Raymond Massey
Raymond Hart Massey
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1896-08-30
Place of birth:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1983-07-29
86Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- My Darling Daughters' AnniversaryMatthew Cunningham1973-11-077.52
- The President's Plane Is MissingSecretary of State Freeman Sharkey1973-10-236.37
- All My Darling DaughtersMatthew Cunningham1972-11-227.52
- Walt Whitman: Poet for a New AgeAbraham Lincoln1971-05-310.00
- Night GalleryDr. Glendon1970-12-167.8108
- Night GalleryColonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies")1970-12-167.8108
- Mackenna's GoldThe Preacher1969-03-186.6213
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.B. Elzie Bubb1966-09-136.98
- ChoiceNarrator1964-01-011.02
- How the West Was WonAbraham Lincoln1962-11-027.0499
- The Queen's Guards1961-10-175.25
- Dr. KildareDr. Leonard Barry Gillespie1961-09-275.719
- The Fiercest HeartWillem Prisloom1961-04-305.73
- The Great ImpostorAbbott Donner1960-12-236.923
- Insight1960-10-026.72
- Seconds for SurvivalSelf - Narrator (voice)1960-01-010.00
- Adventures in ParadiseCaptain William Brooks1959-10-056.17
- RiverboatSir Oliver Garnett1959-09-136.56
- Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseAmos Claypool1958-10-066.36
- The Naked and the DeadGeneral Cummings1958-08-065.836
- Wagon TrainMontezuma IX1957-09-186.630
- Omar KhayyamThe Shah1957-08-235.88
- MayerlingThe Prime Minister1957-02-046.17
- The True Story of the Civil WarNarrator1956-12-227.65
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMalachi West1956-10-056.210
- Armchair TheatreSir George Sidney, MP1956-07-086.06
- The Naked EyeSprecher1956-01-010.00
- The 20th Century Fox HourGeorge Apley1955-10-056.08
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSam Pine1955-10-027.8252
- East of EdenAdam Trask1955-04-107.5820
- Seven Angry MenJohn Brown1955-03-276.06
- Battle CryMajor General Snipes1955-02-025.725
- Prince of PlayersJunius Brutus Booth1955-01-115.54
- Climax!Sir George Sidney1954-10-073.812
- Climax!Doc Woodward1954-10-073.812
- The American RoadNarrator1953-12-167.01
- The Desert SongSheik Yousseff1953-05-306.85
- General Electric TheaterLord Hook1953-02-016.86
- General Electric TheaterPaul von Hindenburg1953-02-016.86
- Carson CityBig Jack Davis1952-06-136.220
- Hallmark Hall of FameThe Inquisitor1951-12-248.88
- Come Fill the CupJohn Ives1951-10-247.06
- David and BathshebaNathan1951-08-105.972
- SugarfootJacob Stint1951-02-115.36
- DallasWill Marlow1950-12-306.534
- Lux Video TheatreAbe Lincoln1950-10-026.77
- Challenge: Science Against CancerNarrated by (voice)1950-08-1910.01
- BarricadeBoss Kruger1950-03-246.47
- Chain LightningLeland Willis1950-02-186.427
- What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest1950-02-027.029
- Robert Montgomery Presents1950-01-306.08
- Robert Montgomery PresentsDr. Henry Craig1950-01-306.08
- Robert Montgomery PresentsDr. Clark Evans1950-01-306.08
- Robert Montgomery PresentsJudge Benton1950-01-306.08
- Roseanna McCoyOld Randall McCoy1949-10-126.17
- The FountainheadGail Wynand1949-06-256.8160
- Ford Theatre1948-10-178.01
- Mourning Becomes ElectraEzra Mannon1947-11-196.121
- PossessedDean Graham1947-05-296.987
- A Matter of Life and DeathAbraham Farlan1946-12-157.8470
- God Is My Co-PilotMaj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault1945-04-077.110
- Hotel BerlinArnim von Dahnwitz1945-03-026.216
- The Woman in the WindowDist. Attorney Frank Lalor1944-10-257.4385
- Arsenic and Old LaceJonathan Brewster1944-09-017.61,048
- Action in the North AtlanticCapt. Steve Jarvis1943-06-127.060
- Breakdowns of 1942Self1942-12-316.01
- Desperate JourneyMajor Otto Baumeister1942-09-266.131
- Reap the Wild WindKing Cutler1942-03-266.461
- Dangerously They LiveDr. Ingersoll1941-12-246.311
- 49th ParallelAndy Brock1941-11-247.0122
- Santa Fe TrailJohn Brown1940-12-205.863
- Abe Lincoln in IllinoisAbe Lincoln1940-02-226.927
- Black LimelightPeter Charrington1938-06-146.64
- The DrumPrince Ghul1938-04-076.126
- The HurricaneDeLaage1937-11-096.856
- The Prisoner of ZendaBlack Michael1937-09-037.561
- Under the Red RobeCardinal Richelieu1937-05-316.88
- Fire Over EnglandKing Philip II of Spain1937-03-056.241
- Dreaming LipsMiguel del Vayo1937-02-027.02
- Things to ComeJohn Cabal / Oswald Cabal1936-03-316.5221
- The Scarlet PimpernelChauvelin1934-12-207.071
- The Old Dark HousePhilip Waverton1932-10-206.7304
- The Face at the WindowPaul le Gros1932-10-189.01
- The Speckled BandSherlock Holmes1931-03-055.812
- The Crooked Billet1930-03-218.01
- High TreasonMember of Federated States Council1929-03-256.110