Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss | |
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.jpg) Moss in a screenshot from the TV series Suspense (1952) | |
| Born | January 28, 1910 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 15, 1989 (aged 79) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1946–1976 |
| Spouse | Stella Reynolds (1933–?) |
| Children | 2 |
Arnold Moss (January 28, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was an American character actor.
Early years
[edit]Born in Flatbush, Moss was a third-generation Brooklyn native. He attended Brooklyn's Boys High School. His first involvement with acting came when he was in college, after which he joined the Eva Le Gallienne Apprentice Group.[1]
Career
[edit]Radio
[edit]Moss was an announcer at two Baltimore, Maryland, radio stations, moving to WCAO in 1931 after having worked at WTAM.[2] In 1932, he was the youngest announcer at CBS.[3]
He played Dr. Fabian in Cabin B-13 on CBS radio in 1948–49, played in Cafe Istanbul on ABC radio in 1952,[4] was Ahmed on Stella Dallas,[5] was Philip Cameron in Against the Storm[6] and was the first voice of the character of Ted White on the radio serial, The Guiding Light, from April 1948 to May 1949.
Teaching
[edit]In the early 1930s, Moss taught speech at the Brooklyn branch of City College of New York.[7]
Film
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Moss made two appearances in Bob Hope films, as Hope's Casablanca contact in the espionage spoof My Favorite Spy and as a conniving Venetian doge in Casanova's Big Night.[8] Moss appeared in the feature film The 27th Day (1957) as The Alien. In Kim (1950) he played Lurgan, the shopkeeper and secret spy trainer.
Stage
[edit]Moss's stage career began when he acted and directed for Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre, with his first production being Peter Pan (1929).[8] He played Prospero in Margaret Webster's 1945 production of Shakespeare's The Tempest for a combined total of 124 performances, the longest run of the play in Broadway history. He appeared in the original Broadway production of the Hal Prince/Stephen Sondheim musical Follies, playing impresario Dimitri Weismann.
Moss also was narrator for orchestras in Boston, Detroit, and Milwaukee.[8]
Television
[edit]Moss appeared in dozens of television programs during the golden age of TV. On November 22, 1950, he starred in "Lord Mountdrago" on Somerset Maugham TV Theatre.[9] He appeared on television in Star Trek (1966) as mysterious actor Anton Karidian, alter-ego of the tyrannical Gov. Kodos of Tarsus IV, in the episode "The Conscience of the King". He also played in The Rifleman as the school teacher, Mr. Griswald, and as Chief Lonespear in Bonanza episode "In Defense of Honor" in 1968. Other television appearances include The Time Tunnel, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the anthology series The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, General Electric Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Suspense, Tales of Tomorrow, Studio One, and Kraft Television Theatre.
Personal life
[edit]Moss married Stella Reynolds, an actress who performed with him in the La Gallienne troupe.[1]
Death
[edit]Moss died from lung cancer at his home in New York City on December 15, 1989.[8] He was 79.
Partial filmography
[edit]- Temptation (1946) - Ahmed Effendi
- The Loves of Carmen (1948) - Colonel
- Reign of Terror (a.k.a. The Black Book) (1949) - Fouché
- Border Incident (1949) - Zopilote
- Kim (1950) - Lurgan Sahib
- Quebec (1951) - Jean-Paul Racelle
- Mask of the Avenger (1951) - Colardi
- My Favorite Spy (1951) - Tasso
- Viva Zapata! (1952) - Don Nacio
- Salome (1953) - Micha
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) - the Doge
- Bengal Brigade (1954) - Rajah Karam
- Jump Into Hell (1955) - General Christian De Castries
- Hell's Island (1955) - Paul Armand
- The 27th Day (1957) - the Alien
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 1: "Poison") - Dr. Ganderbay
- The Rifleman (1960, TV Series) - Stevan Griswald
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 5: "Captive Audience") - Victor Hartman
- Route 66 (1963, TV Series) - The King in S4:E23, "I'm Here to Kill a King"
- The Fool Killer (1965) as Reverend Spotts
- Star Trek (1966, TV Series) - Anton Karidian in S1:E13, "The Conscience of the King"
- Gambit (1966) - Abdul
- The Time Tunnel (1967, TV Series) - Kalech, High Priest of Jericho (Walls of Jericho)
- The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967) - Mr Shanari
- The Monkees (1967) – Vidaru in S2:E3, "Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik"
- Bonanza (1968, TV Series) - Chief Lonespear (In Defense of Honor)
- Serpico (1976, TV Series) - Tiller
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brooklyn Gives a Teacher to Stage". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. April 21, 1940. p. Trend - Page 7. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shake-Up At WCAO". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. April 23, 1931. p. 33. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ranson, Jo (February 19, 1932). "Radio Dial-Log". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. p. 21. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Friday's Highlights" (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror. 13 (4): 50. February 1940. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ "Thursday's Highlights" (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror. 14 (2): 48. June 1940. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Ranson, Jo (January 4, 1933). "Radio Dial-Log". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. p. 21. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Arnold Moss; Versatile Stage, Film, TV Actor". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. December 19, 1989. p. A 30. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Television . . . . . . Highlights of the Week". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1950. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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