Deceased

How Did Raymond Massey Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asRaymond Hart MasseyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/08/1896Born inToronto, Ontario, CanadaDied29/07/1983 (aged 86)Died inLos AngelesCausepneumoniaWikidataQ531461 ↗Buried atBeaverdale Memorial ParkTMDb#2669 ↗

Raymond Hart Massey 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.

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Filmography75 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	78
1973	The President's Plane Is MissingMovie	Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey	77
1973	My Darling Daughters' AnniversaryMovie	Matthew Cunningham	77
1972	All My Darling DaughtersMovie	Matthew Cunningham	76
1970	Night GallerySeries	Colonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies")	74
1969	Mackenna's GoldMovie	The Preacher	73
1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series	B. Elzie Bubb	70
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	66
1962	How the West Was WonMovie	Abraham Lincoln	66
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	66
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie	65
1961	The Queen's GuardsMovie	—	65
1961	The Fiercest HeartMovie	Willem Prisloom	65
1960	The Great ImpostorMovie	Abbott Donner	64
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Captain William Brooks	63
1959	RiverboatSeries	Sir Oliver Garnett	63
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	Amos Claypool	62
1958	The Naked and the DeadMovie	General Cummings	62
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Montezuma IX	61
1957	Omar KhayyamMovie	The Shah	61
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Malachi West	60
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Sir George Sidney, MP	60
1956	The Naked EyeMovie	Narrator (voice)	60
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Sam Pine	59
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	George Apley	59
1955	Battle CryMovie	Major General Snipes	59
1955	Seven Angry MenMovie	John Brown	59
1955	East of EdenMovie	Adam Trask	59
1955	Prince of PlayersMovie	Junius Brutus Booth	59
1954	Climax!Series	Sir George Sidney	58
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Lord Hook	57
1953	The Desert SongMovie	Sheik Yousseff	57
1952	Carson CityMovie	Big Jack Davis	56
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	The Inquisitor	55
1951	The Victor Borge ShowSeries	Self	55
1951	Come Fill the CupMovie	John Ives	55
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	Dr. Clark Evans	54
1950	DallasMovie	Will Marlow	54
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Abe Lincoln	54
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self - Mystery Guest	54
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	54
1950	BarricadeMovie	Boss Kruger	54
1950	Chain LightningMovie	Leland Willis	54
1949	Lights OutSeries	—	53
1949	The FountainheadMovie	Gail Wynand	53
1949	Roseanna McCoyMovie	Old Randall McCoy	53
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	52
1948	Ford TheatreSeries	—	52
1948	Years AgoMovie	Clinton Jones	52
1948	The Ford Theatre HourSeries	Clinton Jones	52
1947	Mourning Becomes ElectraMovie	Ezra Mannon	51
1946	A Matter of Life and DeathMovie	Abraham Farlan	50
1945	God Is My Co-PilotMovie	Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault	49
1945	Hotel BerlinMovie	Arnim von Dahnwitz	49
1944	The Woman in the WindowMovie	Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor	48
1944	Arsenic and Old LaceMovie	Jonathan Brewster	48
1943	Action in the North AtlanticMovie	Capt. Steve Jarvis	47
1942	Reap the Wild WindMovie	King Cutler	46
1942	Breakdowns of 1942Movie	Self	46
1941	49th ParallelMovie	Andy Brock	45
1940	Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMovie	Abe Lincoln	44
1938	The DrumMovie	Prince Ghul	42
1938	Black LimelightMovie	Peter Charrington	42
1937	The HurricaneMovie	DeLaage	41
1937	Fire Over EnglandMovie	King Philip II of Spain	41
1937	Under the Red RobeMovie	Cardinal Richelieu	41
1937	Dreaming LipsMovie	Miguel del Vayo	41
1937	The Prisoner of ZendaMovie	Black Michael	41
1936	Things to ComeMovie	John Cabal / Oswald Cabal	40
1934	The Scarlet PimpernelMovie	Chauvelin	38
1932	The Old Dark HouseMovie	Philip Waverton	36
1932	The Face at the WindowMovie	Paul le Gros	36
1931	The Speckled BandMovie	Sherlock Holmes	35
1930	The Crooked BilletMovie	—	34
1929	High TreasonMovie	Member of Federated States Council	33