Raymond Massey
Acting
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
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tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieMy Darling Daughters' Anniversary
1973
Matthew Cunningham
movieThe President's Plane Is Missing
1973
Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
movieAll My Darling Daughters
1972
Matthew Cunningham
movieWalt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
1971
Abraham Lincoln
tvNight Gallery
1970
Dr. Glendon / Colonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies")
movieMackenna's Gold
1969
The Preacher
movieSaint Joan
1967
The Inquisitor
tvThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
B. Elzie Bubb
Choice
1964
Narrator
movieHow the West Was Won
1962
Abraham Lincoln
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
The Fiercest Heart
1961
Willem Prisloom
movieThe Great Impostor
1960
Abbott Donner
movieSeconds for Survival
1960
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Captain William Brooks
tvRiverboat
1959
Sir Oliver Garnett
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Amos Claypool
movieThe Naked and the Dead
1958
General Cummings
tvWagon Train
1957
Montezuma IX
movieOmar Khayyam
1957
The Shah
movieMayerling
1957
The Prime Minister
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Malachi West
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Sir George Sidney, MP
movieThe Naked Eye
1956
Sprecher
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
George Apley
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Sam Pine
movieEast of Eden
1955
Adam Trask
movieSeven Angry Men
1955
John Brown
movieBattle Cry
1955
Major General Snipes
moviePrince of Players
1955
Junius Brutus Booth
tvClimax!
1954
Sir George Sidney / Doc Woodward
movieThe Desert Song
1953
Sheik Yousseff
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Lord Hook / Paul von Hindenburg
movieCarson City
1952
Big Jack Davis
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Inquisitor
movieCome Fill the Cup
1951
John Ives
movieSugarfoot
1951
Jacob Stint
movieDallas
1950
Will Marlow
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Abe Lincoln
Challenge: Science Against Cancer
1950
Narrated by (voice)
movieBarricade
1950
Boss Kruger
movieChain Lightning
1950
Leland Willis
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Dr. Henry Craig / Dr. Clark Evans / Judge Benton
movieRoseanna McCoy
1949
Old Randall McCoy
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Gail Wynand
tvThe Ford Theatre Hour
1948
Clinton Jones
movieMourning Becomes Electra
1947
Ezra Mannon
moviePossessed
1947
Dean Graham
movieA Matter of Life and Death
1946
Abraham Farlan
movieGod Is My Co-Pilot
1945
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
movieHotel Berlin
1945
Arnim von Dahnwitz
movieThe Woman in the Window
1944
Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
movieArsenic and Old Lace
1944
Jonathan Brewster
movieAction in the North Atlantic
1943
Capt. Steve Jarvis
movieDesperate Journey
1942
Major Otto Baumeister
movieReap the Wild Wind
1942
King Cutler
movieDangerously They Live
1941
Dr. Ingersoll
movie49th Parallel
1941
Andy Brock
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
John Brown
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Abe Lincoln
movieBlack Limelight
1938
Peter Charrington
movieThe Drum
1938
Prince Ghul
movieThe Hurricane
1937
DeLaage
movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1937
Black Michael
movieUnder the Red Robe
1937
Cardinal Richelieu
movieFire Over England
1937
King Philip II of Spain
movieDreaming Lips
1937
Miguel del Vayo
movieThings to Come
1936
John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
movieThe Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
Chauvelin
movieThe Old Dark House
1932
Philip Waverton
movieThe Speckled Band
1931
Sherlock Holmes
movieHigh Treason
1929
Member of Federated States Council
Writing1
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Writer