{{Short description|Canadian actor (1917–1993)}} {{More citations needed |date=October 2019}} {{Use American English|date=June 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Maurice Manson | image = Press Photo Maurice Manson 1957.jpg | caption = Manson in 1957 | birth_name = Moritz Levine | birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|01|31|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|09|21|1913|01|31|mf=yes}} | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1932–1982 }}
'''Maurice Manson''' (born '''Moritz Levine''',<ref name="opa">{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. III |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786452071 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z3rGCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Maurice+Manson%22&pg=PA193 |access-date=October 5, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> January 31, 1913 – September 21, 2002)<ref name="ibdb">{{cite web |title=Maurice Manson |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/maurice-manson-51323 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006020744/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/maurice-manson-51323 |archive-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> was a Canadian character actor who appeared in several film and Broadway productions as well as numerous television appearances in a career spanning over thirty years.
==Early years== Manson was born in Toronto, Ontario.<ref name="opa" /> During World War II he was an Army medical photographer in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Art |title=Veteran Actor Maurice Manson Gains Fame As Science Photog |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36789781/maurice_manson/ |access-date=October 6, 2019 |work=Santa Ana Register |date=August 29, 1976 |location=California, Santa Ana |page=141|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==Career== Manson moved to New York City to become an actor and worked steadily on and off Broadway throughout the 1930s and into the 1940s. Among his credits were productions of ''Othello'' and ''Macbeth''<ref name="ibdb" /> at the Barrymore Theater. In the 1950s, he moved to Hollywood, California, and was cast mostly in small roles.{{Citation needed |date=June 2024}} He appeared in films such as ''Hellcats of the Navy'' and ''The Spirit of St. Louis''.
On television, he guest-starred on five episodes of the CBS legal drama, ''Perry Mason'', starring Raymond Burr, including the role of murder victim Charles Sabin (and his brother Arthur) in "The Case of the Perjured Parrot," murder victim Joseph Kraft in "The Case of the Bogus Books," and as Jess Parkinson in "The Case of the Dead Ringer" in which Burr played dual roles as Mason and murderer Grimes. He portrayed Mayor Orson Stillman in "The Case of the Bullied Bowler" and Dr. Grandby in "The Case of Demure Defendant". He appeared five times on the NBC sitcom, ''Hazel'', starring Shirley Booth. He also appeared on ''The Americans'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''Leave It to Beaver,'' ''Dennis the Menace,'' ''The Munsters'', and ''Gunsmoke'' (S1E20 & S1E31).
==Broadway roles== * ''Mary of Scotland'' (1933) as a page and as Graeme a sergeant
==Film roles== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1948|| ''Close-Up'' || Inspector Lonigan || Uncredited |- |1956|| ''Maigret dirige l'enquête'' || Maigret || |- |1956|| ''The Creature Walks Among Us'' || Dr. Borg || |- |1956|| ''Navy Wife'' || Captain Arwin || |- |1956|| ''Autumn Leaves'' || Dr. Masterson || |- |1956|| ''The Boss'' || Earl Bentley || Uncredited |- |1956|| ''The Solid Gold Cadillac'' || Company Lawyer || Uncredited |- |1956|| ''The Wrong Man'' || District Attorney John Hall || Uncredited |- |1957|| ''The Undead'' || Professor Ulbrecht Olinger || |- |1957|| ''Public Pigeon No. 1'' || Mr. Forbes || Uncredited |- |1957|| ''Kelly and Me'' || Mr. Johnson || |- |1957|| ''The Girl in the Kremlin'' || Count Molda / Joseph Stalin || |- |1957|| ''The Spirit of St. Louis'' || E. Lansing Ray, Editor, St. Louis Globe Democrat || Uncredited |- |1957|| ''Hellcats of the Navy'' || Vice-Admiral Charles A. Lockwood || Uncredited |- |1957|| ''The Unholy Wife'' || Mr. Brown || Uncredited |- |1958|| ''Hell's Five Hours'' || Dr. Howard Culver || |- |1958|| ''Life Begins at 17'' || Dean Tilling || Uncredited |- |1959|| ''Porgy and Bess'' || Coroner || |- |1959|| ''Beloved Infidel'' || Jack Hellman || Uncredited |- |1960|| ''Shadow of the Boomerang'' || || |- |1962|| ''The Three Stooges in Orbit'' || Mr. Lansing || |- |1963|| ''Wall of Noise'' || Judge || Uncredited |- |1964|| ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' || Dignitary || Uncredited |- |1965|| ''Bus Riley's Back in Town'' || Simmons || Uncredited |- |1966|| ''The Chase'' || Moore || |- |1966|| ''The Oscar'' || Captain || Uncredited |- |1967|| ''Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!'' || Psychiatrist || Uncredited |- |1976|| ''Nickelodeon'' || Stage Performer || |}
==Selected television appearances== * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1959) (Season 5 Episode 6: "Anniversary Gift") as Mailman * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1960) (Season 5 Episode 19: "Not the Running Type") as Ship Passenger * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1960) (Season 5 Episode 23: "Craig's Will") as Hunter * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1960) (Season 6 Episode 8: "O Youth and Beauty!") as Archie * ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 4: "I Saw the Whole Thing") as Doctor
==References== {{reflist}} {{Portal|Canada|New York City|Los Angeles|Theatre|Film|Television}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|0543939}} *{{IBDB name|51323}}
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