Daniel Massey (actor)

He died of Hodgkin's disease. He had been appearing in a stage production of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial at the Bucks County Playhouse at the time of his death. Massey was married four times, twice to well-known actresses: Adrienne Corri and Penelope Wilton. Soon after appearing in that film, he was found dead in New Hope, Pennsylvania of a drug overdose. He also made many stage appearances, notably in musicals such as Gigi and Stephen Sondheim's Follies. Morris's career began to fade in the 1950s, and he only appeared in three films from 1948 until his final role in 1970's The Great White Hope. Massey appeared in numerous British films from the 1950s onwards, without ever becoming a major star, and the 1968 award would be the high point of his career. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for 1929's Alibi, but perhaps his finest role is in the early prison film The Big House, which was a huge success and propelled his career.

He would later play Noel Coward in the 1968 Julie Andrews vehicle, Star!, a performance for which he won a Golden Globe award. Born in New York City, the son of actor William Morris, Morris is most famous for his role in the Boston Blackie detective series of the 1940s, but his film career began in 1917 in An Amateur Orphan. He made his film debut as a child in Noel Coward's flag-waver, In Which We Serve (1942) -- Coward being his godfather. John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 - September 11, 1970) was an American actor. Daniel Massey was born and died in London, England. Although successful on stage and screen, his career was eclipsed by other members of Canada's noted Massey family: his father, Raymond Massey, his sister, Anna Massey and his uncle Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada.

Daniel Raymond Massey (October 10, 1933 - March 25, 1998) was a British-Canadian actor.