Paul Massie

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Paul Massie (actually Arthur Masse , born July 7, 1932 in St. Catharines , Ontario , † June 8, 2011 in Liverpool , Nova Scotia ) was a Canadian actor who was awarded the BAFTA of English film criticism in 1958 .

Life

Massie went to England in 1952 to study at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and made his first notable film appearance in The Silent War in 1958 , for which he received the BAFTA of English film criticism for best young actor.

By 1962, Massie took a few offers for other films and television productions; so he interpreted u. a. Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde in the hammer production Schlag 12 in London and "Paul" in the Tony Hancock filming The Rebel , but then concentrated on stage work (for example with Breaking Point in London) and, from the middle of the decade, on the role of acting teacher. From the 1970s until his retirement in 1996, he taught at the University of South Florida at Tampa , where he had previously acted and directed. Own appearances in films and television programs were sporadically and mostly limited to guest roles in series, often for Canadian television; Notable was the miniseries The Boy Scout , in which he played the title role for the BBC in 1973 .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1958: The Silent War (Orders to Kill)
  • 1959: The night is my enemy (Libel)
  • 1960: Beat 12 in London (The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll)
  • 1961: The rebel (The Rebel)
  • 1973: Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (Miniseries)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul Massie . Inmemoriam approx . Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ Films and filming 412-423. 1989, p. 29
  3. ↑ Canadian actor Paul Massie dies at 78 . CBC News . June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  4. ^ Carmel Dagan: Paul Massie dies at 78, Canadian actor became Florida professor . Variety . June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Massie, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arthur mass
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Catharines , Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 2011
Place of death Liverpool , Nova Scotia, Canada