Daniel Massey (actor)

Daniel Raymond Massey (October 10, 1933 - March 25, 1998) was a British-Canadian actor. 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 Massey was born and died in London, England. He made his film debut as a child in Noel Coward's flag-waver, In Which We Serve (1942) -- Coward being his godfather. He would later play Noel Coward in the 1968 Julie Andrews vehicle, Star!, a performance for which he won a Golden Globe award. 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 also made many stage appearances, notably in musicals such as Gigi and Stephen Sondheim's Follies.

Massey was married four times, twice to well-known actresses: Adrienne Corri and Penelope Wilton. He died of Hodgkin's disease.


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He died of Hodgkin's disease.
. Massey was married four times, twice to well-known actresses: Adrienne Corri and Penelope Wilton. He has been married three times and has five children. He also made many stage appearances, notably in musicals such as Gigi and Stephen Sondheim's Follies. The PBS television version in 1992 earned him an Emmy Award. 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. In 1990 he played Truman Capote in the one-man stage play, Tru, for which he received a second Tony Award (and his fifth nomination), this time for dramatic performance.

He would later play Noel Coward in the 1968 Julie Andrews vehicle, Star!, a performance for which he won a Golden Globe award. His most recent credit was the 2000 City of Angels, a minor medical drama in which he had a regular part. He made his film debut as a child in Noel Coward's flag-waver, In Which We Serve (1942) -- Coward being his godfather. He had a featured role in the 1993 miniseries, Wild Palms. Daniel Massey was born and died in London, England. Morse has appeared in numerous TV shows, beginning in 1955 with the soap opera The Secret Storm and including mysteries, comedies, and variety shows. 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. Morse was in the original Broadway cast of Sugar, a 1972 stage version of Some Like It Hot, for which he was nominated for another Tony.

Daniel Raymond Massey (October 10, 1933 - March 25, 1998) was a British-Canadian actor. In 1965 he appeared in the black comedy The Loved One, a movie based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh that satirized the funeral business in Los Angeles, in particular the Forest Lawn Cemetery. He also starred in the 1968 movie version. Pierpont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, for which he received a Tony Award in 1961. His most famous role was that of J.

Morse created the role of Barnaby in The Matchmaker on Broadway in 1955 opposite Ruth Gordon, and reprised the role in 1958 in the filmed version, this time opposite Shirley Booth. He served in the US Navy in the Korean War. Morse was born in Newton, Massachusetts. Morse is best known for his appearances in musicals and plays on Broadway, and has also acted in movies and TV shows.

Robert Morse, (born May 18, 1931) is an American actor.