Raymond Massey
Known For
Acting
Born
1896-08-30 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
1983-07-29
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).
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Malachi West
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Wagon Train
as Montezuma IX
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
Climax!
as Sir George Sidney
Climax!
as Doc Woodward
Night Gallery
as Dr. Glendon
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Dr. Henry Craig
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Dr. Clark Evans
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Judge Benton
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sam Pine
Dinah!
as Self
Adventures in Paradise
as Captain William Brooks
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Amos Claypool
