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Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

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).

Born: 1896-08-30 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 64 titles

Known For

Known For

49th Parallel
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Movie•1941

49th Parallel

The Prisoner of Zenda
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Movie•1937

The Prisoner of Zenda

East of Eden
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Movie•1955

East of Eden

Action in the North Atlantic
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Movie•1943

Action in the North Atlantic

A Matter of Life and Death
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Movie•1946

A Matter of Life and Death

How the West Was Won
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Movie•1962

How the West Was Won

Years Ago
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Movie•1948

Years Ago

Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
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Movie•1971

Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

Movie•1953

The American Road

Seconds for Survival
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Movie•1960

Seconds for Survival

Saint Joan
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Movie•1967

Saint Joan

The Crooked Billet
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Movie•1930

The Crooked Billet

Movie•1950

Challenge: Science Against Cancer

Movie•1964

Choice

Dreaming Lips
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Movie•1937

Dreaming Lips

Movie•1961

The Fiercest Heart

Movie•1932

The Face at the Window

The President's Plane Is Missing
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Movie•1973

The President's Plane Is Missing

Black Limelight
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Movie•1938

Black Limelight

Breakdowns of 1942
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Movie•1942

Breakdowns of 1942