Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Acting
Born 1896-08-30 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.4
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 San...
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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).

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Dinah! poster
Dinah!
as Self
1974-10-21
Night Gallery poster
Night Gallery
as Dr. Glendon
1970-12-16
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962-10-01
The Merv Griffin Show poster
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962-10-01
Dr. Kildare poster
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
1961-09-27
Adventures in Paradise poster
Adventures in Paradise
as Captain William Brooks
1959-10-05
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Amos Claypool
1958-10-06
Wagon Train poster
Wagon Train
as Montezuma IX
1957-09-18

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