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Arnold Moss

Arnold Moss

Born: 1910-01-28 • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus poster
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1974 • Sgt. Muldoon (voice)
Gideon poster
Gideon
1971 • Joash
The Caper of the Golden Bulls poster
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967 • Mr. Shanari
Gambit poster
Gambit
1966 • Abdul
The Fool Killer poster
The Fool Killer
1965 • Reverend Spotts
The 27th Day poster
The 27th Day
1957 • The Alien
The Adventures of Marco Polo poster
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956 • Nicolo
Hell's Island poster
Hell's Island
1955 • Paul Armand
Jump Into Hell poster
Jump Into Hell
1955 • General Christian De Castries
Bengal Brigade poster
Bengal Brigade
1954 • Rajah Karam
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland poster
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
1954 • Red Knight
Casanova's Big Night poster
Casanova's Big Night
1954 • The Doge
King Lear poster
King Lear
1953 • Duke of Albany
Salome poster
Salome
1953 • Micha
No Image
Bitter Storm
1952 • Prof. Russell
Viva Zapata! poster
Viva Zapata!
1952 • Don Nacio
My Favorite Spy poster
My Favorite Spy
1951 • Tasso
Mask of the Avenger poster
Mask of the Avenger
1951 • Colardi
Quebec poster
Quebec
1951 • Jean-Paul Racelle
Kim poster
Kim
1950 • Lurgan Sahib
Border Incident poster
Border Incident
1949 • Zopilote
Reign of Terror poster
Reign of Terror
1949 • Fouché
The Loves of Carmen poster
The Loves of Carmen
1948 • Colonel
Temptation poster
Temptation
1946 • Ahmed Effendi