Raymond Massey
Known for Acting
- Born
- August 30, 1896
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- July 29, 1983 (aged 86)
- Also known as
- Raymond Hart Massey
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).
Latest
My Darling Daughters' AnniversaryMatthew Cunningham1973Rating: 7.5 out of 10
The President's Plane Is MissingSecretary of State Freeman Sharkey1973Rating: 6.3 out of 10
All My Darling DaughtersMatthew Cunningham1972Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New AgeAbraham Lincoln1971
Night GalleryDr. Glendon, Colonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies")1970SeriesRating: 7.8 out of 10
Mackenna's GoldThe Preacher1969Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Saint JoanThe Inquisitor1967Rating: 10.0 out of 10
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.B. Elzie Bubb1966SeriesRating: 6.9 out of 10- ChoiceNarrator1964Rating: 1.0 out of 10
How the West Was WonAbraham Lincoln1962Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian JourneyNarrator1962Rating: 7.0 out of 10
The Queen's Guards1961Rating: 5.2 out of 10
Dr. KildareDr. Leonard Barry Gillespie1961SeriesRating: 5.7 out of 10- The Fiercest HeartWillem Prisloom1961Rating: 5.7 out of 10
The Great ImpostorAbbott Donner1960Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Insight1960SeriesRating: 6.7 out of 10
Adventures in ParadiseCaptain William Brooks1959SeriesRating: 6.1 out of 10
RiverboatSir Oliver Garnett1959SeriesRating: 6.5 out of 10
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseAmos Claypool1958SeriesRating: 6.3 out of 10
The Naked and the DeadGeneral Cummings1958Rating: 5.7 out of 10
Known for
Arsenic and Old LaceJonathan Brewster1944Rating: 7.6 out of 10
East of EdenAdam Trask1955Rating: 7.5 out of 10
The Woman in the WindowDist. Attorney Frank Lalor1944Rating: 7.4 out of 10
A Matter of Life and DeathAbraham Farlan1946Rating: 7.7 out of 10
Things to ComeJohn Cabal / Oswald Cabal1936Rating: 6.4 out of 10
The Old Dark HousePhilip Waverton1932Rating: 6.7 out of 10
The FountainheadGail Wynand1949Rating: 6.9 out of 10- How the West Was WonAbraham Lincoln1962Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- Mackenna's GoldThe Preacher1969Rating: 6.6 out of 10
49th ParallelAndy Brock1941Rating: 7.0 out of 10
PossessedDean Graham1947Rating: 6.9 out of 10
David and BathshebaNathan1951Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Filmography
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