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Walter Massey (actor)

Walter Massey (actor)

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Walter Edward Hart Massey (born August 19, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 actor. He has had numerous roles on stage, movies, and television for more than five decades. Massey is the cousin of actor Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian-born American actor.-Early life:Massey was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Anna and Chester Daniel Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company...

 and is a founding member of Canadian Actors' Equity.

He played the part of U.S. President Taft
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States....

 in the 2005 movie The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical sports film based on the life of Francis Ouimet. The film is directed by Bill Paxton and Shia LaBeouf plays the role of Ouimet...

. His other roles include:
  • The Velveteen Rabbit
    The Velveteen Rabbit
    The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real is a children's novel written by Margery Williams and illustrated by William Nicholson. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner...

     (2009) - Dr.
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Walter Edward Hart Massey (born August 19, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 actor. He has had numerous roles on stage, movies, and television for more than five decades. Massey is the cousin of actor Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian-born American actor.-Early life:Massey was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Anna and Chester Daniel Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company...

 and is a founding member of Canadian Actors' Equity.

He played the part of U.S. President Taft
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States....

 in the 2005 movie The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical sports film based on the life of Francis Ouimet. The film is directed by Bill Paxton and Shia LaBeouf plays the role of Ouimet...

. His other roles include:
  • The Velveteen Rabbit
    The Velveteen Rabbit
    The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real is a children's novel written by Margery Williams and illustrated by William Nicholson. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner...

     (2009) - Dr. Kennedy
  • Secrets of the Summer House (2008) - George III Wickersham
  • Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) - Additional Voices
  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007) - Wilbur Newman
  • My Daughter's Secret (2007) - Tom
  • Arthur's Missing Pal (2006) - Principal Herbert Haney
  • Dr. Norman Bethune (2006) - Grandfather Bethune
  • Tripping the Rift
    Tripping the Rift
    Tripping the Rift is a CGI science fiction comedy television series. It is based on two short animations published on the Internet by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. The series aired on the Canadian speciality channel, Space, in 2004. Canada's cartoon network Teletoon has been airing the series...

     (2004) - Additional Voices
  • Arthur's Halloween (2004) - Principal Herbert Haney
  • Caillou's Holiday Movie (2003) - Santa
  • The Stork Derby (2002) - Mr. Walden
  • Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension (2002) - Nepol
  • Varian's War (2001) - Sydney
  • Charley and Mimmo
    Charley and Mimmo
    Charley and Mimmo is a Canadian animated Children's Series from Quebec that currently airs on YTV.- Plot :Charley and Mimmo consists of a typical family in a suburban town. The son, Charley , are the main characters...

     (2000) - Grandpa
  • For Better or For Worse
    For Better or For Worse
    For Better or For Worse is a comic strip by Lynn Johnston that began in September 1979, and ended the main story on August 30, 2008, with a postscript epilogue the following day. Starting on September 1, 2008, the strip began re-telling its original story by means of a combination of newly drawn...

     (2000) - Additional Voices
  • Waking the Dead
    Waking the Dead
    Waking the Dead may refer to:* Waking the Dead , an album by US rock band, L.A. Guns* Waking the Dead , a US film, produced in 2000, and starring Jennifer Connelly and Billy Crudup based on the Scott Spencer novel...

     (2000) - Otto Ellis
  • Dead Silent
    Dead Silent
    Dead Silent is the second single by the Finnish gothic metal band Silentium from their fourth studio album Seducia. The single was released in 12 September 2007 as a digital single worldwide.- Tracklist :1. Dead Silent [Edit]
    ...

     (1999) - Nate Henderson
  • Monet: Shadow and Light (1999) - Leduc
  • Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999), released in the U.S. under the title, The Youngest Godfather - Don Calo Schiro
  • Lassie
    Lassie (1997 TV series)
    Lassie is a Canadian television series which aired from 1997 to 1999 on YTV in Canada and Sunday nights on the Animal Planet network in the United States, as a remake of the original Lassie TV series about a boy and his faithful dog...

     (1997-1999) - Dr. Stewart
  • Space Cases
    Space Cases
    Space Cases is a science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon for two seasons. Created by Peter David and Bill Mumy, it premiered on March 2, 1996, and was cancelled a year later. It aired for a time on Nickelodeon's Saturday night block of shows known as Snick, and on Nickelodeon UK...

     (1996) - Julian Mrtz
  • How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996) - Mr. Tinkler
  • Night Hood
    Night Hood
    Night Hood was a cartoon series inspired by the Arsène Lupin novels and was produced by Cinar for television audiences in both English and French-speaking nations. It was set in the 1930s...

     (1996) - Inspector Ganimard
  • Arthur
    Arthur (TV series)
    Arthur is an American-Canadian educational television series for children, that airs on PBS in the United States; Radio-Canada, Knowledge and TVOKids in Canada; ABC2 in Australia and BBC One/ CBBC in the UK...

     (1996-present) - Principal Herbert Haney
  • The Little Lulu Show
    The Little Lulu Show
    The Little Lulu Show is a Canadian animated television series, based on the Marjorie Henderson Buell comic book character Little Lulu. The show was produced by CINAR Animation, and aired on HBO Family from June 30, 1995 to February 21, 1999. The series centered on the life and adventures of Lulu...

     (1995) - Dentist
  • Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995) - Herb Hall
  • Sirens
    Sirens (TV series)
    Sirens is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC in 1993, and then in syndication from 1994 to 1995.-Synopsis:Sirens focused on the work and lives of three rookie female Pittsburgh police officers...

     (1994) - Security Guard/James Tambor
  • Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
    Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
    Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle was a film released in 1994. It was written and directed by Alan Rudolph and starred Jennifer Jason Leigh as the writer Dorothy Parker....

     (1994) - Phillip the Producer
  • The Maharaja's Daughter (1994) - Dr. Donnelly
  • Papa Beaver's Storytime
    Papa Beaver's Storytime
    Papa Beaver's Storytime is a French animated television series based on a series of children's story books by the French author Père Castor. The series which was produced by Cinar, originally aired between 1993–1994 on the Canadian Family Channel and the French channel France 3.- Synopsis :Each...

     (1994) - Papa Beaver
  • David Copperfield (1993) - Additional Voices
  • Sharky and George (1992)
  • La conquête de l'Amérique I (1992)
  • Armen and Bullik (1992) - Le capitaine North
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    Are You Afraid of the Dark? can refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a television series.* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a novel by Sidney Sheldon....

     (1992) - Grandpa Samuel/Bob McGorrill
  • Double or Nothing: The Rise and Fall of Robert Campeau (1992)
  • On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919 (1991)
  • Canada Strikes Oil: Leduc, Alberta 1947 (1991) - Narrator
  • Nelligan
    Nelligan
    -People:* David Neligan * Émile Nelligan , a Quebec poet* James L. Nelligan , former US politician member of the United States House of Representatives* Kate Nelligan , a Canadian actress...

     (1991) - Lord Van Horne
  • The Hidden Room (1991) - Grandpa
  • The Little Flying Bears
    The Little Flying Bears
    The Little Flying Bears is an animated television series produced by Zagreb Film and CinéGroupe. It was a Croatian/Canadian co-production which originally aired in 1991.This cartoon help children realize the importance of protecting the environment...

     (1991) - Plato
  • Second Debut (1991)
  • Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio (1990) - Gepetto
  • Samurai Pizza Cats
    Samurai Pizza Cats
    Samurai Pizza Cats, known as in Japan, is an anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Sotsu Agency. The series was aired from February 1, 1990 to February 12, 1991, totaling up to 54 Episodes....

     (1990) - Guru Lou/Crow Magnon (Bad Manx)
  • Maya the Bee
    Maya the Bee
    The Adventures of Maya the Bee is a German book, comic book series and animated television series, first written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The series has been published also in many other languages besides German.The stories revolve around a little bee named Maya and her friends...

     (1990) - Old Man
  • The Littl' Bits
    The Littl' Bits
    is an Japanese anime television series with 26 episodes, produced in 1980 by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan. First shown on TV Tokyo, its Saban-produced English translation was featured on the children's television station Nick Jr...

     (1990) - Mayor Bossabit
  • Whispers
    Whispers
    Whispers is a novel by American suspense author Dean Koontz, originally published in 1980. It was the first of Koontz's novels to appear on the New York Times Bestsellers List, and is widely credited with launching his career as a best-selling author...

     (1990) - Bank Manager
  • Baron Münchhausen in a Whale of a Tale: A German Legend (1989) - Baron Münchhausen
  • The Jungle Book (1989) - Akela/Mowgli's Father
  • Jacknife
    Jacknife
    Jacknife is a 1989 American film directed by David Jones and starring Robert De Niro and Ed Harris. The film focuses on a small, serious story, with emphasis on characterization and the complex tension between people in a close relationship...

     (1989) - Ed Buckman
  • Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster
    Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster
    Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster is an action film released in 1990, written by Don Carmody, and John Dunning, and directed by George Erschbamer. The star of the first snake eater Lorenzo Lamas once again returns as an ex-marine out to right the wrongs of the big city. He is not alone for this...

     (1989) - Judge
  • Malarek (1989) - Judge
  • The Twilight Zone (1989) - Professor
  • Red Earth, White Earth (1989) - Doc
  • Lance et compte II (1988) - Bill Simpson
  • State Park
    State park
    State parks are parks or other protected areas of the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. State...

     (1988) - Rancewell
  • No Blame (1988) - Mr. Donaldson
  • Of Dice and Men (1988)
  • The Smoggies
    The Smoggies
    The Smoggies or Stop the Smoggies was an animated children's television show by Cinar that started airing in 1988. It is originally from Canada but the show aired in the United States under the name Stop the Smoggies in 1994 as well as in France as SOS Polluards.The show took place on or around a...

     (1988) - Polluto
  • Bobobobs
    Bobobobs
    Bobobobs is an animated children's television series. It was produced by the Catalan company BRB Internacional in 1988. In Catalan it was called Els Bobobobs , but when it was dubbed into English by Cinelume for Telefilm Canada, it was merely entitled Bobobobs...

     (1988) - Captain Bob Wouter
  • Ox Tales
    Ox Tales
    Ox Tales is an animated television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V., Tele-Image Japan Inc. and Meander Studio in association with Saban Entertainment. It was a Japanese-Dutch co-production based on a Dutch comic strip "Ox Tales" created by Wil Raymakers and Thijs Wilms...

     (1988) - Bruce the Bear
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987) - Kaliko
  • Adventures of the Little Koala
    Adventures of the Little Koala
    is an anime TV series that aired originally in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 4, 1984 through March 28, 1985, and then aired in the United States on Nickelodeon dubbed in English from 1987 to 1994. It also aired in Greece, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, in the Arabic-speaking world and other...

     (1987) - Papa
  • Future Block (1987)
  • Night Zoo
    Night Zoo
    Night Zoo is a 1987 Canadian film. It is directed and written by Jean-Claude Lauzon. The drama made its debut at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Synopsis:...

     (1987) - Mr. Chagnon
  • First Journey: Fort William (1987) - Narrator
  • Shades of Love: Lilac Dream (1987) - Ezra
  • Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987)
  • Making Transitions (1986) - Narrator
  • Spearfield's Daughter (1986) - Bronowski
  • The Boy in Blue
    The Boy in Blue
    The Boy in Blue is a 1986 movie by Charles Jarrott starring Nicolas Cage. The movie is based on the life of Ned Hanlan....

     (1986) - Mayor
  • Zombie Nightmare
    Zombie Nightmare
    Zombie Nightmare is a 1986 zombie movie directed by Jack Bravman. This movie was filmed in the suburbs of Montreal, Canada. It stars Jon Mikl Thor. The plot, in brief, is based around a musclebound teenage baseball player who gets run over by a car driven by a bunch of teenagers. The boy’s mother...

     (1986) - Mr. Peters
  • The Blue Man
    The Blue Man
    The Blue Man is a mystery, science fiction novel written by American author Kin Platt. It is the first in the four book "Steve Forrester" series...

     (1985) - John Westmore
  • Breaking All the Rules
    Breaking All the Rules
    Breaking All the Rules may refer to:*"Breaking All the Rules," a song from the Ozzy Osbourne album No Rest for the Wicked*"Breaking All the Rules," a song by the girl group She Moves...

     (1985) - Charlie
  • Blue Line
    Blue Line
    Blue Line may refer to:*The "blue line" mark on an airspeed indicator for a multi-engine aircraft indicating VYSE.*Blue line , the line between center ice and each team's zone*Blue Line by Yae-Geography:...

     (1985) - Father
  • Caffe Italia Montréal (1985)
  • Discussions in Bioethics: Happy Birthday (1985)
  • The Hotel New Hampshire
    The Hotel New Hampshire
    The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1981 coming of age novel by John Irving.-Plot summary:This novel is the story of the Berrys, a quirky New Hampshire family composed of a married couple, Win and Mary, and their five children. The parents, both from the small town of Dairy, New Hampshire, fall in love...

     (1984) - Texan
  • Mrs. Soffel
    Mrs. Soffel
    Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American film drama based on the true Buck McGovern and the Biddle Boys case of 1901 Pittsburgh, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson...

     (1984) - District Attorney
  • Evil Judgement (1984) - Ron/Robertson
  • Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983) - Theodore Roosevelt
  • Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982) - Doctor (English Version)
  • Hard Feelings (1982) - Mr. Fitch
  • The Concert Man (1982) - Narrator
  • Black Mirror (1981) - Julie's Father
  • Ulysses 31
    Ulysses 31
    is a Franco-Japanese anime series that updates the Greek and Roman mythology of Odysseus to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 episodes each lasting 24 mins and was produced by D.i.C...

     (1981) (English Version)
  • Gas
    Gas (film)
    Gas is a 2004 comedy/drama film, directed by Henry Chan. The film stars Flex Alexander and Khalil Kain .-Plot:...

     (1981) - Major Bright
  • Happy Birthday to Me
    Happy Birthday to Me
    Happy Birthday to Me is a 1981 Canadian slasher film directed by J. Lee Thompson, written by John C.W. Saxton and starring Glenn Ford. It was released May 15, 1981...

     (1981) - Conventioneer Leader
  • Under New Management (1981) - Narrator
  • Acting Class (1980) - Narrator
  • Agency (1980) - Minister
  • Amber Waves (1980)
  • Bravery in the Field (1979) - Policeman in Hospital
  • Soils of Canada (1978)
  • Legends and Life of the Inuit (1978)
  • Two Solitudes
    Two Solitudes
    The term Two Solitudes may refer to:* Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan*Two Solitudes , 1978 motion picture written and directed by Lionel Chetwynd, based on the 1945 novel...

     (1978)
  • Tomorrow Never Comes
    Tomorrow Never Comes
    Tomorrow Never Comes is the Debut album by XINLISUPREME, released in 2002. Stylus Magazine Top 20 Favorite Albums of 2002.Impacting and buckling together to form something new and unique...

     (1978) - Sergeant
  • Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary
  • Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
    Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
    Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is the title of two films based on a novel of the same name by Mordecai Richler.-Synopsis:Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is about a young boy who strives to be heard. He is nicknamed "Two-Two" for having to say things twice to be heard. One day, he decided...

     (1978) - Father
  • Blood Relatives
    Blood Relatives
    Blood Relatives is a 1978 French film directed by Claude Chabrol....

     (1978) - Mr. Lowery
  • Duplessis
    Duplessis
    Duplessis was a historical television series in Quebec that aired in 1978. It tells the story of Maurice Duplessis, the controversial premier of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. It is one of the most famous mini-series in Quebec television history...

     (1977) - George Marler
  • The 1 CAG Story (1977) - Narrator
  • Our Land is Our Life (1974)
  • Family Court
    Family court
    For family court in Hong Kong, see Family Court A family court is a court convened to decide matters and make orders in relation to family law, such as custody of children...

     (1971) - Count Clerk
  • Dr. Simon Locke
    Dr. Simon Locke
    Dr. Simon Locke was a Canadian medical drama that was syndicated to television stations in the United States from 1971 to 1974 through the sponsorship of Colgate-Palmolive....

     (1971) - Ed
  • Loving and Laughing (1971)
  • Espolio (1970)
  • Don't Let the Angels Fall
    Don't Let the Angels Fall
    Don't Let the Angels Fall is a 1969 Canadian drama film directed by George Kaczender. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival,-Cast:* Arthur Hill - Robert* Sharon Acker - Barbara* Charmion King - Myrna* Jonathan Michaelson - Guy...

     (1969) - Police Sergeant
  • Illegal Abortion (1966)
  • Seaway
    Seaway
    Seaway is a Canadian drama series that aired on CBC from 1965 to 1966. The series was a Seaway Films production in collaboration with the UK's ATV, with production money provided by the CBC...

     (1965) - Himself
  • The Unpredictable Leader (1965)
  • (re-syndicated (1985) version of)The Jetsons
    The Jetsons
    The Jetsons is a prime-time animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The original incarnation of the series aired Sunday nights on ABC from September 23, 1962 to March 3, 1963.It was Hanna-Barbera’s space age counterpart to The Flintstones...

     (1962)
  • The Unforeseen (1960)
  • A Cool Sound from Hell (1959) - Pilot
  • Now That April's Here (1958) - John Williams

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