Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Actor

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 30, 1896

Biography

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).

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Representative Works

East of Eden
East of Eden
7.5
/ English
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
7.0
/ English
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
6.6
/ English
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6
/ English
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
7.7
/ English
49th Parallel
49th Parallel
6.9
/ English
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning
6.4
/ English
Dallas
Dallas
6.4
/ English
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
5.8
/ English
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
7.1
/ English
Things to Come
Things to Come
6.5
/ English
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

East of Eden
1955Winner

Best Performance

East of Eden

How the West Was Won
1962Nominee

Best Performance

How the West Was Won

Mackenna's Gold
1969Nominee

Best Performance

Mackenna's Gold

Career Highlights

Arsenic and Old Lace
1944Highlight

Best Performance

Arsenic and Old Lace

A Matter of Life and Death
1946Highlight

Best Performance

A Matter of Life and Death

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