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Stewart Moss
Born(1937-11-27)November 27, 1937
DiedSeptember 13, 2017(2017-09-13) (aged 79)
Alma materMarquette University
OccupationActor
Years active1964-1993
SpouseMarianne McAndrew (1968 - 2017, his death)

Stewart Moss (November 27, 1937 – September 13, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and director.

Early years

Moss was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He graduated from Marquette University in 1959. Subsequently he attended Yale Drama School on a one-year scholarship.[2]

Career

On Broadway, Moss appeared in Seidman and Son (1962).[3]

Moss's film credits included roles in In Harm's Way (1965) (his film debut),[1] Chubasco (1968), Pendulum (1969), the Hitchcock movie Topaz (1969), Zig Zag (1970), Fuzz (1972), Stacey (1973), Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973), The Bat People (1974), The Last Married Couple in America (1980) and Raise the Titanic (1980). He made eight guest appearances on Hogan's Heroes, starring Bob Crane, from 1965 to 1971. He also made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, first as murder victim David Cartwell in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Paper Bullets," and Dan Swanson in "The Case of the Dead Ringer," in 1966 when star Raymond Burr doubled as Mason and murderer Grimes. Moss also appeared in two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series: "The Naked Time" as Lt. Joe Tormolen, and "By Any Other Name" as Hanar. He appeared in the TV series The Invaders episode titled "Inquisition" as Hadley Jenkins (1968). He has appeared in such TV shows as Wheels, Murder, She Wrote, Hogan's Heroes, Matlock, Riptide, Cagney and Lacey, Magnum, P.I., Barnaby Jones, Baa Baa Black Sheep episode "The Meatball Circus", The Rockford Files, Cannon, Kojak, The Silent Force, and Bonanza.

In addition to acting, Moss has also written and directed. He wrote an episode of Trapper John, M.D. called "Old Man Liver", and he directed a stage production of Sweet Charity starring Bebe Neuwirth. He won a Drama-Logue Award for directing the stage production of The Shadow Box at Theatre East.

In 1968, Moss married actress Marianne McAndrew[1] and co-starred with her in the film The Bat People.[4] Moss died in September 2017 at the age of 79.[5]

Bibliography

  • Moss, Stewart (2014). My Trek. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1500914233.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1965 In Harm's Way Ensign Balch
1967 Chubasco Les
1969 Pendulum Richard D'Angelo
1969 Topaz Devereaux's colleague in Havana Uncredited
1970 Zig Zag Edgar Courtland
1972 Fuzz Det. Hal Willis
1973 Stacey John Chambers
1973 Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls Greg Vaughn
1974 The Bat People Dr. John Beck
1980 The Last Married Couple in America Donald
1980 Raise the Titanic Koplin

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stewart Moss, 79". Classic Images (512): 46. February 2018.
  2. ^ Ligon, Betty (September 25, 1971). "Family Tree Festooned With Policemen". El Paso Herald-Post. Texas, El Paso. p. 20. Retrieved June 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Stewart Moss". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Stewart Moss, Two-Time Original Series Guest Star". Star Trek. 7 January 2015.
  5. ^ Remembering Stewart Moss