Maurice Cass

Born: 1884-10-12

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.


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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
Released: 1939-10-19

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his...

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Blood and Sand

as El Milquetoast
Released: 1941-05-30

Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who...

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Angel on My Shoulder

as Lucius (uncredited)
Released: 1946-09-20

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make...

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Something to Live For

as Critic (uncredited)
Released: 1952-03-07

Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of...

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We're Not Married!

as Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
Released: 1952-07-11

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years...

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The Son of Monte Cristo

as Max, Tailor
Released: 1940-12-05

Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil...

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Mrs. Parkington

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Released: 1944-10-12

In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid...

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Gold Diggers in Paris

as Mr. Vail
Released: 1938-06-11

When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to...

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Charley's Aunt

as Octogenarian
Released: 1941-08-01

In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an...

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Gangs of New York

as Phillips
Released: 1938-05-23

An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.

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The Great Man Votes

as Children's Society Report Writer
Released: 1939-01-13

In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from...

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Charlie Chan at the Opera

as Mr. Arnold
Released: 1936-12-04

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of...

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Mission to Moscow

as Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
Released: 1943-04-29

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns...

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Ali Baba Goes to Town

as Omar
Released: 1937-10-29

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in...

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Menace from Outer Space

as Professor Newton
Released: 1956-01-01

A nontheatrical (16mm) film comprise of three contiguous episodes of the TV series "Rocky...

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The Lone Wolf Strikes

as Jeweler at Martier's
Released: 1940-01-26

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.

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Follow Me Quietly

as Book store proprietor
Released: 1949-07-07

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling...

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Two Sisters from Boston

as Music Master (uncredited)
Released: 1946-06-06

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in...

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The Catman of Paris

as Paul de Roche
Released: 1946-04-20

When author Charles Regnier returns to Paris with a best-selling book that criticizes the...

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The Affairs of Annabel

as Dr. Rubnick (uncredited)
Released: 1938-09-09

Wonder Pictures has been striking out at the box office lately, causing the seedy PR man to...

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Rose of Washington Square

as Mr. Mok
Released: 1939-05-05

Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband...

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The Baroness and the Butler

as Radio Announcer
Released: 1938-02-18

A Butler gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master's government.

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The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Little Man (uncredited)
Released: 1939-11-22

Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's...

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No, No, Nanette

as Art Critic
Released: 1940-12-19

Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle...

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This Is My Affair

as Jeweler
Released: 1937-05-28

President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very...

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Silver Needle in the Sky

as Prof. Newton
Released: 1954-05-29

Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.

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Song of My Heart

as Ballet Master
Released: 1948-01-31

The portrait of Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky focuses on his failed love affair.

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Wife, Doctor and Nurse

as Pompout
Released: 1937-09-17

Social butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.

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I've Always Loved You

as Music Teacher 2
Released: 1946-12-02

A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant...

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Crash of Moons

as Professor Newton
Released: 1954-07-10

A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released...

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Whispering Smith Speaks

as C. Luddington Colfax
Released: 1935-05-15

O'Brien is "Whispering" Smith, so named because he speaks softly but knows how to fend for...

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Exposed

as Aloysius J. Meggs
Released: 1938-11-05

A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications...

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Spook Busters

as Dr. Bender
Released: 1946-08-24

The Bowery Boys--Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey & Chuck--start their own exterminating service,...

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Cross-Country Romance

as James McGillicuddy
Released: 1940-07-12

A runaway heiress hides in a doctor's trailer for a rollicking trip to San Francisco.

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Professional Soldier

as Monsieur Le Noir
Released: 1935-12-27

Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil...

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Josette

as Ed, the Furrier
Released: 1938-06-03

Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think...

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A Desperate Adventure

as Dornay
Released: 1938-08-05

In this romantic comedy, a passionate French painter nearly goes berserk when he learns that his...

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Manhunt in Space

as Professor Newton
Released: 1954-01-01

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger fights space pirates over an invisible spaceship.

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Beyond the Moon

as Professor Newton
Released: 1956-01-01

This outer space adventure marked the debut of Rocky Jones and his Space Rangers. Two of Rocky's...

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Arbor Day

as Principal
Released: 1936-05-02

Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.

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Blondie Goes to College

as Dean who gets Tackled
Released: 1942-01-15

Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction...

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King of Burlesque

as The Tailor (uncredited)
Released: 1936-01-03

Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on...

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Life Begins in College

as Dean Moss
Released: 1937-10-01

When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor has...

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Danger – Love at Work

as Uncle Goliath
Released: 1937-09-30

A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South...

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Up in Arms

as Dr. Jones
Released: 1944-02-17

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his...

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Fatal Lady

as Prompter (uncredited)
Released: 1936-05-15

On her debut as an opera star, Marion Stuart is interrogated and possibly implicated in the...

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Sorrowful Jones

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Released: 1949-07-04

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her...

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Sunset Trail

as E. Prescott Furbush
Released: 1939-02-24

Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy enrolls in a dude...

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Naughty But Nice

as Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
Released: 1939-06-23

Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and...

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Confession

as Music Professor (uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-19

Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is...

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Syncopation

as uncredited
Released: 1942-05-22

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

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Walking Down Broadway

as Mr. Wentwhistle
Released: 1938-03-11

Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway...

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Too Many Women

as Dr. Hamilton
Released: 1942-02-27

Thanks to a fib intended to ward off an annoying real estate developer, a young bachelor finds...

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When Were You Born

as Dr. Merton
Released: 1938-06-18

A San Francisco astrologer correctly predicts a ship passenger's death and then helps the police...

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Second Fiddle

as Alex Blank
Released: 1939-06-30

Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back...

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High School

as Franklin Jefferson
Released: 1940-01-26

A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled at her father's Texas ranch must adjust to her...

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The Lone Wolf in Paris

as Alfonse Fromont - Hotel Manager
Released: 1938-05-25

Former jewel thief Michael Lanyard toys with a princess and a grand duke.

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Week-End in Havana

as Tailor
Released: 1941-10-17

A ship company employee, Jay Williams, is sent to Florida where one of the company cruise ships...

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Give Us This Night

as Guido
Released: 1936-03-06

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman...

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Lady with Red Hair

as Scenic Artist (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-30

An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.

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She Had to Eat

as Fingerprint Expert
Released: 1937-07-02

An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric...

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Making the Headlines

as Edgar Kerr
Released: 1938-03-31

Angry, because he is making too many headlines with his gang-busting activities, the police...

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High Conquest

as Tony - the Waiter
Released: 1947-06-21

Love and adventure on the Matterhorn mountain.

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Champagne Waltz

as Hugo
Released: 1937-02-05

In Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of...

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The Gypsy Moon

as Prof. Newton
Released: 1954-12-25

Rocky Jones and his buddies happen upon two strange moons orbiting each other. They soon...

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We're Only Human

as Grocer at Deli
Released: 1935-12-27

A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.

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Big Town Girl

as Mr. Huff
Released: 1937-12-03

When a department store songstress becomes a radio star she keeps her identity secret, as the...

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Pepper

as Doctor
Released: 1936-08-08

Young Pepper Jolly enters the life of sour old millionaire John Wilkes. She convinces him to...

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Paris Underground

as Patriot
Released: 1945-10-18

Constance Bennett both produced and starred in the espionager Paris Underground. Bennett and...

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Federal Operator 99

as Signor Giuseppe Morello
Released: 1945-07-07

Jerry Blake (aka Federal Operator 99) teams-up with Joyce Kingston to thwart the plans of...

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The Notorious Lone Wolf

as Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)
Released: 1946-02-14

Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.

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Nothing Ever Happens

as Madam's Impresario (uncredited)
Released: 1933-03-25

In this parody of Grand Hotel, despite a dying man's efforts to enjoy his final days, a jewel...

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Florian

as Mayor
Released: 1940-06-05

Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought...

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She Gets Her Man

as Mr. Pudge
Released: 1945-01-12

The corny daughter of a famed policewoman tries to catch a blowgun killer.

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Her Lucky Night

as Papa
Released: 1945-02-09

In this romantic comedy, three man-hungry sisters consult a fortune-teller to help them with...

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Women of Glamour

as Caldwell
Released: 1937-03-09

A girl with a reputation falls for a wealthy playboy.

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The Skull Murder Mystery

as Dr. David Turet (uncredited)
Released: 1932-03-01

When a skeleton is dug up in an alley, a mysterious Chinese merchant and his eccentric upstairs...

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Balalaika

as (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-15

A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary...

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Once More, My Darling

as Dr. Grasser
Released: 1949-09-10

An actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole...

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The Girl from Manhattan

as Mr. Merkle
Released: 1948-10-01

A small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find...

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Big Business

as Judge
Released: 1937-06-18

A small town drugstore owner (Jed Prouty) hopes to strike it rich by investing his savings in an...

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Two for Tonight

as Alexander
Released: 1935-09-12

A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.

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A Girl's Best Years

as Judge (uncredited)
Released: 1936-12-25

A woman reporter is hired by an author-songwriter to help him avoid additional breach-of-promise...

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Swing Banditry

as Royal C. Cummings (uncredited)
Released: 1936-09-09

A group of musicians is determined to appear on a radio program.

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Easy to Look At

as Woolens
Released: 1945-06-01

In this musical, a talented aspiring costume designer leaves her small town to seek her fortune...

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The Lady Escapes

as Monsieur Cheval
Released: 1937-07-22

A young husband schemes to regain his wife, who earlier had left him and now is involved with a...

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Adventures of Superman

as Meldini
First aired: 1952-09-19

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...

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Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-02-23

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger was a syndicated science fiction television serial originally...

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