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).
Filmography
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
as Matthew Cunningham
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
as Matthew Cunningham
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
Mackenna's Gold
as The Preacher
Mackenna's Gold
as The Preacher
Choice
as Narrator
Choice
as Narrator
How the West Was Won
as Abraham Lincoln
How the West Was Won
as Abraham Lincoln
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey
as Narrator
Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey
as Narrator
The Queen's Guards
The Queen's Guards
The Fiercest Heart
as Willem Prisloom
The Fiercest Heart
as Willem Prisloom
The Great Impostor
as Abbott Donner
The Great Impostor
as Abbott Donner
Seconds for Survival
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Seconds for Survival
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Naked and the Dead
as General Cummings
The Naked and the Dead
as General Cummings
Omar Khayyam
as The Shah
Omar Khayyam
as The Shah
Mayerling
as The Prime Minister
Mayerling
as The Prime Minister
The True Story of the Civil War
as Narrator
The True Story of the Civil War
as Narrator
The Naked Eye
as Narrator (voice)
The Naked Eye
as Narrator (voice)
East of Eden
as Adam Trask
East of Eden
as Adam Trask
Seven Angry Men
as John Brown
Seven Angry Men
as John Brown
Battle Cry
as Major General Snipes
Battle Cry
as Major General Snipes
Prince of Players
as Junius Brutus Booth
Prince of Players
as Junius Brutus Booth
The American Road
as Narrator
The American Road
as Narrator
The Desert Song
as Sheik Yousseff
The Desert Song
as Sheik Yousseff
Carson City
as Big Jack Davis
Carson City
as Big Jack Davis
Come Fill the Cup
as John Ives
Come Fill the Cup
as John Ives
David and Bathsheba
as Nathan
David and Bathsheba
as Nathan
Sugarfoot
as Jacob Stint
Sugarfoot
as Jacob Stint
Dallas
as Will Marlow
Dallas
as Will Marlow
Challenge: Science Against Cancer
as Narrated by (voice)
Challenge: Science Against Cancer
as Narrated by (voice)
Barricade
as Boss Kruger
Barricade
as Boss Kruger
Chain Lightning
as Leland Willis
Chain Lightning
as Leland Willis
Roseanna McCoy
as Old Randall McCoy
Roseanna McCoy
as Old Randall McCoy
The Fountainhead
as Gail Wynand
The Fountainhead
as Gail Wynand
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Ezra Mannon
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Ezra Mannon
Possessed
as Dean Graham
Possessed
as Dean Graham
A Matter of Life and Death
as Abraham Farlan
A Matter of Life and Death
as Abraham Farlan
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
Hotel Berlin
as Arnim von Dahnwitz
Hotel Berlin
as Arnim von Dahnwitz
The Woman in the Window
as Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
The Woman in the Window
as Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Jonathan Brewster
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Jonathan Brewster
Action in the North Atlantic
as Capt. Steve Jarvis
Action in the North Atlantic
as Capt. Steve Jarvis
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
Desperate Journey
as Major Otto Baumeister
Desperate Journey
as Major Otto Baumeister
Reap the Wild Wind
as King Cutler
Reap the Wild Wind
as King Cutler
Dangerously They Live
as Dr. Ingersoll
Dangerously They Live
as Dr. Ingersoll
Santa Fe Trail
as John Brown
Santa Fe Trail
as John Brown
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Abe Lincoln
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Abe Lincoln
The Drum
as Prince Ghul
The Drum
as Prince Ghul
The Hurricane
as DeLaage
The Hurricane
as DeLaage
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Black Michael
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Black Michael
Under the Red Robe
as Cardinal Richelieu
Under the Red Robe
as Cardinal Richelieu
Fire Over England
as King Philip II of Spain
Fire Over England
as King Philip II of Spain
Things to Come
as John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
Things to Come
as John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
The Old Dark House
as Philip Waverton
The Old Dark House
as Philip Waverton
The Face at the Window
as Paul le Gros
The Face at the Window
as Paul le Gros
High Treason
as Member of Federated States Council
High Treason
as Member of Federated States Council