Raymond Massey
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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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and Death | Abraham Farlan | HIT | |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Jonathan Brewster | HIT | |
| 1955 | East of Eden | Adam Trask | HIT | |
| 1937 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Black Michael | HIT | |
| 1944 | The Woman in the Window | Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor | HIT | |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Capt. Steve Jarvis | HIT | |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Abraham Lincoln | HIT | |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup | John Ives | HIT | |
| 1956 | The True Story of the Civil War | Narrator | HIT | |
| 1947 | Possessed | Dean Graham | HIT | |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Chauvelin | HIT | |
| 1960 | The Great Impostor | Abbott Donner | HIT | |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault | HIT | |
| 1941 | 49th Parallel | Andy Brock | HIT | |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Gail Wynand | HIT | |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Abe Lincoln | HIT | |
| 1932 | The Old Dark House | Philip Waverton | HIT | |
| 1937 | The Hurricane | DeLaage | HIT | |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold | The Preacher | HIT | |
| 1936 | Things to Come | John Cabal / Oswald Cabal | HIT |