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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.
Raymond Massey. Actor: Arsenic and Old Lace. Educated at the University of Toronto & Balliol College, Oxford, he joined the Canadian Field Artillery in World War I, served in France & was wounded.
- August 30, 1896
- July 29, 1983
Raymond Massey. Actor: Arsenic and Old Lace. Educated at the University of Toronto & Balliol College, Oxford, he joined the Canadian Field Artillery in World War I, served in France & was wounded.
- January 1, 1
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Aug 26, 2024 · Raymond Massey (born August 30, 1896, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died July 29, 1983, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and producer. Massey was born into a prominent Toronto family. He served in the Canadian Army and was wounded at Ypres, France, in 1916.
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He was known for his roles in Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Santa Fe Trail, Seven Angry Men, Arsenic and Old Lace, Hotel Berlin, East of Eden, Battle Cry, and in How the West Was Won. Massey retired in 1973. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Abraham Lincoln in Abe Lincoln of Illinois.
Tall, gaunt, Toronto-born, Oxford-educated Raymond Massey turned his back on the family firm (Massey/Harris Agricultural Implements) and became a major actor on both sides of the Atlantic, on stage and screen, for 50 years. Now best known for his US career, which included the title role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), the mad and murderous ...
A biography and filmography of Raymond Massey, who became best known as Dr Gillespie in the Dr Kildare TV series, but who previously had enjoyed a glittering career on both Hollywood and Broadway.
