Maurice Manson (born Moritz Levine, January 31, 1913 â€" September 21,
2002) 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.Manson was born in Toronto, Ontario,
to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. During World War II he was an
Army medical photographer in Europe.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 at the Barrymore Theater. In the 1950s, he moved
to Hollywood, California, and was cast mostly in small roles. 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.TV series Gunsmoke.
2002) 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.Manson was born in Toronto, Ontario,
to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. During World War II he was an
Army medical photographer in Europe.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 at the Barrymore Theater. In the 1950s, he moved
to Hollywood, California, and was cast mostly in small roles. 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.TV series Gunsmoke.
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