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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Too Many Women
1942
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
Blood and Sand
1941
No, No, Nanette
1940
We're Not Married!
1952
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
Second Fiddle
1939
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940
Give Us This Night
1936
Mrs. Parkington
1944
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
Up in Arms
1944
Sorrowful Jones
1949
Florian
1940
Blondie Goes to College
1942
Balalaika
1939
Confession
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
The Girl from Manhattan
1948
Professional Soldier
1935
Once More, My Darling
1949
Fatal Lady
1936
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
Follow Me Quietly
1949
Something to Live For
1952
Josette
1938
Charley's Aunt
1941
Danger – Love at Work
1937
King of Burlesque
1936
Crash of Moons
1954
Gangs of New York
1938
Walking Down Broadway
1938
The Catman of Paris
1946
Syncopation
1942
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
Mission to Moscow
1943