Daniel Massey was an English actor.
Biography[]
Born in London, England, the son of actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen, he studied at Eton and Cambridge and made his film debut in 1942, though his breakthrough role would come in both the stage and screen versions of The Entertainer. Massey would become a well-known face in British cinema, appearing in such productions as Mary Queen of Scots and In the Name of the Father and television roles such as Reverend John Hale in The Crucible.
However Massey was best known as a stage performer, appearing in Shakespearian works including Measure for Measure and Love's Labours Lost as well as Ronald Harwood's Taking Sides. He passed away in 1998.
Singing[]
Though best known for his straight dramatic roles, Massey made a number of musical appearances, originating three leading roles on stage, Charlie in Make Me an Offer, Georg Nowack in She Loves Me, and Gaston in Gigi. He also received an Academy Award for his singing role as Noël Coward (his real-life godfather) in Star!, and played Benjamin Stone in the London production of Follies.
Film[]
Star! (1968)[]
- Forbidden Fruit (solo)
- Dear Little Boy (Dear Little Girl)(duet)
- After The Ball Is Over (solo)
- Has Anybody Seen Our Ship (duet)
Stage[]
Living for Pleasure (1958)[]
- Living for Pleasure (contains solo lines)
- Dustbin Follies (contains solo lines)
- Pretty Miss Brown
- Shepherding Sheep (solo)
- Love You Good - Love You Right (duet)
- Living for Pleasure (reprise)
Make Me An Offer (1959)(originated the role)[]
- The Pram Song (duet)
- Portobello Road (contains solo lines)
- I Want a Lock-Up (duet)
- Make Me An Offer (duet)
- Whatever You Believe (duet)
- The Pram Song (Reprise)(duet)
- I Want A Lock-Up (Reprise)/Finale (Portobello Road)(duet)
She Loves Me (1963)(originated the role)[]
- Prelude/Good Morning, Good Day (contains solo lines)
- Sounds while Selling (contains solo lines)
- Three Letters (duet)
- Tonight at Eight (solo)
- Tango Tragique (solo)
- Where's My Shoe? (duet)
- She Loves Me (solo)
- Finale (duet)
Gigi (1973)(originated the role)[]
- It's a Bore (contains solo lines)
- Waltz at Maxim's (solo)
- The Night They Invented Champagne (contains solo lines)
- Gaston's Soliloquy (solo)
- Gigi (solo)
Follies (1987)[]
- Don't Look at Me (duet)
- Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (contains solo lines)
- The Road You Didn't Take (solo)
- Too Many Mornings (duet)
- Live, Laugh, Love (solo)
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