
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 Ra…
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
El Milquetoast
Wife vs. Secretary
Mr. Bakewell (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Mr. Arnold
Angel on My Shoulder
Lucius (uncredited)
Follow Me Quietly
Book store proprietor
This Is My Affair
Jeweler
We're Not Married!
Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (98)
Movies (96)
Menace from Outer Space
1956as Professor Newton
Forbidden Moon
1956as Prof. Newton
Crash of Moons
1954as Professor Newton
Beyond the Moon
1954as Professor Newton
The Gypsy Moon
1954as Prof. Newton
Manhunt in Space
1954as Professor Newton
Silver Needle in the Sky
1954as Prof. Newton
Superman's Peril
1954as Meldini
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953as Professor Schmucomber
We're Not Married!
1952as Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
Something to Live For
1952as Critic (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
1949as Dr. Grasser
Sorrowful Jones
1949as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Follow Me Quietly
1949as Book store proprietor
The Girl from Manhattan
1948as Mr. Merkle
Song of My Heart
1948as Ballet Master
High Conquest
1947as Tony - the Waiter
Angel on My Shoulder
1946as Lucius (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946as Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
Spook Busters
1946as Dr. Bender
The Catman of Paris
1946as Paul de Roche
I've Always Loved You
1946as Music Teacher 2
Two Sisters from Boston
1946as Music Master (uncredited)
Her Lucky Night
1945as Papa
Easy to Look At
1945as Woolens
Federal Operator 99
1945as Signor Giuseppe Morello
She Gets Her Man
1945as Mr. Pudge
Paris Underground
1945as Patriot
Mrs. Parkington
1944as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Up in Arms
1944as Dr. Jones
Mission to Moscow
1943as Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
Syncopation
1942
Too Many Women
1942as Dr. Hamilton
Blondie Goes to College
1942as Dean who gets Tackled
Blood and Sand
1941as El Milquetoast
The Chocolate Soldier
1941as Flute Player
Charley's Aunt
1941as Octogenarian
Week-End in Havana
1941as Tailor
Cross-Country Romance
1940as James McGillicuddy
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940as Jeweler at Martier's
Florian
1940as Mayor
High School
1940as Franklin Jefferson
No, No, Nanette
1940as Art Critic
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940as Max, Tailor
Lady with Red Hair
1940as Scenic Artist (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939as Mr. Mok
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Sunset Trail
1939as E. Prescott Furbush
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939as Little Man (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice
1939as Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes
1939as Children's Society Report Writer
Second Fiddle
1939as Alex Blank
Balalaika
1939as (uncredited)
A Desperate Adventure
1938as Dornay
The Lone Wolf in Paris
1938as Alfonse Fromont - Hotel Manager
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938as Mr. Vail
The Baroness and the Butler
1938as Radio Announcer
Exposed
1938as Aloysius J. Meggs
The Magician's Daughter
1938as Professor Jasper Murdock
When Were You Born
1938as Dr. Merton
Gangs of New York
1938as Phillips
The Affairs of Annabel
1938as Dr. Rubnick (uncredited)
Josette
1938as Ed, the Furrier
Making the Headlines
1938as Edgar Kerr
Walking Down Broadway
1938as Mr. Wentwhistle
Exiled to Shanghai
1937as Hotel Manager
Big Business
1937as Judge
Danger – Love at Work
1937as Uncle Goliath
The Lady Escapes
1937as Monsieur Cheval
Champagne Waltz
1937as Hugo
She Had to Eat
1937as Fingerprint Expert
This Is My Affair
1937as Jeweler
Big Town Girl
1937as Mr. Huff
Confession
1937as Music Professor (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937as Omar
The Last Train from Madrid
1937as Waiter (uncredited)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937as Pompout
Women of Glamour
1937as Caldwell
Life Begins in College
1937as Dean Moss
Pepper
1936as Doctor
Arbor Day
1936as Principal (uncredited)
King of Burlesque
1936as The Tailor (uncredited)
Everybody's Old Man
1936as Dr. Phillips
Wife vs. Secretary
1936as Mr. Bakewell (uncredited)
Give Us This Night
1936as Guido
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936as Mr. Arnold
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936as Mr. Schultz, Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Fatal Lady
1936as Prompter (uncredited)
A Girl's Best Years
1936as Judge (uncredited)
Swing Banditry
1936as Royal C. Cummings (uncredited)
Two for Tonight
1935as Alexander
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935as C. Luddington Colfax
Professional Soldier
1935as Monsieur Le Noir
We're Only Human
1935as Grocer at Deli
Nothing Ever Happens
1933as Madam's Impresario (uncredited)
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932as Dr. David Turet (uncredited)
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