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Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

ActorWriter Aug 30 (died age 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1929–1974 (45 year career)
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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 a…

Known For

Arsenic and Old Lace
Film

Arsenic and Old Lace

Jonathan Brewster
East of Eden
Film

East of Eden

Adam Trask
A Matter of Life and Death
Film

A Matter of Life and Death

Abraham Farlan
The Woman in the Window
Film

The Woman in the Window

Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
How the West Was Won
Film

How the West Was Won

Abraham Lincoln
The Old Dark House
Film

The Old Dark House

Philip Waverton
Mackenna's Gold
Film

Mackenna's Gold

The Preacher
Things to Come
Film

Things to Come

John Cabal / Oswald Cabal

Filmography

Acting (90)

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Movies (63)

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

1973

as Matthew Cunningham

6.0
The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

as Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey

6.2
All My Darling Daughters

All My Darling Daughters

1972

as Matthew Cunningham

6.0
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

1971

as Abraham Lincoln

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

as The Preacher

6.6
Saint Joan

Saint Joan

1967

as The Inquisitor

Choice

Choice

1964

as Narrator

1.0
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Abraham Lincoln

7.0
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey

Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey

1962

as Narrator

The Queen's Guards

The Queen's Guards

1961
4.8
The Fiercest Heart

The Fiercest Heart

1961

as Willem Prisloom

5.0
The Great Impostor

The Great Impostor

1960

as Abbott Donner

6.9
Seconds for Survival

Seconds for Survival

1960

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

1958

as General Cummings

5.8
Mayerling

Mayerling

1957

as The Prime Minister

5.5
Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

1957

as The Shah

5.0
The True Story of the Civil War

The True Story of the Civil War

1956

as Narrator

7.0
The Naked Eye

The Naked Eye

1956

as Sprecher

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

as Major General Snipes

5.6
Seven Angry Men

Seven Angry Men

1955

as John Brown

5.2
East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

as Adam Trask

7.5
Prince of Players

Prince of Players

1955

as Junius Brutus Booth

4.7
The American Road

The American Road

1953

as Narrator

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953

as Sheik Yousseff

6.5
Carson City

Carson City

1952

as Big Jack Davis

6.1
Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

1951

as Jacob Stint

5.0
David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

1951

as Nathan

5.7
Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

1951

as John Ives

7.0
Dallas

Dallas

1950

as Will Marlow

6.5
Challenge: Science Against Cancer

Challenge: Science Against Cancer

1950

as Narrated by (voice)

Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning

1950

as Leland Willis

6.3
Barricade

Barricade

1950

as Boss Kruger

6.3
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

as Gail Wynand

6.8
Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy

1949

as Old Randall McCoy

5.6
Possessed

Possessed

1947

as Dean Graham

6.9
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

as Ezra Mannon

6.0
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

as Abraham Farlan

7.8
Hotel Berlin

Hotel Berlin

1945

as Arnim von Dahnwitz

5.9
God Is My Co-Pilot

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

as Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault

6.9
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Jonathan Brewster

7.6
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944

as Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor

7.4
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

as Capt. Steve Jarvis

7.1
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as King Cutler

6.4
Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

1942

as Major Otto Baumeister

6.1
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

as Self

6.0
49th Parallel

49th Parallel

1941

as Andy Brock

6.9
Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

1941

as Dr. Ingersoll

5.9
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as John Brown

5.7
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Abe Lincoln

6.8
Black Limelight

Black Limelight

1938

as Peter Charrington

5.8
The Drum

The Drum

1938

as Prince Ghul

5.9
Under the Red Robe

Under the Red Robe

1937

as Cardinal Richelieu

6.3
The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1937

as DeLaage

6.7
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

as Black Michael

7.5
Fire Over England

Fire Over England

1937

as King Philip II of Spain

6.2
Dreaming Lips

Dreaming Lips

1937

as Miguel del Vayo

6.0
Things to Come

Things to Come

1936

as John Cabal / Oswald Cabal

6.5
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

as Chauvelin

6.9
The Face at the Window

The Face at the Window

1932

as Paul le Gros

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1932

as Philip Waverton

6.7
The Speckled Band

The Speckled Band

1931

as Sherlock Holmes

5.5
The Crooked Billet

The Crooked Billet

1930
High Treason

High Treason

1929

as Member of Federated States Council

5.8

Crew (1)