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Arnold Moss

Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss
Born: Jan 28, 1910 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Died: Dec 15, 1989 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '40s-'60s
Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
Career Highlights: Mask of the Avenger, Viva Zapata!, Gambit
First Major Screen Credit: The Pale Horseman (1946)
4 Videos for Arnold Moss
The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967) Kim (1950) The Loves of Carmen (1948)
Gambit (1966)
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Biography:

Upon receiving a master's degree in teaching at New York University, American actor Arnold Moss decided that the life of a teacher wasn't for him and set to find theatre work. Moss was engaged by the LeGallienne Civic Repertory Theatre, where he played his first villainous role in {~Peter Pan}. Radio provided a great deal of work for Moss, whose deep, mellifluous voice was perfect for narration and commercial assignments; additionally, he produced and wrote for various radio series.

The actor's first film was Temptation; with his Satanic eyebrows and raven-like features Moss was generally cast as high-born villains or sinister foreigners. Moss made two memorable appearances in Bob Hope films, first as Hope's Casablanca contact in the espionage spoof My Favorite Spy and then as a conniving Venetian doge in Casanova's Big Night.

Arnold Moss was also shown to good advantage as the usurping Antonio in the 1960 Hallmark Hall of Fame production of Shakespeare's {~The Tempest}, which starred Maurice Evans and Richard Burton. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.