Maurice Moscovitch
Maurice Moscovitch (born November 11 . Jul / 23. November 1871 greg. In Odessa , Russian Empire as Morris Maaskov ; † 18th June 1940 in Los Angeles , California ) was a Russian - American actor.
life and career
Little is known about Maurice Moscovitch's early life. He was born in the Russian Empire in what is now Ukraine , but lived in the United States since 1897 at the latest. Moscovitch played for decades at the Jewish Theater in New York, and in 1930 he also appeared in two plays on Broadway . He played the Jew Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and, in 1930, Jud Suss in a stage adaptation of Lion Feuchtwanger 's novel of the same name with great success . In 1936 he came to Hollywood and made his debut in the crime film Winterset . In the years up to his death he played in 14 films. With his distinctive accent he often embodied friendly and thoughtful older men, often with a Jewish background. Moscovitch played, among other things, a shopkeeper in the film drama No Place for Parents (1937), which is the topic of poverty in old age, and an art dealer alongside Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer in Restless Love (1939). In his last film The Great Dictator (1940) by Charlie Chaplin , he played the good-natured Jew Jaeckel, the landlord of Chaplin's hairdressing salon, in a major supporting role.
Maurice Moskovitch died at the age of 68 after an operation. The role of a dance teacher in the film Dance, Girl, Dance , for which he was in front of the camera when he died, was rewritten for Maria Ouspenskaya into a female role. Moskovitch is buried with his wife Ruth (1872–1944) in Beth Olam Cemetery in Hollywood . His son was the actor Noel Madison (1897–1975).
Filmography
- 1936: winter set
- 1937: No place for parents (Make Way for Tomorrow)
- 1937: Lancer Spy
- 1938: Gateway
- 1938: Suez
- 1939: Restless Love (Love Affair)
- 1939: Miss Winnetou (Susannah of the Mounties)
- 1939: In Name Only (In Name Only)
- 1939: Rio
- 1939: The Great Commandment
- 1939: Everything Happens at Night
- 1940: South to Karanga
- 1940: The Great Dictator (The Great Dictator)
Web links
- Maurice Moscovitch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maurice Moscovitch in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Maurice Moscovitch in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Noel Madison. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moscovitch, Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maaskov, Morris (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1940 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |