Arnold Moss

Arnold Moss

Known for

Acting

Born

January 28, 1910

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

December 15, 1989 (aged 79)

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...

Best known work

Star Trek
Star Trek
1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
1952
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
1966
Gambit
Gambit
1966
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
1978
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Monkees
The Monkees
1966
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
1949
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
1958

Filmography

  1. 1978

    Fantasy IslandTV

    as Sheikh (1 episode)

  2. 1974

  3. 1971

    Gideon

    as Joash

  4. 1967

  5. 1967

    Mr. TerrificTV

    as Victor / Dr, Chelsey (1 episode)

  6. 1966

    Gambit

    as Abdul

  7. 1966

    The MonkeesTV

    as Vidaru (1 episode)

  8. 1966

    The Time TunnelTV

    as Malek (1 episode)

  9. 1966

    Star TrekTV

    as Anton Karidian (1 episode)

  10. 1965

    The Fool Killer

    as Reverend Spotts

  11. 1962

    The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV

    as Victor Hartman (1 episode)

  12. 1958

  13. 1958

    Shirley Temple's StorybookTV

    as White Suit (1 episode)

  14. 1957

    The 27th Day

    as The Alien

  15. 1956

  16. 1955

    Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV

    as Dr. Ganderbay (1 episode)

  17. 1955

    Hell's Island

    as Paul Armand

  18. 1955

    Jump Into Hell

    as General Christian De Castries

  19. 1954

    Bengal Brigade

    as Rajah Karam

  20. 1954

  21. 1954

  22. 1953

    King Lear

    as Duke of Albany

  23. 1953

    Salome

    as Micha

  24. 1952

    Bitter Storm

    as Prof. Russell

  25. 1952

    OmnibusTV

    as Duke of Albany (1 episode)

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