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Raymond Massey

Aug 30, 1896 - Jul 29, 1983 (86 years old) in 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

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Climax!
Sir George Sidney
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Robert Montgomery Presents
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Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Malachi West
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Night Gallery
Dr. Glendon
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
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Adventures in Paradise
Captain William Brooks
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sam Pine
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Santa Fe Trail
John Brown

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