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 Roads to Freedom, as Daniel, alongside Michael Bryant. He is also known for his role in the 1968 American film Star! as Noel Coward for which he won a Golden Globe award.
Massey was born in London. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. An enormously famous stag...
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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 Roads to Freedom, as Daniel, alongside Michael Bryant. He is also known for his role in the 1968 American film Star! as Noel Coward for which he won a Golden Globe award.
Massey was born in London. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. An enormously famous stage and screen star, he was a member of the noted Massey family, which included his father, Raymond Massey, his sister, Anna Massey and his uncle Vincent Massey, a Governor General of Canada. His mother was the actress Adrianne Allen. Siding with his mother after his parents divorce, Massey rarely saw his father through most of his adult life.
Massey was married three times, two of his wives being well-known actresses:
He died from Hodgkin's disease aged 64 in London, England and was laid to rest at Putney Vale Cemetery.
Massey made his film...
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