Maurice Cass

Biography

Maurice Cass was a character actor in numerous films and television shows, often typecast as the "absent-minded professor" or eccentric scientist. He gained recognition for his role as Professor Newton in the 1954 TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, which has endured through its film adaptation, Manhunt in Space. Born in Lithuania and emigrating to America at age six, Cass's stage career spanned several Broadway productions.