Portrait of Arnold Moss

Arnold Moss

Acting

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.

Born: January 28, 1910

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

1974
1971
Gideon

as Joash

1967
Mr. Terrific

as Victor / Dr, Chelsey

1966
Gambit

as Abdul

1966
1966
Star Trek

as Anton Karidian

1965
The Fool Killer

as Reverend Spotts

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Victor Hartman

1957
The 27th Day

as The Alien

1955
1955
Hell's Island

as Paul Armand

1955
Jump Into Hell

as General Christian De Castries

1954
Bengal Brigade

as Rajah Karam

1954
1953
King Lear

as Duke of Albany

1953
Salome

as Micha

1952
Omnibus

as Duke of Albany

1952
Viva Zapata!

as Don Nacio

1951
1951
1951
Quebec

as Jean-Paul Racelle

1950
Kim

as Lurgan Sahib

1949
Border Incident

as Zopilote

1949
Reign of Terror

as Fouché

1948
1946
Temptation

as Ahmed Effendi