Raymond Massey

Acting

Born: 1896-08-30
Died: 1983-07-29
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Raymond Hart Massey

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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Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1941
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting82 titles

Writing1 title