Filmography
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Known For
Arsenic and Old Lace Jonathan Brewster (1942) -
East of Eden Adam Trask (1955) -
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abe Lincoln (1940) -
Known For
A Matter of Life and Death Abraham Farlan (1946) -
Actor
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary Matthew Cunningham (1973) -
The President's Plane Is Missing Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey (1973) -
All My Darling Daughters Matthew Cunningham (1972) -
Night Gallery Dr. Glendon (1971-1972) -
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age Abraham Lincoln (1971) -
Mackenna's Gold The Preacher (1969) -
Saint Joan The Inquisitor (1967) -
Insight POW in Communist China (1960-1967) -
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. B. Elzie Bubb (1966) -
Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie (1961-1966) -
The Shield of Freedom Narrator (1963)
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![The Eleventh Hour]( "The Eleventh Hour")
The Eleventh Hour Dr. Leonard Gillespie (1963) -
![How the West Was Won]( "How the West Was Won")
How the West Was Won Abraham Lincoln (1962) -
![The Queen's Guards]( "The Queen's Guards")
The Queen's Guards Captain Fellowes (1961) -
![Adventures in Paradise]( "Adventures in Paradise")
Adventures in Paradise Captain William Brooks (1961) -
![Our American Heritage]( "Our American Heritage")
Our American Heritage President Abraham Lincoln (1961) -
![The Fiercest Heart]( "The Fiercest Heart")
The Fiercest Heart Willem Prinsloo (1961) -
![The Great Impostor]( "The Great Impostor")
The Great Impostor Abbott Donner (1960) -
![Wagon Train]( "Wagon Train")
Wagon Train Montezuma IX (1960) -
![Riverboat]( "Riverboat")
Riverboat Sir Oliver Garnett (1960) -
![Zane Grey Theater]( "Zane Grey Theater")
Zane Grey Theater Malachi West (1960) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Father Ricquoi (1960) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sam Pine (1959) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Paul von Hindenburg (1955-1959) -
![Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse]( "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse")
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Amos Claypool (1959) -
![The Naked and the Dead]( "The Naked and the Dead")
The Naked and the Dead Gen. Cummings (1958) -
![Now That April's Here]( "Now That April's Here")
Now That April's Here Narrator (1958) -
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre Sir George Sidney, MP (1958) -
![Omar Khayyam]( "Omar Khayyam")
Omar Khayyam The Shah (1957) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre Paul Hardwick (1957) -
![Producers' Showcase]( "Producers' Showcase")
Producers' Showcase The Prime Minister (1955-1957) -
Man's Heritage Host (1956)
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![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Doc Woodward (1956) -
![Goodyear Playhouse]( "Goodyear Playhouse")
Goodyear Playhouse (1956) -
![I Spy]( "I Spy")
I Spy Anton the Spymaster (1955-1956) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents Judge Benton (1952-1956) -
![Ford Star Jubilee]( "Ford Star Jubilee")
Ford Star Jubilee Abraham Lincoln (1956) -
![The 20th Century-Fox Hour]( "The 20th Century-Fox Hour")
The 20th Century-Fox Hour George Apley (1955) -
![Seven Angry Men]( "Seven Angry Men")
Seven Angry Men John Brown (1955) -
![East of Eden]( "East of Eden")
East of Eden Adam Trask (1955) -
![Battle Cry]( "Battle Cry")
Battle Cry Maj. Gen. Snipes (1955) -
![Prince of Players]( "Prince of Players")
Prince of Players Junius Brutus Booth (1955) -
![The Desert Song]( "The Desert Song")
The Desert Song Sheik Yousseff (1953) -
![Carson City]( "Carson City")
Carson City Big Jack Davis (1952) -
![Lights Out]( "Lights Out")
Lights Out (1952) -
![Betty Crocker Star Matinee]( "Betty Crocker Star Matinee")
Betty Crocker Star Matinee (1951) -
![Come Fill the Cup]( "Come Fill the Cup")
Come Fill the Cup John Ives (1951) -
![David and Bathsheba]( "David and Bathsheba")
David and Bathsheba Nathan (1951) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Abe Lincoln (1951) -
![Sugarfoot]( "Sugarfoot")
Sugarfoot Jacob Stint (1951) -
![Dallas]( "Dallas")
Dallas Will Marlow (1950) -
![Pulitzer Prize Playhouse]( "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse")
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Abraham Lincoln (1950) -
![The Clock]( "The Clock")
The Clock (1950) -
![Barricade]( "Barricade")
Barricade Boss Kruger (1950) -
![Chain Lightning]( "Chain Lightning")
Chain Lightning Leland Willis (1950) -
![The Ford Theatre Hour]( "The Ford Theatre Hour")
The Ford Theatre Hour Mr. Radfern (1948-1950) -
![Roseanna McCoy]( "Roseanna McCoy")
Roseanna McCoy Old Randall McCoy (1949) -
![The Fountainhead]( "The Fountainhead")
The Fountainhead Gail Wynand (1949) -
![Mourning Becomes Electra]( "Mourning Becomes Electra")
Mourning Becomes Electra Ezra Mannon (1947) -
![Possessed]( "Possessed")
Possessed Dean Graham (1947) -
![A Matter of Life and Death]( "A Matter of Life and Death")
A Matter of Life and Death Abraham Farlan (1946) -
![God Is My Co-Pilot]( "God Is My Co-Pilot")
God Is My Co-Pilot Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault (1945) -
![Hotel Berlin]( "Hotel Berlin")
Hotel Berlin Arnim von Dahnwitz (1945) -
![The Woman in the Window]( "The Woman in the Window")
The Woman in the Window District Attorney Frank Lalor (1944) -
![A Canterbury Tale]( "A Canterbury Tale")
A Canterbury Tale Narrator (US version) (1944) -
![Action in the North Atlantic]( "Action in the North Atlantic")
Action in the North Atlantic Capt. Steve Jarvis (1943) -
![Desperate Journey]( "Desperate Journey")
Desperate Journey Major Otto Baumeister (1942) -
![Reap the Wild Wind]( "Reap the Wild Wind")
Reap the Wild Wind King Cutler (1942) -
![Arsenic and Old Lace]( "Arsenic and Old Lace")
Arsenic and Old Lace Jonathan Brewster (1942) -
![Dangerously They Live]( "Dangerously They Live")
Dangerously They Live Dr. Ingersoll (1941) -
![49th Parallel]( "49th Parallel")
49th Parallel Andy Brock (1941) -
![Santa Fe Trail]( "Santa Fe Trail")
Santa Fe Trail John Brown (1940) -
![Abe Lincoln in Illinois]( "Abe Lincoln in Illinois")
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abe Lincoln (1940) -
![Footsteps in the Sand]( "Footsteps in the Sand")
Footsteps in the Sand Peter Charrington (1939) -
![The Drum]( "The Drum")
The Drum Prince Ghul (1938) -
![The Hurricane]( "The Hurricane")
The Hurricane DeLaage (1937) -
![The Prisoner of Zenda]( "The Prisoner of Zenda")
The Prisoner of Zenda Black Michael (1937) -
![Under the Red Robe]( "Under the Red Robe")
Under the Red Robe Cardinal Richelieu (1937) -
![Dreaming Lips]( "Dreaming Lips")
Dreaming Lips Miguel del Vayo (1937) -
![Fire Over England]( "Fire Over England")
Fire Over England Philip of Spain (1937) -
![Things to Come]( "Things to Come")
Things to Come John Cabal / Oswald Cabal (1936) -
![The Scarlet Pimpernel]( "The Scarlet Pimpernel")
The Scarlet Pimpernel Chauvelin (1934) -
![The Old Dark House]( "The Old Dark House")
The Old Dark House Philip Waverton (1932) -
The Face at the Window Paul le Gros (1932)
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![The Speckled Band]( "The Speckled Band")
The Speckled Band Sherlock Holmes (1931) -
The Crooked Billet Undetermined Role (1929)
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Actor
![High Treason]( "High Treason")
High Treason Member of Federated States Council (1929) -
Writer
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre (1958) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! (1956) -
WriterRound the Film Studios (1937)
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Archive footage
![Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]( "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver")
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![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2014) -
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![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
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![The Naked Archaeologist]( "The Naked Archaeologist")
The Naked Archaeologist (2008) -
![Waiting for Hockney]( "Waiting for Hockney")
Waiting for Hockney (2008) -
![Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman]( "Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman")
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![Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America]( "Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2005) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (2002) -
![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
![Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths]( "Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths")
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![Kraft Mystery Theater]( "Kraft Mystery Theater")
Kraft Mystery Theater (1962) -
History Brought to Life (1950)
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Archive footageThe Movies March On (1939)
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![Land of Liberty]( "Land of Liberty")
Land of Liberty (1939)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 554-555. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
Trademark
His portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, whom he portrayed in five different dramatic productions, four by different authors.
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Raymond Hart Massey
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
(age 86)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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