Spoiler : Arnold Moss (January 28, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was an American character actor. His son was songwriter Jeff Moss. Moss made two memorable 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. He played Prospero in Margaret Webster's 1945 production of Shakespeare's The Tempest for a combined total of 124 performances, the longest run of the play in Broadway history. He has played a variety of characters on stage, radio and television including but not limited to the following: He played Dr. Fabian in Cabin B-13 on CBS radio in 1948-49, He played in Cafe Istanbul on ABC radio in 1952, He player was Ahmed on Stella Dallas He was the first voice of the character of Ted White on the radio serial, The Guiding Light, from April 1948 to May 1949. Moss appeared in two science fiction projects, the feature films The 27th Day (1957) as The Alien, and later on television in Star Trek (1966) as mysterious Shakespearian actor Anton Karidian, alter-ego of the tyrannical Gov. Kodos of Tarsus IV, in the episode "The Conscience of the King". He appeared in the original Broadway production of the Hal Prince/Stephen Sondheim musical Follies, playing impresario Dimitri Weismann. 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. He appeared in 82 episodes of Radio Mystery Theater:

Spoiler : Born in Brooklyn, New York 1/28/1911; died 12/15/1989 of lung cancer in New York City. Married to actress Stella Reynolds (1933-?). Father of writer/composer Jeffrey A. Moss. Moss earned a degree in philosophy in theater, served an apprenticeship of a couple of years at New York's Civic Repertory Theatre, then taught drama and speech at Brooklyn College (1932-1939) while acting on Broadway. Screen debut playing Ahmed Effendi in Temptation (1946). Last feature movie was playing Mr Shanari in The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967). His last television movie was playing an uncredited role in Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974). Received a Ph.D. from New York University in 1973.

Spoiler : Regular performer on radio programs including Grand Central Station for NBC, CBS and ABC (1937- 1954); the CBS and NBC soap, Valiant Lady (late 1930s to the 1940s); The Mighty Show for CBS (1938-1939); the NBC-BLUE soap, Jane Arden (1938-1939); So This Is Radio for CBS (1939); the CBS soap, Manhattan Mother (1939-1940); The Columbia Workshop for CBS (1940s; 1955-1957); Inner Sanctum Mysteries for NBC, CBS and ABC (1941-1952); This Is Our Enemy for Mutual (1942- 1943); The Ford Theater for NBC (1947-1948); Dimension X for NBC (1950-1951); Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator for NBC (1951-1954); The Chase for NBC (1952-1953); The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-1982).

Spoiler : Character actor on television from the early 1950s to the late 1970s, including Alfred Hitchock Presents for CBS and NBC (1958-1962); Star Trek for NBC (1966); The Time Tunnel for ABC (1967); The Monkees for NBC (1967).

Spoiler : One of four actors to play Doctor Reed Bannister on the CBS-Radio soap, Big Sister during the early 1940s. Ahmed on the NBC-Radio soap, Stella Dallas during the early 1940s. Philip Cameron on the NBC-Radio soap, Against the Storm (1939-1940). Frank Flippin on the NBC and CBS Radio Network soap, The Man I Married (1939-1942). Giles Henning on the NBC-Radio soap, The Story Of Mary Marlin (1942-1943). Narrator for The Open Door on NBC-Radio (1943-1944). Narrator for The Light of the World on NBC-Radio (1947). Doctor Fabian on Cabin B-13 for CBS-Radio (1948-1949). Colonel Maurice Lesko on Cafe' Istanbul for ABC-Radio (1952). Ted White on the NBC and CBS Radio Network soap, The Guiding Light (late 1940s to early 1950s).