Acting

Maurice Cass

Born October 12, 1884 · Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Died June 8, 1954 · aged 69

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 rem…

Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand · 1941

MovieDramaRomance

Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.

The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler · 1938

The Baroness and the Butler

MovieComedyDrama

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

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary · 1936

Wife vs. Secretary

MovieDramaComedy

Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.

Exposed

Exposed · 1938

A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married! · 1952

We're Not Married!

MovieComedyRomance

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married.

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo · 1940

The Son of Monte Cristo

MovieActionAdventure

Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to come to the aid of the Duchess.

Forbidden Moon

Forbidden Moon · 1956

MovieScience FictionTV Movie

Rocky Jones is dispatched to investigate an SOS received from a space station. He finds that the station is filled with deadly radiation brought by an evil ruler who is immune to the radiation, and plans to use it to take over the universe.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand · 1941

MovieDramaRomance

Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.

El Milquetoast

The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler · 1938

The Baroness and the Butler

MovieComedyDrama

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

Radio Announcer

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary · 1936

Wife vs. Secretary

MovieDramaComedy

Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.

Mr. Bakewell (uncredited)

Exposed

Exposed · 1938

A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.

Aloysius J. Meggs

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married! · 1952

We're Not Married!

MovieComedyRomance

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married.

Radio Station Organist (uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo · 1940

The Son of Monte Cristo

MovieActionAdventure

Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to come to the aid of the Duchess.

Max, Tailor

Forbidden Moon

Forbidden Moon · 1956

MovieScience FictionTV Movie

Rocky Jones is dispatched to investigate an SOS received from a space station. He finds that the station is filled with deadly radiation brought by an evil ruler who is immune to the radiation, and plans to use it to take over the universe.

Prof. Newton

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair · 1937

This Is My Affair

MovieRomanceCrime

President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well briefed Mid-Western bank robbers based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Jeweler

Up in Arms

Up in Arms · 1944

MovieComedyRomance

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.

Dr. Jones

The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid · 1937

The Last Train from Madrid

MovieActionAdventure

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Waiter (uncredited)

Naughty but Nice

Naughty but Nice · 1939

Naughty but Nice

MovieComedyMusic

Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.

Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)

Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington · 1944

Mrs. Parkington

MovieDramaRomance

In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square · 1939

Rose of Washington Square

MovieDramaMusic

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

Mr. Mok

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder · 1946

Angel on My Shoulder

MovieFantasyComedy

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

Lucius (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle · 1939

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

Alex Blank

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town · 1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

MovieComedyFamily

While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, The Peters Sisters and many big-name guest stars playing themselves.

Omar

Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston · 1946

Two Sisters from Boston

MovieComedyMusic

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.

Music Master (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Charlie Chan at the Opera · 1936

Charlie Chan at the Opera

MovieCrimeMystery

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

Mr. Arnold

Something to Live For

Something to Live For · 1952

Something to Live For

Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.

Critic (uncredited)

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz · 1937

Champagne Waltz

In Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club -- whose owner intends to buy out the Palace property. When Elsa accidentally learns who Buzzy really is, it appears he may have to return to America alone.

Hugo

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair · 1940

Lady with Red Hair

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

Scenic Artist (uncredited)

Murder on a Bridle Path

Murder on a Bridle Path · 1936

Murder on a Bridle Path

MovieComedyMystery

When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper presumes her death was accidental, until his friend, amateur detective Hildegarde Withers, locates Violet’s horse and discovers it is streaked with blood.

Mr. Schultz, Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

Big Town Girl

Big Town Girl · 1937

MovieComedyDrama

When a department store songstress becomes a radio star she keeps her identity secret, as the "Masked Countess", because he estranged husband is a crook.

Mr. Huff

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman · 1952

Adventures of Superman

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.

Meldini

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger · 1954

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger was a syndicated science fiction television serial originally broadcast in 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity. Because it was recorded on film rather than being broadcast live as were most other TV space operas of the day, it has survived in reasonably good condition. The film format also allowed more elaborate special effects and sets, exterior scenes, and much better continuity.