Arnold Moss

Arnold Moss

  • Birthday: 1910-01-29
  • Deathday: 1989-12-15
  • Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Arnold Moss (January 28, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was an American character actor. 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. Moss appeared in dozens of television programs during the golden age of TV. 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 Theater.

Filmography

Viva Zapata!

1952

As Don Nacio

The 27th Day

1957

As The Alien

Border Incident

1949

As Zopilote

Reign of Terror

1949

As Fouché

The Fool Killer

1965

As Reverend Spotts

Gambit

1966

As Abdul

The Loves of Carmen

1948

As Colonel

Temptation

1946

As Ahmed Effendi

Hell's Island

1955

As Paul Armand

My Favorite Spy

1951

As Tasso

Jump Into Hell

1955

As General Christian De Castries

King Lear

1953

As Duke of Albany

Casanova's Big Night

1954

As The Doge

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967

As Mr. Shanari

Kim

1950

As Lurgan Sahib

Bengal Brigade

1954

As Rajah Karam

Quebec

1951

As Jean-Paul Racelle

Mask of the Avenger

1951

As Colardi

Salome

1953

As Micha

Community Shelter Planning

1967

As John - Commissioner / Narrator

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

As Sgt. Muldoon (voice)

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