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

Night Gallery 1970 ★ 7.8

Mackenna's Gold 1969 ★ 6.6

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 1966 ★ 6.9

How the West Was Won 1962 ★ 7.0

Dr. Kildare 1961 ★ 5.7

The Great Impostor 1960 ★ 6.9

Adventures in Paradise 1959 ★ 6.1

Riverboat 1959 ★ 6.5

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 ★ 6.3

Wagon Train 1957 ★ 6.6

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 ★ 6.2

Armchair Theatre 1956 ★ 6.0

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 ★ 7.8

The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 ★ 6.0

East of Eden 1955 ★ 7.5

Climax! 1954 ★ 3.8

General Electric Theater 1953 ★ 6.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 ★ 8.8

Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 ★ 6.0

Chain Lightning 1950 ★ 6.4

Dallas 1950 ★ 6.4

The Ford Theatre Hour 1948

A Matter of Life and Death 1946 ★ 7.8

Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 ★ 7.6