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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-01-28

Day of Death

1989-12-15 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Arnold Moss

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.

Known For

Acting

Viva Zapata!

1952

Viva Zapata!

as

Don Nacio

The 27th Day

1957

The 27th Day

as

The Alien

Border Incident

1949

Border Incident

as

Zopilote

Reign of Terror

1949

Reign of Terror

as

Fouché

The Fool Killer

1965

The Fool Killer

as

Reverend Spotts

Gambit

1966

Gambit

as

Abdul

The Loves of Carmen

1948

The Loves of Carmen

as

Colonel

Temptation

1946

Temptation

as

Ahmed Effendi

Hell's Island

1955

Hell's Island

as

Paul Armand

My Favorite Spy

1951

My Favorite Spy

as

Tasso

Bengal Brigade

1954

Bengal Brigade

as

Rajah Karam

Jump Into Hell

1955

Jump Into Hell

as

General Christian De Castries

King Lear

1953

King Lear

as

Duke of Albany

Casanova's Big Night

1954

Casanova's Big Night

as

The Doge

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

as

Sgt. Muldoon (voice)

Kim

1950

Kim

as

Lurgan Sahib

Bitter Storm

1952

Bitter Storm

as

Prof. Russell

Quebec

1951

Quebec

as

Jean-Paul Racelle

Mask of the Avenger

1951

Mask of the Avenger

as

Colardi

Salome

1953

Salome

as

Micha

Gideon

1971

Gideon

as

Joash

Star Trek

Star Trek

as

Anton Karidian

Mr. Terrific

Mr. Terrific

as

Victor / Dr, Chelsey

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Duke of Albany

Production

Crew

Directing