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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Arnold Moss Biography (1910-1989)
Born January 28, 1910, in Brooklyn, NY; died of lung cancer, December 15, 1989, in New York, NY; son of Jack (a pianist) and Essie (Joseph) Moss; marriedStella Reynolds (a writer), June 3, 1933; children: Jeffrey, Andrea.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- actor, producer, writer, educator
- Birth Details
- January 28, 1910
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Death Details
- December 15, 1989
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) An Indian, Peter Pan, Eva La Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1929.
- (Broadway debut) Page Boy, Wonder Boy, Alvin Theatre, 1931.
- Antonio, The Fifth Column, Alvin Theatre, 1940.
- Fernando, Hold on to Your Hats, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1940.
- Howard Ingram, Flight to the West, Guild Theatre, New York City, 1940.
- Ishmael, Journey to Jerusalem, National Theatre, New York City, 1940.
- Count Czarniko, The Land Is Bright, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1941.
- Prospero, The Tempest, Alvin Theatre, 1945.
- Walter Burns, The Front Page, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1946.
- Malvolio, Twelfth Night, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1949.
- Gloucester, King Lear, New York City, 1950.
- Colonel Janek, The Dark Is Light Enough, ANTA Theatre, New York City, 1955.
- Creon, Medea, Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris, France, 1955.
- King of France, King John, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1956.
- Duke of Vienna, Measure for Measure, American Shakespeare Festival, 1956.
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Leaves of Grass (one-man show), Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1956.
- Duke of Vienna, Measure for Measure, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1957.
- Prospero, The Tempest, Library of Congress, 1957.
- Duke of Vienna, Measure for Measure, Library of Congress, 1958.
- Society Man, The Time of Your Life, American Pavilion, Brussels World's Fair, Brussels, Belgium, 1958.
- George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Theatre Guild at Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1958.
- Don Armado, Love's Labours Lost, Library of Congress, 1959.
- Narrator, and Mark, Tristam, Library of Congress, 1960.
- Title role, King Lear, Library of Congress, 1960, University of Hawaii, 1965, University of Kentucky, 1966, Trenton State College, 1970, University of Connecticut, 1974, and College of William and Mary, 1976.
- Malvolio, Twelfth Night, Library of Congress, 1961.
- Title role, Macbeth, Library of Congress, 1962.
- Various roles, Come Woo Me!, Library of Congress, 1963.
- Don Armado, Love's Labours Lost, Otterbein College, 1964.
- Prospero, The Tempest, University of Kansas, 1964.
- Willy Loman, Death of a Salesman, Kent State University, 1969.
- Dimitri Weissmann, Follies, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City,1971.
- Voice of God, Paradise Lost, Chicago Lyric Opera, Chicago, IL, 1979, then La Scala Opera, Milan, Italy, and the Vatican.
- Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, Otterbein College, 1979.
- Judge Wyler, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Wilshire Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1980, then Morris Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1981.
- Appeared with Eva Le Gallienne's Repertory Theatre, 1929-30. Also appeared as Master of Ceremonies with Milly Picon, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1975; and as Frere Dominique, Jeanne D'Arc au Bucher. Narrator of concerts with Boston, Milwaukee, and Detroit symphony orchestras.
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Credits; Major Tours
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Seven Ages of Man (one-man show), U.S. cities, 1952.
- Prospero, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival Players, U.S. cities,1959.
- Duke of Vienna, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare Festival Players,U.S. cities, 1959.
- Also toured in A Goodly Heritage (one-man show), U.S. cities; Windows on America (one-man show), U.S. cities; and The Trembling Years (one-man show), U.S. cities.
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Credits; Stage Work
- Co-producer, Back to Methuselah, Ambassador Theatre, 1958.
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Credits; Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Lieutenant Achmed, Temptation, Universal, 1946.
- Colonel, The Loves of Carmen, Columbia, 1948.
- Fouche, The Black Book (also known as Reign of Terror), Walter Wagner, 1949.
- Zopilote, Border Incident, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1949.
- Lurgan Sahib, Kim, MGM, 1950.
- Colardi, Mask of the Avenger, Columbia, 1951.
- Tasso, My Favorite Spy, Paramount, 1951.
- Racelle, Quebec, Paramount, 1951.
- Don Nacio, Viva Zapata!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
- Micha, Salome, Columbia, 1953.
- Rajah Karem Jee, Bengal Brigade (also known as Bengal Rifles), Universal, 1954.
- The Doge of Venice, Casanova's Big Night, Paramount, 1954.
- The General, Jump into Hell, Warner Brothers, 1955.
- The Alien, The 27th Day, Columbia, 1957.
- Reverend Spotts, The Fool Killer (also known as Violent Journey), Allied Artists, 1965.
- Abdul, Gambit, Universal, 1966.
- Mr. Shahari, The Caper of the Golden Bulls (also known as Carnival of Thieves), Embassy, 1967.
- Also appeared as Paul Armand, Hell's Island (also known as TheRuby Virgin; Love Is a Weapon; and South Seas Fury), 1955.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
- Kodos, the Executioner (alias Anton Karidian), "The Conscience of the King," Star Trek (episode), NBC, 1966.
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Credits; Other Television Appearances
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Motorola Television Hour, CBC, 1954.
- Niccolo, Marco Polo (special), NBC, 1956.
- Joash, "Gideon," The Hallmark Hall of Fame (special), NBC, 1971.
- Voice of Sergeant Muldoon, Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (animated special), ABC, 1974.
- Also appeared on Studio One, CBS; Suspense, CBS; TheatreGuild on the Air, CBS; General Electric Theatre, CBS; You AreThere, CBS; Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS; The Rifleman, ABC; Going My Way, ABC; Bonanza, NBC; Lights Out, NBC; Tales of Tomorrow, ABC; The Campbell Television Soundstage (alsoknown as TV Soundstage), NBC; and The Clock.
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Credits; Radio Appearances; Episodic
- Native, "Savage Encounter," Columbia Presents Corwin, CBS, 1944.
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Credits; Other Radio Appearances
- Also appeared in radio series as Philip Cameron, Against the Storm, NBC; Dr. Reed Bannister, Big Sister, CBS; Ted White, The GuidingLight, NBC; Frank Flippin, The Man I Married, NBC; and Giles Henning, The Story of Mary Martin, NBC. Appeared in episodes of Grand Central Station, NBC; New York Philharmonic Symphony; Columbia Workshop;Great Novels; Spoon River Anthology; Archibald MacLeish Program; CBS Radio Mystery Theatre;
Thomas Jefferson Series; and Great Plays Series. Staff announcer, CBS, 1931.
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Recordings;
- Recordings include role of Jason,Medea; L'Histoire du Soldat,1961;narrator, Come Woo Me!, 1964; and Many Voices: A Treasury of the Spoken Word. Recorded more than seventy-five "Talking Books for the Blind," for the American Foundation for the Blind.
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Writings
- Author of more than sixty episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theatre; author of The Professional Actor as Performing Guest Artist in American Colleges and Universities. Contributor to periodicals.
Further Reference
Periodicals:
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New York Times, December 17, 1989.*
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