Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

August 30, 1896

Died

July 29, 1983 (age 86)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Raymond Hart Massey

IMDb

Raymond Massey

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).

Filmography

1974TVDinah!as Self 1973FilmMy Darling Daughters' Anniversaryas Matthew Cunningham 1973FilmThe President's Plane Is Missingas Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey 1972FilmAll My Darling Daughtersas Matthew Cunningham 1971FilmWalt Whitman: Poet for a New Ageas Abraham Lincoln 1970TVNight Galleryas Dr. Glendon 1969FilmMackenna's Goldas The Preacher 1967FilmSaint Joanas The Inquisitor 1966TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as B. Elzie Bubb 1964FilmChoiceas Narrator 1962FilmHow the West Was Wonas Abraham Lincoln 1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self 1962TVThe Merv Griffin Showas Self 1962FilmJacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journeyas Narrator 1961FilmThe Queen's Guards 1961TVDr. Kildareas Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie 1961FilmThe Fiercest Heartas Willem Prisloom 1960FilmThe Great Impostoras Abbott Donner 1960TVInsight 1960FilmSeconds for Survivalas Self - Narrator (voice)1959TVAdventures in Paradiseas Captain William Brooks 1959TVRiverboatas Sir Oliver Garnett 1958TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Amos Claypool 1958FilmThe Naked and the Deadas General Cummings 1957TVWagon Trainas Montezuma IX 1957FilmOmar Khayyamas The Shah 1957FilmMayerlingas The Prime Minister 1956FilmThe True Story of the Civil Waras Narrator 1956TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Malachi West 1956FilmThe Naked Eyeas Sprecher 1955TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour 1955TVAlfred Hitchcock Presentsas Sam Pine 1955FilmEast of Edenas Adam Trask 1955FilmSeven Angry Menas John Brown 1955FilmBattle Cryas Major General Snipes 1955FilmPrince of Playersas Junius Brutus Booth 1954TVClimax!as Sir George Sidney 1953FilmThe American Roadas Narrator 1953FilmThe Desert Songas Sheik Yousseff 1953TVGeneral Electric Theateras Lord Hook 1952FilmCarson Cityas Big Jack Davis 1951TVHallmark Hall of Fameas The Inquisitor 1951FilmCome Fill the Cupas John Ives 1951FilmDavid and Bathshebaas Nathan 1951FilmSugarfootas Jacob Stint 1951TVThe Victor Borge Showas Self 1950FilmDallasas Will Marlow 1950TVLux Video Theatreas Abe Lincoln 1950FilmChallenge: Science Against Canceras Narrated by (voice)1950TVThe Bob Hope Showas Self 1950FilmBarricadeas Boss Kruger 1950FilmChain Lightningas Leland Willis 1950TVWhat's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest 1950TVRobert Montgomery Presents 1949FilmRoseanna McCoyas Old Randall McCoy 1949TVLights Out 1949FilmThe Fountainheadas Gail Wynand 1948TVFord Theatre 1948TVThe Ford Theatre Houras Clinton Jones 1948TVThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self 1947FilmMourning Becomes Electraas Ezra Mannon 1947FilmPossessedas Dean Graham 1946FilmA Matter of Life and Deathas Abraham Farlan 1945FilmGod Is My Co-Pilotas Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault 1945FilmHotel Berlinas Arnim von Dahnwitz 1944FilmThe Woman in the Windowas Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor 1944FilmArsenic and Old Laceas Jonathan Brewster 1943FilmAction in the North Atlanticas Capt. Steve Jarvis 1942FilmBreakdowns of 1942as Self 1942FilmDesperate Journeyas Major Otto Baumeister 1942FilmReap the Wild Windas King Cutler 1941FilmDangerously They Liveas Dr. Ingersoll 1941Film49th Parallelas Andy Brock 1940FilmSanta Fe Trailas John Brown 1940FilmAbe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abe Lincoln 1938FilmBlack Limelightas Peter Charrington 1938FilmThe Drumas Prince Ghul 1937FilmThe Hurricaneas DeLaage 1937FilmThe Prisoner of Zendaas Black Michael 1937FilmUnder the Red Robeas Cardinal Richelieu 1937FilmFire Over Englandas King Philip II of Spain 1937FilmDreaming Lipsas Miguel del Vayo 1936FilmThings to Comeas John Cabal / Oswald Cabal 1934FilmThe Scarlet Pimpernelas Chauvelin 1932FilmThe Old Dark Houseas Philip Waverton 1932FilmThe Face at the Windowas Paul le Gros 1931FilmThe Speckled Bandas Sherlock Holmes 1930FilmThe Crooked Billet 1929FilmHigh Treasonas Member of Federated States Council