Acting
Raymond Massey
1896 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30 films
Bio
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
East of Eden
Adam Trask
The Great Impostor
Abbott Donner
How the West Was Won
Abraham Lincoln
A Matter of Life and Death
Abraham Farlan
Mackenna's Gold
The Preacher
Arsenic and Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
Action in the North Atlantic
Capt. Steve Jarvis
Dallas
Will Marlow
Chain Lightning
Leland Willis
49th Parallel
Andy Brock
Battle Cry
Major General Snipes
Santa Fe Trail
John Brown