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Raymond Massey

1896–1983 · Acting

62.7avg grm
10titles
#1,003best rank
1honors
Ebest title · #1,003 on siteEast of Eden1955 · as Adam Trask74.8

Honors

1
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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).

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

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1960s2 titlesDDr. Kildare1961 · as Graham Lanier · series64.4DDr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie · series64.4
1950s1 titleEEast of Eden1955 · as Adam Trask74.8
1940s4 titlesPPossessed1947 · as Dean Graham53.8AArsenic and Old Lace1944 · as Jonathan Brewster73.5WThe Woman in the Window1944 · as Frank Lalor69.8AAbe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · as Abe Lincoln56.3
1930s3 titlesPThe Prisoner of Zenda1937 · as Black Michael59.0HThe Hurricane1937 · as DeLaage54.9SThe Scarlet Pimpernel1934 · as Chauvelin56.1

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Raymond Massey

R
born1896
died1983
known forActing
titles on site10
best title rank#1,003 · East of Eden (1955)
avg GRM62.7
honors1 · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Honors
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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

ranked on this site

1960s

2 titles
D64.4Dr. Kildare1961 · as Graham Lanier · seriesD64.4Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie · series

1950s

1 title
E74.8East of Eden1955 · as Adam Trask

1940s

4 titles
P53.8Possessed1947 · as Dean GrahamA73.5Arsenic and Old Lace1944 · as Jonathan BrewsterW69.8The Woman in the Window1944 · as Frank LalorA56.3Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · as Abe Lincoln

1930s

3 titles
P59.0The Prisoner of Zenda1937 · as Black MichaelH54.9The Hurricane1937 · as DeLaageS56.1The Scarlet Pimpernel1934 · as Chauvelin

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