
Maurice Cass
Acting
Born: October 12, 1884
Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
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

October 19, 1939

May 30, 1941

September 19, 1952

September 20, 1946

December 04, 1936

July 07, 1949

July 11, 1952

October 29, 1937

October 12, 1944

April 29, 1943

May 28, 1937

August 19, 1937