Stewart Moss Explained

Stewart Moss
Birth Date:27 November 1937
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Alma Mater:Marquette University
Yale School of Drama
Years Active:1964–1993

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

Early years

Moss was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Irish descent on his father's side and his mother was a daughter of immigrants from Italy.[1] He graduated from Marquette University in 1959. Subsequently, he attended Yale School of Drama 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 : "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 also 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 (in the episode "The Meatball Circus"), The Rockford Files, Cannon, Kojak, The Silent Force, Hawaii Five-O, and Bonanza. Moss appeared in two episodes of Cannon: the 1971 episode "Death Chain" as Don Woodard and the 1973 episode "Trial by Terror" as Ross Vernon.

In 1974, he appeared in the docudrama teleplay The Missiles of October, playing Kenneth O'Donnell, a special assistant to President John F. Kennedy.

In addition to acting, Moss also wrote 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.

Marriage and death

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

Autobiography

Filmography

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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 Lt. Joe Tormolen S1:E4, "The Naked Time"
1968 Hanar S2:E22, "By Any Other Name"

Notes and References

  1. Stewart Moss, 79 . Classic Images . February 2018 . 512 . 46.
  2. News: Ligon . Betty . Family Tree Festooned With Policemen . El Paso Herald-Post . September 25, 1971 . Texas, El Paso . 20. Newspapers.com. June 30, 2018.
  3. Web site: Stewart Moss . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 1 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701014710/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stewart-moss-484478 . 1 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Stewart Moss, Two-Time Original Series Guest Star . . 7 January 2015.
  5. http://www.startrek.com/article/remembering-stewart-moss-1937-2017 Remembering Stewart Moss