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Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Acting·1896–1983·58 films

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

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)Jonathan Brewster
East of Eden
East of Eden (1955)Adam Trask
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)Abraham Lincoln
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Abraham Farlan
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window (1944)Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1932)Philip Waverton
Things to Come
Things to Come (1936)John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold (1969)The Preacher
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead (1949)Gail Wynand
49th Parallel
49th Parallel (1941)Andy Brock
Possessed
Possessed (1947)Dean Graham
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba (1951)Nathan
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)Chauvelin
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail (1940)John Brown
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)King Cutler
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)Black Michael
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)Capt. Steve Jarvis
The Hurricane
The Hurricane (1937)DeLaage
Fire Over England
Fire Over England (1937)King Philip II of Spain
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead (1958)General Cummings
Dallas
Dallas (1950)Will Marlow
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey (1942)Major Otto Baumeister
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)Abe Lincoln
The Drum
The Drum (1938)Prince Ghul
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning (1950)Leland Willis
Battle Cry
Battle Cry (1955)Major General Snipes
The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor (1960)Abbott Donner
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)Ezra Mannon
Carson City
Carson City (1952)Big Jack Davis
Hotel Berlin
Hotel Berlin (1945)Arnim von Dahnwitz
The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band (1931)Sherlock Holmes
Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live (1941)Dr. Ingersoll
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
High Treason
High Treason (1929)Member of Federated States Council
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (1957)The Shah
Under the Red Robe
Under the Red Robe (1937)Cardinal Richelieu
The President's Plane Is Missing
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy (1949)Old Randall McCoy
Barricade
Barricade (1950)Boss Kruger
Mayerling
Mayerling (1957)The Prime Minister
Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men (1955)John Brown
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot (1951)Jacob Stint
Come Fill the Cup
Come Fill the Cup (1951)John Ives
The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1953)Sheik Yousseff
The Queen's Guards
The Queen's Guards (1961)
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War (1956)Narrator
Prince of Players
Prince of Players (1955)Junius Brutus Booth
Black Limelight
Black Limelight (1938)Peter Charrington
All My Darling Daughters
All My Darling Daughters (1972)Matthew Cunningham
Dreaming Lips
Dreaming Lips (1937)Miguel del Vayo
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973)Matthew Cunningham
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)Self
Saint Joan
Saint Joan (1967)The Inquisitor
The Crooked Billet
The Crooked Billet (1930)
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey (1962)Narrator
The Naked Eye
The Naked Eye (1956)Sprecher
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age (1971)Abraham Lincoln
Seconds for Survival
Seconds for Survival (1960)Self - Narrator (voice)