Michael Massee
Michael Massee | |
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Born | Michael Groo Massee September 1, 1952 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | October 20, 2016 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 64)
Alma mater | Hunter College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–2016 |
Spouse |
Ellen Sussdorf (m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
Michael Groo Massee (September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016) was an American actor. Active on screen during a three decade career, he frequently portrayed villainous characters. His film roles include Funboy in the dark fantasy
Early life
Michael Groo Massee was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1952, the younger of two children born to Jack Groo Massee and his wife, Holly (née Hoover), of Prairie Village, Kansas.[1][2]
The family moved to Paris, France, where Massee grew up and, after high school, he came back to the United States settling in New York, where he graduated from Hunter College and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.[citation needed]
Career
In 1993, Massee portrayed the character Funboy in the film The Crow, starring Brandon Lee. Massee was the actor who fired the shot that accidentally killed Lee on the set, as the result of an improperly prepared prop gun. Traumatized by the event, he returned to New York and took a year off from acting, and never saw the film. In an interview in 2005, 12 years after the incident, Massee said that he still had nightmares about it, stating, "I don't think you ever get over something like that."[3]
In 1995, Massee played the cop Newton in the film
Massee portrayed imprisoned serial killer "Dr." Charles Hoyt in the first two seasons of the TV series
Personal life
Massee married Ellen Sussdorf in 1997, with whom he had two children: Jack and Lily. The couple owned a clothing boutique in Los Angeles.
Death
Massee died of stomach cancer in Los Angeles on October 20, 2016, at the age of 64.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | My Father is Coming | Joe | |
1994 | The Crow | Funboy | |
Six Days Six Nights | Uncredited | ||
Home of Angels | Detective Baines | ||
1995 | The Low Life | Bartender | |
Tales from the Hood | Newton | ||
Se7en | Man in Booth at Massage Parlor | ||
Sahara | Leroux | ||
Burnzy's Last Call | Luke | ||
1996 | Guy |
Mark | |
Mojave Moon | Fifth Guy | ||
One Fine Day | Eddie Parker | ||
1997 | Lost Highway | Andy | |
The End of Violence | Guy in Bar | ||
The Game | Airbag EMT Galliano | ||
Playing God | Gage | ||
Amistad | Prison Guard | ||
Jamaica Beat | Ian Benjamin | ||
1999 | The Florentine | Nick | |
Bad City Blues | Eugene Grimes | ||
The White River Kid | Ralph Pines | ||
2001 | Corky Romano | Angry Gunman | |
The Theory of the Leisure Class | McMillon | ||
2004 | Catwoman | Armando | |
2006 | Ultimate Avengers | Dr. Bruce Banner |
Voice, Direct-to-video |
Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther | |||
2007 | Underdog | Supershep | Voice |
2009 | Pandemic | Federal Prisoner | |
2011 | The Resident | Security Tech | |
2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man |
Gustav Fiers / Gentleman | |
Reclamation | Lawrence Shiftlet | Short | |
2013 | CBGB | Officer Stan | |
2014 | At the Devil's Door | Uncle Mike | |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Gustav Fiers / Gentleman | ||
The Last Survivors | Walker | ||
The Wolves of Savin Hill | Theo | ||
2016 | Everlasting | Leor | |
Last Man Club | John | Final film role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | The Marshal | Stanley | Episode: "Protection" |
Sahara | Leroux | TV movie | |
1996 | Picket Fences | Episode: "Bloodlines" | |
The X-Files | Vernon Ephesian | Episode: "The Field Where I Died" | |
Murder One | Donny McKee | Episode: "Chapter Five, Year Two" "Chapter Six, Year Two" | |
1997 | The Big Easy | Roland Sava | Episode: "Night Music" |
1997–2001 | Nash Bridges | Gerard Marquette / Harley Corzine | |
1997 | The Last Don | Jim Losey | Episodes #1.2 & #1.3 |
1998 | Millennium | Purdue | Episode: "The Pest House" |
1999 | L.A. Doctors | Howard | Episode: "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" |
2001–2002 | 24 | Ira Gaines |
12 episodes |
2002 | The Practice | Norman Tucker | Episode: "Fire Proof" |
2003–2005 | Carnivàle | Russian Soldier Young Lucius Belyakov |
5 episodes |
2003 | Threat Matrix | Campbell Prokop | Episode: "Patriot Acts" |
Dragnet | Victor Hellman | Episode: "The Magic Bullet" | |
2005 | Revelations |
Isaiah Haden | 6 episodes |
The Batman | Spellbinder | Voice | |
2005–2006 | Alias | Dr. Gonzalo Burris | Episodes: "The Horizon" "There's Only One Sydney Bristow" |
2006 | Criminal Minds | Jacob Dawes | Episode: " Riding the Lightning "
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2007 | Cold Case | Kiril | Episode: "Cargo" |
Supernatural |
Kubrick | Episodes: "Bad Day at Black Rock" "Fresh Blood" | |
2008 | Shark |
Duncan Mercer | Episode: "Partners in Crime" |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jordie Black | Episode: "Reunion" | |
2009–2010 | FlashForward | D. Gibbons Dyson Frost |
8 episodes |
2009 | CSI: NY | Casey Steele | Episode: "Hammer Down" |
2010–2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Charles Hoyt | 4 episodes |
2010 | Law & Order: LA | Denis Watson | Episode: "Echo Park" |
2011 | Human Target | Henry Claypool | Episode: "The Trouble with Harry" |
House | Frank | Episode: "Twenty Vicodin" | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stan Richardson | Episode: "Crime After Crime" | |
2012 | Fringe | Anson Carr | Episode: "A Short Story About Love" |
Dakota | George | Episode: "Down $770" | |
2013 | Ironside | Stan Nagy | Episode: "Pentimento" |
2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michael 'Pa' Williams | Episode: "Imprisoned Lives" |
2014 | Interventions | Jean-Francois Montfort | |
2015 | The Blacklist |
Karakurt | Episodes: "Quon Zhang (No. 87)" "Karakurt (No. 55)" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices |
References
- ^ Another Me (pp. 46-47), books.google.com. Accessed December 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Slotnick, Daniel E. (October 26, 2016). "Michael Massee, 64, Screen Villain Haunted by the Accidental Death of Brandon Lee, Dies". The New York Times. p. A24.
- ^ "'Extra' Archive: Michael Massee on Brandon Lee's Death (2005 Interview)". extratv. YouTube. October 27, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ Schwerdtfeger, Conner (October 27, 2016). "How Andrew Garfield Feels About One Of Spider-Man's Biggest Mysteries". CinemaBlend. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
External links
- Michael Massee at IMDb