1939Winner
Best Performance
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Maurice Cass
Actor
Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
October 12, 1884
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1941Nominee
Best Performance
Blood and Sand
1952Nominee
Best Performance
We're Not Married!
Career Highlights
1938Highlight
Best Performance
The Baroness and the Butler
1936Highlight
Best Performance
Wife vs. Secretary
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Blood and Sand
Wife vs. Secretary