurice Cass (1884–1954) 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 show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.
He died of a heart attack at age 69 while the Rocky Jones show was still in production; his Professor Newton character was replaced by a new character, Professor Mayberry.
Filmography
- The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
- Second Fiddle (1939)
- Paris Underground (1945)
- Once More, My Darling (1949)
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Maurice Cass
(Actor, Comedy/Musical)
Blast-Off
(1959 Science Fiction Film)
Crash of the Moons
(1954 Science Fiction Film)
Manhunt in Space
(1954 Science Fiction Film)
Two for Tonight
(1935 Musical Film)
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