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).

Known for

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My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

1973 ⭐ 7.5

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The President's Plane Is Missing

1973 ⭐ 6.3

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All My Darling Daughters

1972 ⭐ 7.5

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Mackenna's Gold

1969 ⭐ 6.6

Career timeline

1973

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary Notable

Matthew Cunningham · 1973

⭐ 7.5

The President's Plane Is Missing

Secretary of State Freeman Sha · 1973

⭐ 6.3

1972

All My Darling Daughters Notable

Matthew Cunningham · 1972

⭐ 7.5

1971

Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

Abraham Lincoln · 1971

1969

Mackenna's Gold

The Preacher · 1969

⭐ 6.6

1967

Saint Joan Notable

The Inquisitor · 1967

⭐ 10.0

1962

How the West Was Won

Abraham Lincoln · 1962

⭐ 7.0

Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey Notable

Narrator · 1962

⭐ 7.0

1961

The Queen's Guards

1961

⭐ 5.2

1960

The Great Impostor

Abbott Donner · 1960

⭐ 6.9

Seconds for Survival

Self - Narrator (voice) · 1960

1958

The Naked and the Dead

General Cummings · 1958

⭐ 5.8

1957

Omar Khayyam

The Shah · 1957

⭐ 5.8

Mayerling

The Prime Minister · 1957

⭐ 6.1

1956

The True Story of the Civil War Notable

Narrator · 1956

⭐ 7.6

The Naked Eye

Sprecher · 1956

1955

East of Eden Notable

Adam Trask · 1955

⭐ 7.5

Seven Angry Men

John Brown · 1955

⭐ 6.0

Battle Cry

Major General Snipes · 1955

⭐ 5.7

1953

The Desert Song

Sheik Yousseff · 1953

⭐ 6.8

1952

Carson City

Big Jack Davis · 1952

⭐ 6.2

1951

Come Fill the Cup Notable

John Ives · 1951

⭐ 7.0

David and Bathsheba

Nathan · 1951

⭐ 5.9

Sugarfoot

Jacob Stint · 1951

⭐ 5.3

1950

Dallas

Will Marlow · 1950

⭐ 6.5

Barricade

Boss Kruger · 1950

⭐ 6.4

Chain Lightning

Leland Willis · 1950

⭐ 6.3

1949

Roseanna McCoy

Old Randall McCoy · 1949

⭐ 6.1

The Fountainhead

Gail Wynand · 1949

⭐ 6.8

1947

Mourning Becomes Electra

Ezra Mannon · 1947

⭐ 6.1

Possessed

Dean Graham · 1947

⭐ 6.9

1946

A Matter of Life and Death Notable

Abraham Farlan · 1946

⭐ 7.8

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot Notable

Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault · 1945

⭐ 7.2

Hotel Berlin

Arnim von Dahnwitz · 1945

⭐ 6.1

Frequently appears with

Robert Young

Judge Charles Raleigh

Ruth Hussey

Maggie Cartwright

Sharon Gless

Jennifer

Lara Parker

Charlotte

Buddy Ebsen

Vice President Kermit Mad

Peter Graves

Mark Jones

Arthur Kennedy

Gunther Damon

Mercedes McCambridge

Hester Madigan

Full filmography

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My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

1973 ⭐ 7.5

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The President's Plane Is Missing

1973 ⭐ 6.3

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All My Darling Daughters

1972 ⭐ 7.5

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Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

1971

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Mackenna's Gold

1969 ⭐ 6.6

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Saint Joan

1967 ⭐ 10.0

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How the West Was Won

1962 ⭐ 7.0

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Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey

1962 ⭐ 7.0

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The Queen's Guards

1961 ⭐ 5.2

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The Great Impostor

1960 ⭐ 6.9

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Seconds for Survival

1960

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The Naked and the Dead

1958 ⭐ 5.8

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Omar Khayyam

1957 ⭐ 5.8

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Mayerling

1957 ⭐ 6.1

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The True Story of the Civil War

1956 ⭐ 7.6

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The Naked Eye

1956

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East of Eden

1955 ⭐ 7.5

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Seven Angry Men

1955 ⭐ 6.0

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Battle Cry

1955 ⭐ 5.7

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Prince of Players

1955 ⭐ 5.5