Paul Massie
Born
Arthur Dickinson Massé

(1932-07-07)July 7, 1932
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
DiedJune 8, 2011(2011-06-08) (aged 78)
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor
Academic
Years active1958–1998
Known forThe Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

Paul Massie (born Arthur Dickinson Massé; July 7, 1932 – June 8, 2011)[1] was a Canadian actor and academic.[2] He later became a theater professor at the University of South Florida in the 1970s. He remained on faculty until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1996.[3][4]

Massie won a BAFTA Award in 1959 for Most Promising Newcomer for his role in the Anthony Asquith film Orders to Kill (1958) in which he portrayed an American bomber pilot in Nazi-occupied France.[3][5] Also in 1958 he acted in the Peter Hall production of Tennessee Williams' play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Comedy Theatre in London, with Kim Stanley and Leo McKern also in the cast.[1]

Massie played the characters of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the 1960 Hammer horror film The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll.[6] Unusually, he played Jekyll in make-up as an older bearded man, and his villainous counterpart Hyde as his young, handsome self.[7] He also appeared in the thriller Sapphire (1959), and The Rebel (1961), a vehicle for British comedian Tony Hancock, as a budding artist.[8] His later films included the British comedies Raising the Wind (1961) and The Pot Carriers (1962).[9]

In 1963, he acted in William Fairchild's play Breaking Point, at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London with John Gregson, fellow Canadian Robert Beatty, and Robert Ayres in the cast. John Barron was director.[3][10]

In 1965 he appeared in the second episode of the fourth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television seriesThe Avengers. In the episode, entitled "The Gravediggers", he played the villainous character Dr. Johnson.[11]

Later in his career, Massie shifted his focus to teaching, and became a member of the faculty at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he had often been a guest artist-instructor over the years, first appearing in a 1966 production of Tartuffe. He taught acting, scene study, voice production, clowning, directing and other subjects. He also directed numerous productions at USF.[12][4]

Paul Massie died on June 8, 2011, in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, at the age of 78.[3] He had resided on the South Shore of Nova Scotia since his retirement from USF in 1996.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1957High Tide at NoonSailorUncredited
1958Orders to KillGene Summers
1959SapphireDavid Harris
1959LibelJeffrey Buckenham
1960The Two Faces of Dr. JekyllDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
1961The RebelPaul Ashby
1961Raising the WindMalcolm Stewart
1962The Pot CarriersRainbow
1970Docteur CaraïbesDenniger
1991Sam & MeCop two
1995The Naked EyeDavis Parks

References

  1. 1 2 Bergan, Ronald (31 July 2011). "Paul Massie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ↑ The Stage (16 August 2011). "Paul Massie". The Stage.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dagan, Carmel (2011-06-16). "Paul Massie dies at 78, Canadian actor became Florida professor". Variety. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  4. 1 2 "Actor Paul Massie left fame, burgeoning career to teach at USF". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  5. ↑ Obituary, St. Petersburg Times, June 12, 2011, page 5B.
  6. ↑ "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11.
  7. ↑ Hal Erickson. "Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) - Terence Fisher - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  8. ↑ "Paul Massie". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Paul Massie - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  10. ↑ "Breaking Point". Theatricalia. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "The Gravediggers (The Avengers)".
  12. ↑ "Orders to Kill (1958) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
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