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).
Movies & TV Shows
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — Jonathan Brewster
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East of Eden (1955) — Adam Trask
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How the West Was Won (1962) — Abraham Lincoln
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A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — Abraham Farlan
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The Woman in the Window (1944) — Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
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The Old Dark House (1932) — Philip Waverton
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Sam Pine
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Things to Come (1936) — John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
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Mackenna's Gold (1969) — The Preacher
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The Fountainhead (1949) — Gail Wynand
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49th Parallel (1941) — Andy Brock
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Night Gallery (1970) — Dr. Glendon
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Possessed (1947) — Dean Graham
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David and Bathsheba (1951) — Nathan
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) — Chauvelin
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Santa Fe Trail (1940) — John Brown
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Reap the Wild Wind (1942) — King Cutler
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Action in the North Atlantic (1943) — Capt. Steve Jarvis
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) — Black Michael
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The Hurricane (1937) — DeLaage
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Fire Over England (1937) — King Philip II of Spain
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The Naked and the Dead (1958) — General Cummings
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Dallas (1950) — Will Marlow
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Desperate Journey (1942) — Major Otto Baumeister
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Wagon Train (1957) — Montezuma IX
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Mystery Guest
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) — Abe Lincoln
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Chain Lightning (1950) — Leland Willis
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The Drum (1938) — Prince Ghul
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Battle Cry (1955) — Major General Snipes
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The Great Impostor (1960) — Abbott Donner
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) — Ezra Mannon
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Carson City (1952) — Big Jack Davis
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Dr. Kildare (1961) — Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
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Hotel Berlin (1945) — Arnim von Dahnwitz
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The Speckled Band (1931) — Sherlock Holmes
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Climax! (1954) — Sir George Sidney
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Dangerously They Live (1941) — Dr. Ingersoll