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Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

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 Li

Born

Aug 30, 1896

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died

Jul 29, 1983

Known For

Acting

Movies

63 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

East of Eden
East of Eden
1955 as Adam Trask
★ 7.5
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 as Abraham Lincoln
★ 7.0
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 as Jonathan Brewster
★ 7.6
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1946 as Abraham Farlan
★ 7.8
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
1944 as Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
★ 7.4
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 as The Preacher
★ 6.6
49th Parallel
49th Parallel
1941 as Andy Brock
★ 6.9
Possessed
Possessed
1947 as Dean Graham
★ 6.9
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949 as Gail Wynand
★ 6.8
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
1942 as King Cutler
★ 6.4
The Hurricane
The Hurricane
1937 as DeLaage
★ 6.8
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 as Capt. Steve Jarvis
★ 7.1
Things to Come
Things to Come
1936 as John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
★ 6.5
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
1955 as Major General Snipes
★ 5.6
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932 as Philip Waverton
★ 6.7
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934 as Chauvelin
★ 7.0
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 as John Brown
★ 5.8
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey
1942 as Major Otto Baumeister
★ 6.1
Dallas
Dallas
1950 as Will Marlow
★ 6.5
Carson City
Carson City
1952 as Big Jack Davis
★ 6.1
Fire Over England
Fire Over England
1937 as King Philip II of Spain
★ 6.2
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 as Abe Lincoln
★ 6.8
The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor
1960 as Abbott Donner
★ 6.9
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
1951 as Nathan
★ 5.8
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 as Black Michael
★ 7.5
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead
1958 as General Cummings
★ 5.8
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942 as Self
★ 6.0
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 as Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
★ 6.9
Mayerling
Mayerling
1957 as The Prime Minister
★ 5.5
Come Fill the Cup
Come Fill the Cup
1951 as John Ives
★ 7.0
Dreaming Lips
Dreaming Lips
1937 as Miguel del Vayo
★ 6.0
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
1957 as The Shah
★ 5.7
Hotel Berlin
Hotel Berlin
1945 as Arnim von Dahnwitz
★ 5.9
Barricade
Barricade
1950 as Boss Kruger
★ 6.3
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973 as Matthew Cunningham
★ 6.0
All My Darling Daughters
All My Darling Daughters
1972 as Matthew Cunningham
★ 6.0
The President's Plane Is Missing
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973 as Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
★ 6.2
The Drum
The Drum
1938 as Prince Ghul
★ 5.9
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
1967 as The Inquisitor
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning
1950 as Leland Willis
★ 6.3
Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live
1941 as Dr. Ingersoll
★ 5.9
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
1953 as Sheik Yousseff
★ 6.5
Under the Red Robe
Under the Red Robe
1937 as Cardinal Richelieu
★ 6.3
movie
The Fiercest Heart
1961 as Willem Prisloom
★ 5.0
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
1951 as Jacob Stint
★ 5.0
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 as Ezra Mannon
★ 6.0
Prince of Players
Prince of Players
1955 as Junius Brutus Booth
★ 4.7
movie
The Face at the Window
1932 as Paul le Gros
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy
1949 as Old Randall McCoy
★ 5.6
Black Limelight
Black Limelight
1938 as Peter Charrington
★ 5.8
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
1971 as Abraham Lincoln
movie
Choice
1964 as Narrator
★ 1.0
The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band
1931 as Sherlock Holmes
★ 5.5
Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men
1955 as John Brown
★ 5.2
High Treason
High Treason
1929 as Member of Federated States Council
★ 5.8
movie
Challenge: Science Against Cancer
1950 as Narrated by (voice)
The Naked Eye
The Naked Eye
1956 as Sprecher
movie
The American Road
1953 as Narrator
Seconds for Survival
Seconds for Survival
1960 as Self - Narrator (voice)
The True Story of the Civil War
★ 7.0