Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor.
Known for his commanding, stage-trained voice, Massey's best remembered roles included Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Abraham Farlan in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Dr. Gillespie in the series Dr. Kildare (1961–66).
For playing the title role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
He had three children, two of whom (Daniel Massey and Anna Massey) became actors in their own right.
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Film roles
- The Speckled Band (1931) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Old Dark House (1932) as Philip Waverton
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) as Citizen Chauvelin
- Things to Come (1936) as John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
- Fire Over England (1937) as Philip II of Spain
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) as Black Michael
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Abraham Lincoln
- 49th Parallel (1941) as Andy Brock
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) as King Cutler
- Desperate Journey (1942) as Major Otto Baumeister
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) as Jonathan Brewster
- The Woman in the Window (1944) as District Attorney Frank Lalor
- Hotel Berlin (1945) as Arnim von Dahnwitz
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) as Abraham Farlan
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) as Brigadier General Ezra Mannon
- The Fountainhead (1949) as Gail Wynand
- The Desert Song (1953) as Sheik Yousseff
- Battle Cry (1955) as Major General Snipes
- East of Eden (1955) as Adam Trask
- Seven Angry Men (1955) as John Brown
- The Naked and the Dead (1958) as General Cummings
- How the West Was Won (1962) as Abraham Lincoln
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) as the Preacher
Television roles
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959, episode "Road Hog") as Colonel Archie Dittman
- Wagon Train (1960, episode "Princess of a Lost Tribe") as Montezuma IX
- Dr. Kildare (1961–66) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Night Gallery (1971–72, episodes "Clean Kills and Other Trophies" and "Rare Objects") as Colonel Archie Dittman and Doctor Glendon, respectively
Theatre roles
- Hamlet (1931) as Hamlet
- Ethan Frome (1936) as Ethan Frome
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938–39) as Abraham Lincoln
- Pygmalion (1945–46) as Professor Henry Higgins
- J.B. (1958–59) as Mr. Zuss
