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Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Acting · Born 1896-08-30 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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).

Known For

movie 7.6 Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
movie 7.5 East of Eden
East of Eden
1955
movie 7.0 How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962
movie 7.8 A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
movie 7.4 The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
1944
movie 6.7 The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932
tv 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
movie 6.5 Things to Come
Things to Come
1936
movie 6.6 Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969
movie 6.8 The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949
movie 7.0 49th Parallel
49th Parallel
1941
tv 7.8 Night Gallery
Night Gallery
1970
tv 7.6 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
movie 6.9 Possessed
Possessed
1947
movie 5.8 David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
1951
movie 7.0 The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
movie 5.8 Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940
movie 6.4 Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
1942