Raymond Massey
Aug 30, 1896 - Jul 29, 1983 (86 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Raymond Hart Massey 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
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Adventures in Paradise
Captain William Brooks
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Malachi West
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Amos Claypool
Climax!
Sir George Sidney
Riverboat
Sir Oliver Garnett
Night Gallery
Dr. Glendon
Credits
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Matthew Cunningham★ 6 -
Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey★ 6.2 -
Matthew Cunningham★ 6 -
Abraham Lincoln★ NR -
Night Gallery 1970Dr. Glendon★ 7.8 -
Mackenna's Gold 1969The Preacher★ 6.6 -
Saint Joan 1967The Inquisitor★ NR -
★ 6.6 -
Choice 1964Narrator★ 1
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How the West Was Won 1962Abraham Lincoln★ 7 -
The Queen's Guards 1961★ 4.8 -
Dr. Kildare 1961Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie★ 5.5 -
The Fiercest Heart 1961Willem Prisloom★ 5
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The Great Impostor 1960Abbott Donner★ 6.9 -
Insight 1960★ 6 -
Seconds for Survival 1960Self - Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Captain William Brooks★ 5.7 -
Riverboat 1959Sir Oliver Garnett★ 6.2 -
Amos Claypool★ 5.8 -
General Cummings★ 5.9 -
Omar Khayyam 1957The Shah★ 5 -
Mayerling 1957The Prime Minister★ 5.5 -
Narrator★ 7 -
Malachi West★ 5.5 -
The Naked Eye 1956Sprecher★ NR -
★ 5.4 -
Sam Pine★ 7.7 -
East of Eden 1955Adam Trask★ 7.6 -
Seven Angry Men 1955John Brown★ 5.2 -
Battle Cry 1955Major General Snipes★ 5.7 -
Prince of Players 1955Junius Brutus Booth★ 4.7 -
Climax! 1954Sir George Sidney★ 3.3 -
The American Road 1953Narrator★ NR
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The Desert Song 1953Sheik Yousseff★ 6.5 -
Lord Hook★ 6.3 -
Carson City 1952Big Jack Davis★ 6.1 -
The Inquisitor★ 8.6 -
Come Fill the Cup 1951John Ives★ 7 -
David and Bathsheba 1951Nathan★ 5.7 -
Sugarfoot 1951Jacob Stint★ 5 -
Self★ NR
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Dallas 1950Will Marlow★ 6.5 -
Lux Video Theatre 1950Abe Lincoln★ 6.3
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Narrated by (voice)★ NR
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Barricade 1950Boss Kruger★ 6.3 -
Chain Lightning 1950Leland Willis★ 6.2 -
What's My Line? 1950Self - Mystery Guest★ 6.9 -
★ 5.6 -
Roseanna McCoy 1949Old Randall McCoy★ 6.1 -
Lights Out 1949★ 5.3 -
The Fountainhead 1949Gail Wynand★ 6.9 -
Ford Theatre 1948★ NR
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Clinton Jones★ NR -
Ezra Mannon★ 6.3 -
Possessed 1947Dean Graham★ 6.8 -
Abraham Farlan★ 7.7 -
God Is My Co-Pilot 1945Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault★ 7 -
Hotel Berlin 1945Arnim von Dahnwitz★ 6.1 -
Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor★ 7.4 -
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944Jonathan Brewster★ 7.6 -
Capt. Steve Jarvis★ 7.1 -
Breakdowns of 1942 1942Self★ 6 -
Desperate Journey 1942Major Otto Baumeister★ 5.9 -
Reap the Wild Wind 1942King Cutler★ 6.4 -
Dr. Ingersoll★ 5.9 -
49th Parallel 1941Andy Brock★ 6.9 -
Santa Fe Trail 1940John Brown★ 5.7 -
Abe Lincoln★ 7 -
The Drum 1938Prince Ghul★ 5.8 -
Black Limelight 1938Peter Charrington★ 5.8 -
The Hurricane 1937DeLaage★ 6.6 -
Black Michael★ 7.4 -
Under the Red Robe 1937Cardinal Richelieu★ 6 -
Fire Over England 1937King Philip II of Spain★ 6 -
Dreaming Lips 1937Miguel del Vayo★ 6 -
Things to Come 1936John Cabal / Oswald Cabal★ 6.5 -
Chauvelin★ 6.9 -
The Old Dark House 1932Philip Waverton★ 6.7 -
Paul le Gros★ NR
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The Speckled Band 1931Sherlock Holmes★ 5.5 -
The Crooked Billet 1930★ NR -
High Treason 1929Member of Federated States Council★ 5.8
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