Joe Maross

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Joe Maross
Third From the Sun" (1960)
Born
Joseph Raymond Maross

(1923-02-07)February 7, 1923
DiedNovember 7, 2009(2009-11-07) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
OccupationActor

Joseph Raymond Maross (February 7, 1923 – November 7, 2009)[1] was an American stage, film, and television actor whose career spanned over four decades. Working predominantly on television in supporting roles or as a guest star, Maross performed in a wide variety of series and made-for-television movies between the early 1950s and mid-1980s.

Early life

Born in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, Maross served in the Marine Corps during World War II and was stationed in Hawaii.[1] He attended Yale University after the war and received his theater arts degree there in 1947.[1][2]

Career

Maross's Broadway credits include Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath (1949) and The Innkeepers (1955).[3]

The first feature film in which Maross was cast is the 1958 World War II drama

Run Silent, Run Deep. He can also be seen in subsequent productions such as Elmer Gantry, Zig Zag, Sometimes a Great Notion, The Salzburg Connection, and Rich and Famous.[citation needed
]

Although Maross worked periodically in films, he achieved greater acting success on television, where he became a familiar face to American audiences, especially during the 1950s and 1960s. He can be seen in episodes of assorted series originally broadcast during that period. He has roles in the 1959 episode "A Personal Matter" on

Code Red, which aired for one season on ABC from 1981 to 1982.[4]

Support for film organizations

Maross was a founding member of "Projects 58", an acting, writing and directing group based in Los Angeles.[5] He was also a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[5]

Death

In November 2009, at age 86, Maross died of

convalescent hospital in Glendale, California.[5][2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1958
Run Silent, Run Deep
Chief Kohler
1958 The Restless Gun Kaleel Episode "Hang and be Damned"
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Joe Philips Season 4 Episode 15: "A Personal Matter"
1960 Elmer Gantry Pete
1960 Bonanza Jimmy Sutton Episode "Escape to Ponderosa"
1960 Perry Mason A.D.A. Ernest Helming Episode “The Case Of The Lavender Lipstick
1960 The Twilight Zone Jerry Riden Episode "Third from the Sun"
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Tony Coe Season 6 Episode 30: "You Can't Trust a Man"
1962 The Twilight Zone Peter Craig Episode "The Little People"
1962
Gunsmoke
Dan Beard Episode “Coventry”
1963 The Virginian Landegger Episode "Echo of Another Day"
1965 Kentucky Jones Ned Scratch Episode "Bad Penny"
1967-1973
Mission Impossible
Sheriff Brad Owens, Frank Bates, Mark Walters, Clegg, Jay Braddock Episodes: The Frame, The Widow, Homecoming, The Connection, The Fighter
1970 Zig Zag Lt. Max Hines
1971 Sometimes a Great Notion Floyd Evenwrite
1972 The Salzburg Connection Chuck
1977 Sixth and Main Peanuts
1978 Wonder Woman Shubert Episode "The Fine Art of Crime"
1981 Rich and Famous Martin Fornam

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "PASSINGS/Joe Maross", obituary, archives of the Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Search results 'Joe Maross'". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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  5. ^ a b c "Actor Joe Maross dies at 86". Variety. November 9, 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

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