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Raymond Massey

Canadian American actor (1896-1983) · Canada · Actors · Died at 86

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Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian and American actor. Known for his commanding stage-trained voice, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), a role he later reprised on television and in the film How the West Was Won (1962).

A life in dates

1983Died29 July 19831974Dinah!Series1973The President's Plane Is MissingFilm, Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series, B. Elzie Bubb1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesHow the West Was WonFilm, 1962Abraham Lincoln1960The Great ImpostorFilm, Abbott Donner1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries, Captain William Brooks1957Wagon TrainSeries, Montezuma IXOmar KhayyamFilm, 1957The Shah1956Armchair TheatreSeries, Writer1954Climax!Series, Sir George Sidney1952Carson CityFilm, Big Jack Davis1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, The Inquisitor1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Abe LincolnBarricadeFilm, 1950Boss Kruger1948Ford TheatreSeries1947Mourning Becomes ElectraFilm, Ezra Mannon1945God Is My Co-PilotFilm, Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault1943Action in the North AtlanticFilm, Capt. Steve Jarvis194149th ParallelFilm, Andy Brock1938The DrumFilm, Prince Ghul1936Things to ComeFilm, John Cabal / Oswald Cabal1932The Old Dark HouseFilm, Philip Waverton1929High TreasonFilm, (uncredited)1896Born30 August 1896

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Filmography 40

TMThe President's Plane Is MissingSecretary of State Freeman Sharkey1973
MGMackenna's GoldThe Preacher1969 · ★ 6.6
HWHow the West Was WonAbraham Lincoln1962 · ★ 7.0
TGThe Queen's Guards1961
TIThe Great ImpostorAbbott Donner1960
TDThe Naked and the DeadGeneral Cummings1958
OKOmar KhayyamThe Shah1957
EEEast of EdenAdam Trask1955 · ★ 7.5
BCBattle CryMajor General Snipes1955
CCCarson CityBig Jack Davis1952
DBDavid and BathshebaNathan1951 · ★ 5.8
CCCome Fill the CupJohn Ives1951
DADallasWill Marlow1950
CLChain LightningLeland Willis1950
BABarricadeBoss Kruger1950
TFThe FountainheadGail Wynand1949 · ★ 6.8
MEMourning Becomes ElectraEzra Mannon1947
POPossessedDean Graham1947 · ★ 6.9
ADA Matter of Life and DeathAbraham Farlan1946 · ★ 7.7
GPGod Is My Co-PilotMaj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault1945
HBHotel BerlinArnim von Dahnwitz1945
ALArsenic and Old LaceJonathan Brewster1944 · ★ 7.6
TWThe Woman in the WindowDist. Attorney Frank Lalor1944 · ★ 7.4
AAAction in the North AtlanticCapt. Steve Jarvis1943 · ★ 7.1
RWReap the Wild WindKing Cutler1942 · ★ 6.3
DJDesperate JourneyMajor Otto Baumeister1942
TP49th ParallelAndy Brock1941 · ★ 7.0
DLDangerously They LiveDr. Ingersoll1941
STSanta Fe TrailJohn Brown1940 · ★ 5.8
AIAbe Lincoln in IllinoisAbe Lincoln1940
TDThe DrumPrince Ghul1938
TZThe Prisoner of ZendaBlack Michael1937 · ★ 7.5
THThe HurricaneDeLaage1937 · ★ 6.7
FEFire Over EnglandKing Philip II of Spain1937
URUnder the Red RobeCardinal Richelieu1937
TCThings to ComeJohn Cabal / Oswald Cabal1936 · ★ 6.4
TPThe Scarlet PimpernelChauvelin1934 · ★ 7.0
THThe Old Dark HousePhilip Waverton1932 · ★ 6.7
TBThe Speckled BandSherlock Holmes1931
HTHigh Treason(uncredited)1929

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Television 24

DIDinah!1974
NGNight GalleryDr. Glendon1970
TEThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.B. Elzie Bubb1966
TCThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
TSThe Merv Griffin Show1962
DKDr. KildareDr. Leonard Barry Gillespie1961
APAdventures in ParadiseCaptain William Brooks1959
RIRiverboatSir Oliver Garnett1959
WPWestinghouse Desilu PlayhouseAmos Claypool1958
WTWagon TrainMontezuma IX1957
DTDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMalachi West1956
ATArmchair TheatreWriter1956
APAlfred Hitchcock PresentsSam Pine1955
THThe 20th Century Fox HourGeorge Apley1955
CLClimax!Sir George Sidney1954
GTGeneral Electric TheaterLord Hook1953
HFHallmark Hall of FameThe Inquisitor1951
WLWhat's My Line?1950
RPRobert Montgomery PresentsDr. Henry Craig1950
TSThe Bob Hope Show1950
LTLux Video TheatreAbe Lincoln1950
LOLights Out1949
TSThe Ed Sullivan Show1948
FTFord Theatre1948

Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian and American actor. Known for his commanding stage-trained voice, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), a role he later reprised on television and in the film How the West Was Won (1962). Among his other well-known roles were Dr. Gillespie on the NBC television series Dr. Kildare (1961-66), John Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940) and Seven Angry Men (1955), Abraham Farlan in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Country
Canada
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1983 · aged 86

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