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 Life and Death (1946), and Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1896-08-30 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 1983-07-29
Known for
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — Jonathan Brewster
- East of Eden (1955) — Adam Trask
- How the West Was Won (1962) — Abraham Lincoln
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — Abraham Farlan
- The Woman in the Window (1944) — Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
- The Old Dark House (1932) — Philip Waverton
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Sam Pine
- Things to Come (1936) — John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) — The Preacher
- The Fountainhead (1949) — Gail Wynand
- 49th Parallel (1941) — Andy Brock
- Night Gallery (1970) — Dr. Glendon
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
- Possessed (1947) — Dean Graham
- David and Bathsheba (1951) — Nathan
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) — Chauvelin