Daniel Massey (actor)
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Born | Daniel Raymond Massey 10 October 1933 London, England[1] |
Died | 25 March 1998 London, England | (aged 64)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1953–1998 |
Spouses | Linda Wilton (m. 1986) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Raymond Massey Adrianne Allen |
Relatives | Anna Massey (sister) Vincent Massey (uncle) Alice Massey (aunt) Lionel Massey (cousin) |
Daniel Raymond Massey (10 October 1933 – 25 March 1998) was an English actor and performer. He is possibly best known for his starring role in the British TV drama
Early life
Massey was born in London in 1933. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. He was a member of the noted Massey family, which included his father, Raymond Massey, his sister, Anna Massey and his uncle Vincent Massey, the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada. His mother was the actress Adrianne Allen.
Living with his mother after his parents' divorce, Massey rarely saw his father through most of his adult life; however, they were cast as father and son in
Career
Massey made his film debut as a child in his godfather
He made a major impression as an adult as
Other highlights of his career were his stage roles, especially that of the German conductor
He appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Follies as Benjamin Stone in the West End in 1987.[10] In the 1980s and 1990s, he also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in productions such as Love's Labour's Lost, Measure for Measure and The Time of Your Life, the latter alongside John Thaw.
In 1970 Massey played the role of the openly gay character Daniel, alongside a cast headed by
Other television highlights of Massey's career include
Personal life
Massey was married three times, two of his wives being well-known actresses:
- Adrienne Corri (1961–1967)[13][14]
- stillborn son.
- Linda Wilton (1986–1998) (a sister of Penelope)[14]
- Massey also had a close friendship/relationship with Marilu Henner. The two worked together in 1985 in Italy making the film, Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986). Henner wrote she fell for Massey.
Death
He died in London, on 25 March 1998 from
Selected filmography
- In Which We Serve (1942) – Bobby Kinross
- Girls at Sea (1958) – Flag. Lt. Courtney
- Operation Bullshine (1959) – Bombardier Peter Palmer
- Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) – Wesley Cotes
- The Entertainer (1960) – Graham
- The Queen's Guards (1961) – John Fellowes
- Go to Blazes (1962) – Harry
- The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) – Elder Brother
- The Jokers (1967) – Riggs
- Star! (1968) – Noël Coward
- Fragment of Fear (1970) – Maj. Ricketts
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) – Robert Dudley
- The Vault of Horror (1973) – Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
- The Incredible Sarah (1976) – Victorien Sardou
- The Devil's Advocate (1977) – Black
- Warlords of Atlantis (1978) – Atraxon
- The Cat and the Canary(1978) – Dr. Harry Blythe
- Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986) - Hugo DeLassey
- Bad Timing (1980) – Foppish Man
- Escape to Victory (1981) – Colonel Waldron
- Scandal (1989) – Mervyn Griffith-Jones
- In the Name of the Father (1993) – Prosecutor
- The Miracle Maker (2000) – Cleopas(voice) (final film role)
References
- ^ BFI biodata
- ^ Star! tcm.com, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ " Star! Awards" tcm.com, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ " The Entertainer film" tcm.com, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ "Daniel Massey Filmography" tcm.com, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ "Olivier Award Winners, 1996" olivierawards.com, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ Taking Sides Playbill, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ She Loves Me Playbill, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ Gigi Playbill, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ Clines, Francis X. "'Follies' Restaged in London" The New York Times, 23 July 1987
- ^ " The Roads to Freedom BBC Two" bbc.co.uk, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ " The Crucible, BBC One London, 12 April 1981" bbc.co.uk, retrieved 21 October 2017
- ^ "Adrienne Corri obituary" The Guardian, 28 March 2016
- ^ a b c Staff. "Daniel Massey dead at 64" Variety, 11 May 1998
- ^ a b Vallance, Tom. "Obituary: Daniel Massey" The Independent, 28 March 1998
- ^ Gussow, Mel. "Daniel Massey, a Stage Actor With Great Range, Dies at 64" The New York Times, 29, March 1998
Granada Television: screen credits.
External links
- Daniel Massey at IMDb
- Daniel Massey at the Internet Broadway Database