Quick Facts
Born:
1896-08-30
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits:
95 Total Roles
Raymond Massey
Acting
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Biography
Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice. For his lead role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised his role as Lincoln on TV and in How the West Was Won (1962). Among his other well-known roles were Dr Gillespie in the NBC TV series Dr Kildare (1961–1966), John Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940), Seven Angry Men (1955), Abraham Farlan in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Known For
Arsenic and Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
East of Eden
Adam Trask
How the West Was Won
Abraham Lincoln
A Matter of Life and Death
Abraham Farlan
The Woman in the Window
Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
The Old Dark House
Philip Waverton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sam Pine
Things to Come
John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Dinah! TV | Self |
| 1973 | My Darling Daughters' Anniversary MOVIE | Matthew Cunningham |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is Missing MOVIE | Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey |
| 1972 | All My Darling Daughters MOVIE | Matthew Cunningham |
| 1971 | Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age MOVIE | Abraham Lincoln |
| 1970 | Night Gallery TV | Dr. Glendon |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold MOVIE | The Preacher |
| 1967 | Saint Joan MOVIE | The Inquisitor |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. TV | B. Elzie Bubb |
| 1964 | Choice MOVIE | Narrator |