Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey
Massey in a publicity photo for Adventures in Paradise, May 1961
Born
Raymond Hart Massey

(1896-08-30)August 30, 1896
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 29, 1983(1983-07-29) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeBeaverdale Memorial Park in New Haven, Connecticut
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Balliol College, Oxford
OccupationActor
Years active1918–1973
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Margery Fremantle
(m. 1921; div. 1929)
(m. 1929; div. 1939)
Dorothy Whitney
(m. 1939; died 1982)
Children3, including Anna Massey and Daniel Massey
RelativesVincent Massey (brother)
Lionel Massey (nephew)
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame

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 television and in How the West Was Won (1962). Among his other well-known roles were Dr. Gillespie in the NBC television series Dr. Kildare (1961–1966), John Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940) and Seven Angry Men (1955), Abraham Farlan in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).[1]

  1. ^ "Raymond Massey - Classic Movies". classicmovietreasures.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.