Raymond Massey
Known for
Acting
Life
1896 – 1983 (aged 86)
Born in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
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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
01 Sep 1944
East of Eden
10 Apr 1955
How the West Was Won
02 Nov 1962
A Matter of Life and Death
15 Dec 1946
The Woman in the Window
25 Oct 1944
The Old Dark House
20 Oct 1932
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Things to Come
31 Mar 1936
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Filmography
1973
- My Darling Daughters' Anniversaryas Matthew Cunningham
- The President's Plane Is Missingas Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
1972
- All My Darling Daughtersas Matthew Cunningham
1971
- Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Ageas Abraham Lincoln
1970
- Night Galleryas Colonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies")1 episode
1969
- Mackenna's Goldas The Preacher
1967
- Saint Joanas The Inquisitor
1966
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as B. Elzie Bubb1 episode
1964
- Choiceas Narrator
1962
- How the West Was Wonas Abraham Lincoln
- Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journeyas Narrator
1961
- The Queen's Guards
- Dr. Kildareas Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie191 episodes
- The Fiercest Heartas Willem Prisloom
1960
- The Great Impostoras Abbott Donner
- Insight1 episode
1959
- Adventures in Paradiseas Captain William Brooks1 episode
- Riverboatas Sir Oliver Garnett1 episode
1958
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Amos Claypool1 episode
- The Naked and the Deadas General Cummings
1957
- Wagon Trainas Montezuma IX1 episode
- Omar Khayyamas The Shah
- Mayerlingas The Prime Minister
1956
- The True Story of the Civil Waras Narrator
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Malachi West1 episode
- Armchair Theatreas Sir George Sidney, MP1 episode
- The Naked Eyeas Narrator (voice)
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Houras George Apley1 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Sam Pine1 episode
- East of Edenas Adam Trask
- Seven Angry Menas John Brown
- Battle Cryas Major General Snipes
- Prince of Playersas Junius Brutus Booth
1954
- Climax!as Doc Woodward1 episode
1953
- The American Roadas Narrator
- The Desert Songas Sheik Yousseff
- General Electric Theateras Paul von Hindenburg1 episode
1952
- Carson Cityas Big Jack Davis
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas The Inquisitor1 episode
- Come Fill the Cupas John Ives
- David and Bathshebaas Nathan
- Sugarfootas Jacob Stint
1950
- Dallasas Will Marlow
- Lux Video Theatreas Abe Lincoln1 episode
- Challenge: Science Against Canceras Narrated by (voice)
- Barricadeas Boss Kruger
- Chain Lightningas Leland Willis
- Robert Montgomery Presentsas Judge Benton1 episode
1949
- Roseanna McCoyas Old Randall McCoy
- Lights Out1 episode
- The Fountainheadas Gail Wynand
1948
- Ford Theatre1 episode
- The Ford Theatre Houras Clinton Jones1 episode
1947
- Mourning Becomes Electraas Ezra Mannon
- Possessedas Dean Graham
1946
- A Matter of Life and Deathas Abraham Farlan
1945
- God Is My Co-Pilotas Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
- Hotel Berlinas Arnim von Dahnwitz
1944
- The Woman in the Windowas Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
- Arsenic and Old Laceas Jonathan Brewster
1943
- Action in the North Atlanticas Capt. Steve Jarvis
1942
- Desperate Journeyas Major Otto Baumeister
- Reap the Wild Windas King Cutler
1941
- Dangerously They Liveas Dr. Ingersoll
- 49th Parallelas Andy Brock
1940
- Santa Fe Trailas John Brown
- Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abe Lincoln
1938
- Black Limelightas Peter Charrington
- The Drumas Prince Ghul
1937
- The Hurricaneas DeLaage
- The Prisoner of Zendaas Black Michael
- Under the Red Robeas Cardinal Richelieu
- Fire Over Englandas King Philip II of Spain
- Dreaming Lipsas Miguel del Vayo
1936
- Things to Comeas John Cabal
1934
- The Scarlet Pimpernelas Chauvelin
1932
- The Old Dark Houseas Philip Waverton
- The Face at the Windowas Paul le Gros
1931
- The Speckled Bandas Sherlock Holmes
1929
- High Treasonas Member of Federated States Council