Raymond Massey
Born August 30, 1896 (Age: 129)
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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).
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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Filmography
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
1971
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as Abraham Lincoln
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Age: 74
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Choice
1964
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as Narrator
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Age: 67
How the West Was Won
1962
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as Abraham Lincoln
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Age: 66
The Queen's Guards
1961
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as
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Age: 65
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The Fiercest Heart
1961
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as Willem Prisloom
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Age: 64
Seconds for Survival
1960
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as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Age: 63
East of Eden
1955
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as Adam Trask
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Age: 58
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The American Road
1953
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as Narrator
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Age: 57
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Challenge: Science Against Cancer
1950
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as Narrated by (voice)
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Age: 53
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
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as Self
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Age: 46
Desperate Journey
1942
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as Major Otto Baumeister
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Age: 46
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
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as King Cutler
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Age: 45
Dangerously They Live
1941
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as Dr. Ingersoll
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Age: 45
49th Parallel
1941
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as Andy Brock
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Age: 45
The Old Dark House
1932
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as Philip Waverton
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Age: 36
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The Face at the Window
1932
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as Paul le Gros
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Age: 36