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Raymond Massey (I) (1896–1983)

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Educated at the University of Toronto & Balliol College, Oxford, he joined the Canadian Field Artillery in World War I, served in France & was wounded. His first appearance was in a stage production in Siberia, during its occupation by American Forces in 1918. Raymond returned to Canada & the farm implement business after the war... See full bio »

Born:

Raymond Hart Massey
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1973 My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (TV movie)
Matthew Cunningham
 
1973 The President's Plane Is Missing (TV movie)
Secretary Of State Freeman Sharkey
 
1972 All My Darling Daughters (TV movie)
Matthew Cunningham
 
1971-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Colonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies") / Dr. Glendon
– Rare Objects (1972) … Dr. Glendon
– Make Me Laugh/Clean Kills and Other Trophies (1971) … Colonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies")
 
1969 Mackenna's Gold
The Preacher
 
1967 Saint Joan (TV movie)
The Inquisitor
 
1960-1967 Insight (TV series)
– Why Does God Allow Men to Suffer? (1967)
– Operation Dignity (1960)
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
B. Elzie Bubb
– The Faustus Affair (1966) … B. Elzie Bubb
 
1961-1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Leonard Gillespie / Graham Lanier / Leonard Gillespie, M.D., F.A.C.P.
– Reckoning (1966) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– New Doctor in Town (1966) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– Strange Sort of Accident (1966) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– Mercy or Murder (1966) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– Travel a Crooked Road (1966) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
See all 191 episodes »
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– Four Feet in the Morning (1963) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Abraham Lincoln
 
1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
– Two Counts of Murder (1962)
 
1961 The Queen's Guards
Capt. Fellowes
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Captain Brooks
– Command at Sea (1961) … Captain Brooks
 
1961 The Fiercest Heart
Willem Prinsloo
 
1961 The Great Impostor
Abbott Donner
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Montezuma IX
– Princess of a Lost Tribe (1960) … Montezuma IX
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Sir Oliver Garnett
– Trunk Full of Dreams (1960) … Sir Oliver Garnett
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Malachi West
– Seed of Evil (1960) … Malachi West
 
1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Father Ricquoi
– The Cruel Day (1960) … Father Ricquoi
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Sam Pine
– Road Hog (1959) … Sam Pine
 
1955-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Lord Hook / Paul von Hindenburg
– Hitler's Secret (1959) … Paul von Hindenburg
– The Bounty Court Martial (1955) … Lord Hook
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Amos Claypool
– Two Counts of Murder (1959) … Amos Claypool
 
1958 The Naked and the Dead
Gen. Cummings
 
1958 Now That April's Here
Narrator
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Hanging Judge (1958)
 
1955-1957 I Spy (TV series)
Anton the Spymaster / Anton the Spy Master / Anton, the Spymaster / …
– Across the Border (1957) … Anton, the Spymaster/Host
– Betrayal at West Point (1956) … Anton the Spymaster
– The Amateur (1956) … Anton the Spy Master
– Bits and Pieces (1955) … Anton the Spymaster
– Canaris Story … Anton the Spymaster
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957 Omar Khayyam
The Shah
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Curly Headed Kid (1957)
– A Matter of Life (1957)
 
1955-1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Stackpoole / The Prime Minister
– Mayerling (1957) … The Prime Minister
– Yellow Jack (1955) … Stackpoole
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Doc Woodward / Sir George Sidney
– Strange Hostage (1956) … Doc Woodward
– The Hanging Judge (1956) … Sir George Sidney
 
1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– All Summer Long (1956)
 
1952-1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Dr. Clark Evans / Dr. Henry Craig / Judge Benton
– Adam's Son (1956) … Judge Benton
– The Tender Leaves of Hope (1955) … Dr. Clark Evans
– For These Services (1954) … Dr. Henry Craig
– Those in Favor (1952)
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
Abraham Lincoln
– The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1956) … Abraham Lincoln
 
1956 Man's Heritage (TV series)
Host
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
George Apley
– The Late George Apley (1955) … George Apley
 
1955 Seven Angry Men
John Brown
 
1955 East of Eden
Adam Trask
 
1955 Battle Cry
Maj. Gen. Snipes
 
1955 Prince of Players
Junius Brutus Booth
 
1953 The Desert Song
Sheik Yousseff
 
1952 Carson City
A.J. 'Big' Jack Davis
 
1952 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Chain (1952)
 
1951 Come Fill the Cup
John Ives
 
1951 David and Bathsheba
Nathan
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Abe Lincoln
– Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1951) … Abe Lincoln
 
1951 Sugarfoot
Jacob Stint
 
1950 Dallas
Will Marlow
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Abraham Lincoln
– Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1950) … Abraham Lincoln
 
1950 The Clock (TV series)
– The Morning After (1950)
 
1950 Barricade
Boss Kruger
 
1950 Chain Lightning
Leland Willis
 
1948-1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Clinton Jones / Mr. Radfern
– Laburnum Grove (1950) … Mr. Radfern
– Years Ago (1948) … Clinton Jones
 
1949 Roseanna McCoy
Old Randall McCoy
 
1949 The Fountainhead
Gail Wynand
 
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
Brig. Gen. Ezra Mannon
 
1947 Possessed
Dean Graham
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven
Abraham Farlan
 
1945 God Is My Co-Pilot
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
 
1945 Hotel Berlin
Arnim von Dahnwitz
 
1944 The Woman in the Window
Dist. Atty. Frank Lalor
 
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
Jonathan Brewster
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale
Narrator (US version) (voice)
 
1943 Action in the North Atlantic
Capt. Steve Jarvis
 
1942 Desperate Journey
Major Otto Baumeister
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind
King Cutler
 
1941 Dangerously They Live
Dr. Ingersoll
 
1941 49th Parallel
Andy Brock
 
1940 Santa Fe Trail
John Brown
 
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln
 
1939 Footsteps in the Sand
Peter Charrington
 
1938 Drums
Prince Ghul
 
1938 Picture Page (TV series)
– Episode #1.120 (1938)
 
1937 The Hurricane
DeLaage
 
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda
Black Michael
 
1937 Under the Red Robe
Cardinal Richelieu
 
1937 Dreaming Lips
Miguel del Vayo
 
1937 Fire Over England
King Philip II of Spain
 
1936 Things to Come
John Cabal/Oswald Cabal
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chauvelin
 
1932 The Face at the Window
Paul le Gros
 
1932 The Old Dark House
Philip Waverton
 
1931 The Speckled Band
Sherlock Holmes
 
1929 The Crooked Billet
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1929 High Treason
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Hanging Judge (1958) (play)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
– The Hanging Judge (1956) (play)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1970-1972 Stars on Sunday (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 February 1971 (1971) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 9 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.62 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Land We Love (documentary short)
(Narrator)
 
1965 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 30 August 1965 (1965) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 24 August 1965 (1965) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 12 August 1965 (1965) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 2 August 1965 (1965) … Himself - Panelist
 
1962-1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 1963 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1962 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 29 July 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1960 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 October 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1957 The True Story of the Civil War (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1957 Eight Steps to Peace: The Answer Now (documentary)
Narrator
 
1956 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.28 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The Naked Eye (documentary)
Narrator
 
1956 I Spy (TV series)
Himself - Host / Narrator
– The Man Who Saved Moscow (1956) … Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1951-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Prospero
– Episode #8.48 (1955) … Himself / Prospero
– Episode #5.11 (1951) … Himself
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
Himself
– The Abracadabra Kid (1953) … Himself
 
1953 The American Road (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1951 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.22 (1951) … Himself
 
1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #3.3 (1950) … Himself - Actor
 
1939 For Auld Lang Syne (documentary short)
Scenes from stage production of 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois'
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2008 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2008 Waiting for Hockney (documentary)
Chauvelin (archive footage: "The Scarlet Pimpernel" [1934])
 
2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (TV series documentary)
 
2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (video documentary short)
Adam Trask
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1939 The Movies March On (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Personal Details

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Autobiography, "When I was young". Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1976. See more »

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Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 554-555. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. See more »

Trademark:

His portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, whom he portrayed in four different dramatic productions, all by different authors. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo