Raymond Massey
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Raymond Massey
Filmography
Acting (63)
1973
My Darling Daughters' Anniversaryas Matthew Cunningham
7.5
1973
The President's Plane Is Missingas Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
6.3
1972
All My Darling Daughtersas Matthew Cunningham
7.5
1971
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Ageas Abraham Lincoln
1969
Mackenna's Goldas The Preacher
6.6
1967
Saint Joanas The Inquisitor
10.0
1964
Choiceas Narrator
1.0
1962
How the West Was Wonas Abraham Lincoln
7.0
1962
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journeyas Narrator
7.0
5.2
1961
The Fiercest Heartas Willem Prisloom
5.7
1960
The Great Impostoras Abbott Donner
6.9
1960
Seconds for Survivalas Self - Narrator (voice)
1958
The Naked and the Deadas General Cummings
5.7
1957
Omar Khayyamas The Shah
5.8
1957
Mayerlingas The Prime Minister
6.1
1956
The True Story of the Civil Waras Narrator
7.2
1956
The Naked Eyeas Narrator (voice)
1955
East of Edenas Adam Trask
7.5
1955
Seven Angry Menas John Brown
6.0
1955
Battle Cryas Major General Snipes
5.8
1955
Prince of Playersas Junius Brutus Booth
5.5
1953
The American Roadas Narrator
7.0
1953
The Desert Songas Sheik Yousseff
6.8
1952
Carson Cityas Big Jack Davis
6.2
1951
Come Fill the Cupas John Ives
7.0
1951
David and Bathshebaas Nathan
5.8
1951
Sugarfootas Jacob Stint
5.3
1950
Dallasas Will Marlow
6.4
1950
Challenge: Science Against Canceras Narrated by (voice)
10.0
1950
Barricadeas Boss Kruger
6.4
1950
Chain Lightningas Leland Willis
6.4
1949
Roseanna McCoyas Old Randall McCoy
6.1
1949
The Fountainheadas Gail Wynand
6.8
1947
Mourning Becomes Electraas Ezra Mannon
6.1
1947
Possessedas Dean Graham
6.9
1946
A Matter of Life and Deathas Abraham Farlan
7.7
1945
God Is My Co-Pilotas Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
7.1
1945
Hotel Berlinas Arnim von Dahnwitz
6.2
1944
The Woman in the Windowas Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
7.4
1944
Arsenic and Old Laceas Jonathan Brewster
7.6
1943
Action in the North Atlanticas Capt. Steve Jarvis
7.1
1942
Breakdowns of 1942as Self
6.0
1942
Desperate Journeyas Major Otto Baumeister
6.1
1942
Reap the Wild Windas King Cutler
6.4
1941
Dangerously They Liveas Dr. Ingersoll
6.3
1941
49th Parallelas Andy Brock
7.0
1940
Santa Fe Trailas John Brown
5.8
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abe Lincoln
6.9
1938
Black Limelightas Peter Charrington
6.6
1938
The Drumas Prince Ghul
6.1
1937
The Hurricaneas DeLaage
6.7
1937
The Prisoner of Zendaas Black Michael
7.5
1937
Under the Red Robeas Cardinal Richelieu
6.8
1937
Fire Over Englandas King Philip II of Spain
6.2
1937
Dreaming Lipsas Miguel del Vayo
7.0
1936
Things to Comeas John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
6.5
1934
The Scarlet Pimpernelas Chauvelin
7.0
1932
The Old Dark Houseas Philip Waverton
6.7
1932
The Face at the Windowas Paul le Gros
9.0
1931
The Speckled Bandas Sherlock Holmes
5.8
8.0
1929
High Treasonas Member of Federated States Council
6.1