RAYMOND MASSEY
Raymond Massey
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: August 30, 1896
Deathday: July 29, 1983
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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).
Filmography
Starring
1974·
Dinah!Self
Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
Matthew Cunningham
Matthew Cunningham
Abraham Lincoln
1970·
Night GalleryColonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies"), Dr. Glendon
1969·
Mackenna's GoldThe Preacher
1967·
Saint JoanThe Inquisitor
B. Elzie Bubb
1964·
ChoiceNarrator
Self
Narrator
1962·
How the West Was WonAbraham Lincoln
1961·
Dr. KildareDr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
1961·
The Fiercest HeartWillem Prisloom
1961·
The Queen's Guards1960·
Insight1960·
Seconds for SurvivalSelf - Narrator (voice)
1960·
The Great ImpostorAbbott Donner
1959·
RiverboatSir Oliver Garnett
Captain William Brooks
Amos Claypool
General Cummings
1957·
Wagon TrainMontezuma IX
1957·
Omar KhayyamThe Shah
1957·
MayerlingThe Prime Minister
1956·
Armchair TheatreSir George Sidney, MP
Malachi West
Narrator
1956·
The Naked EyeSprecher
George Apley
Sam Pine
1955·
Prince of PlayersJunius Brutus Booth
1955·
Seven Angry MenJohn Brown
1955·
Battle CryMajor General Snipes
1955·
East of EdenAdam Trask
1954·
Climax!Doc Woodward, Sir George Sidney
Paul von Hindenburg, Lord Hook
1953·
The American RoadNarrator
1953·
The Desert SongSheik Yousseff
1952·
Carson CityBig Jack Davis
The Inquisitor
Self
1951·
SugarfootJacob Stint
1951·
Come Fill the CupJohn Ives
1951·
David and BathshebaNathan
1950·
The Bob Hope ShowSelf
1950·
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
Judge Benton, Dr. Clark Evans, Dr. Henry Craig
1950·
Lux Video TheatreAbe Lincoln
Narrated by (voice)
1950·
BarricadeBoss Kruger
1950·
DallasWill Marlow
1950·
Chain LightningLeland Willis
1949·
Lights Out1949·
Roseanna McCoyOld Randall McCoy
1949·
The FountainheadGail Wynand
Clinton Jones
1948·
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948·
Ford TheatreEzra Mannon
1947·
PossessedDean Graham
Abraham Farlan
1945·
Hotel BerlinArnim von Dahnwitz
1945·
God Is My Co-PilotMaj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
1944·
Arsenic and Old LaceJonathan Brewster
Capt. Steve Jarvis
1942·
Breakdowns of 1942Self
1942·
Desperate JourneyMajor Otto Baumeister
1942·
Reap the Wild WindKing Cutler
1941·
49th ParallelAndy Brock
Dr. Ingersoll
Abe Lincoln
1940·
Santa Fe TrailJohn Brown
1938·
Black LimelightPeter Charrington
1938·
The DrumPrince Ghul
1937·
Dreaming LipsMiguel del Vayo
1937·
Under the Red RobeCardinal Richelieu
1937·
The HurricaneDeLaage
Black Michael
1937·
Fire Over EnglandKing Philip II of Spain
1936·
Things to ComeJohn Cabal / Oswald Cabal
Chauvelin
Paul le Gros
1932·
The Old Dark HousePhilip Waverton
1931·
The Speckled BandSherlock Holmes
1930·
The Crooked Billet1929·
High TreasonMember of Federated States Council
Production
1956·
Armchair TheatreWriter