Michael Massee
Michael Massee (born September 1, 1952 in Kansas City , Missouri , † October 20, 2016 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and speaker.
Life
Michael Massee was born to a couple of writers in Kansas City, but shortly after his birth he moved with his parents to Paris , where he also grew up. After graduating from school, he first traveled to various countries in Europe , North Africa and the Middle East . He eventually graduated from college in the United States with a degree in drama and literature.
In addition to appearances in television series such as Carnivàle , 24 , the X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI , Revelations - The Revelation or FlashForward , he played in well-known films such as Catwoman , Amistad , Lost Highway and Sieben . Michael Massee gained notoriety in 1993 while filming the feature film The Crow . Another projectile was stuck in the weapon with which he was supposed to shoot the main character Brandon Lee . Since production was delayed, no dummies had been used for some shooting scenes, but real cartridges from which only the gunpowder had been removed, but not the primer. This drove a projectile from such a cartridge into the barrel, where it got stuck. This projectile then became a lethal projectile for Lee when a blank cartridge was fired and the gas pressure released with it. Massee said in an interview that he regularly dreamed of the tragic event and would never get over it.
Massee died on October 20, 2016 at the age of 64 from complications from cancer .
Filmography (selection)
TV Shows
- 1995: The Marshal ( The Marshal , episode 1x06)
- 1996: Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun ( Picket Fences , episode 4x11)
- 1996: The X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The X-Files , episode 4x05)
- 1996: Murder One (2 episodes)
- 1997: Big Easy - Roads to Sin ( The Big Easy , episode 2x06)
- 1998: Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( Millennium , episode 2x14)
- 1999: LA Doctors (episode 1x19)
- 1997-2001: Nash Bridges (2 episodes)
- 2001–2002: 24 (12 episodes)
- 2002: Practice - The Lawyers ( The Practice , episode 6x17)
- 2003: Threat Matrix - Red Alert ( Threat Matrix , episode 1x05)
- 2003: Los Angeles Police Report ( LA Dragnet , episode 2x04)
- 2003–2005: Carnivàle (5 episodes)
- 2005: The Batman (voice) (episode 2x10)
- 2005: Criminal Minds (episode 1x14)
- 2005–2006: Alias - Die Agentin ( Alias , 2 episodes)
- 2007: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , episode 4x22)
- 2007: Supernatural (2 episodes)
- 2008: Shark (episode 2x12)
- 2008: Criminal Intent - Crime in the sights ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , episode 7x16)
- 2009: CSI: NY (episode 6x07)
- 2009–2010: FlashForward (8 episodes)
- 2010: Law & Order: LA ( Law & Order: Los Angeles , episode 1x02)
- 2011: Human Target (episode 2x12)
- 2010-2013: Rizzoli & Isles (4 episodes)
- 2011: Dr. House ( House MD , episode 8x01)
- 2011: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , episode 12x08)
- 2012: Fringe - Borderline cases of the FBI ( Fringe , episode 4x15)
- 2013: Ironside (episode 1x06)
- 2015: The Blacklist (2 episodes)
Feature films
- 1991: My Father is Coming - A Bavarian in New York (My Father Is Coming)
- 1994: Home of Angels
- 1994: The Crow - The Crow (The Crow)
- 1995: Burnzy's Last Call
- 1995: Sahara Desert of Death
- 1995: Tales from the Hood
- 1995: Seven (Seven)
- 1995: The Low Life
- 1996: Blond is Revenge (An Unfinished Affair)
- 1996: Nothing but Trouble with Women (Mojave Moon)
- 1996: Days like this ... (One Fine Day)
- 1997: Jamaica Beat
- 1997: Lost Highway
- 1997: The Last Don (miniseries)
- 1997: The End of Violence (The End of Violence)
- 1997: The Game
- 1997: Playing God
- 1997: Amistad
- 1997: Guy
- 1999: The Florentine
- 1999: Bad City Blues
- 1999: The White River Kid
- 2001: The Theory of the Leisure Class
- 2001: Mr. Undercover
- 2003: Momentum (Project Momentum)
- 2004: NYPD 2069
- 2004: Catwoman
- 2005: Revelations (Revelations)
- 2007: Pandemic - Deadly Pathogens (Pandemic)
- 2007: Underdog - Undefeated because he flies (Underdog)
- 2011: The Resident
- 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man
- 2013: CBGB
- 2014: At the Devil's Door
- 2014: The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
- 2015: The Wolves of Savin Hall
- 2016: Everlasting
- 2016: Last Man Club
Web links
- Michael Massee in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Virtual memorial on findagrave.com . , accessed on March 8, 2020.
- ↑ Jeff Conner, Robert Zuckerman: The Crow: The Movie . Kitchen Sink Press, Northampton (Massachusetts), 1993, ISBN 0-87816-285-2 , LCCN 96-130166 ; and Titan, London, 1995, ISBN 1-85286-652-7 .
- ↑ Steven Williams: Michael Massee Finally Talks About Accidentally Killing Brandon Lee . Contactmusic.com, May 4, 2005, accessed October 26, 2016.
- ^ Daniel E. Slotnik: Michael Massee, 64, Screen Villain Haunted by the Accidental Death of Brandon Lee, Dies . The New York Times, October 27, 2016, accessed March 8, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Massee, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th October 2016 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |