Paul Massie
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Paul Massie was a Canadian
actor
and academic. 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.
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. Also in 1958 he acted in a 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. was director.
Massie played the characters of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the 1960 Hammer horror
film The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
. Unusually, he played Jekyll in make-up as an old, unattractive, bearded man, and his villainous counterpart Hyde as his young, handsome self. He appeared in The Rebel (1960), a vehicle for British comedian Tony Hancock
, as a budding artist.
In 1963 he acted in William Fairchild's play, Breaking Point, at the Golders Green Hippodrome
, London with John Gregson, Robert Beatty, and Robert Ayres in the cast. John Barron was director.
Later in his career, Massie shifted his focus to teaching, and became a revered member of the faculty at the University of South Florida
in Tampa, where he had often been an 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.
Paul Massie died on June 8, 2011, in Liverpool, Nova Scotia
, at the age of 78. He had resided on the South Shore of Nova Scotia since his retirement from the University of South Florida in 1996.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and academic. He later became a theater professor at the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
in the 1970s. He remained on faculty until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1996.
Massie won a BAFTA Award in 1959 for "most promising newcomer" for his role in the Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version , among other adaptations...
film Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill was a 1958 British wartime drama film. It starred Paul Massie, Eddie Albert and Lillian Gish. It was directed by Anthony Asquith based on a story by Donald C. Downes.-Plot summary:...
(1958) in which he portrayed an American bomber pilot in Nazi-occupied France. Also in 1958 he acted in a Peter Hall production of Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
' play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955...
, at the Comedy Theatre in London with Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley was an American actress, primarily in television and theatre, but with occasional film performances....
and Leo McKern
Leo McKern
Reginald "Leo" McKern, AO was an Australian-born British actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and movies, and more than 200 stage roles.-Early life:...
also in the cast. was director.
Massie played the characters of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the 1960 Hammer horror
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later...
film The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is a 1960 horror film by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher, and stars Paul Massie as Dr. Jekyll, and co-stars Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee and David Kossoff. It was written by Wolf Mankowitz, based on the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr...
. Unusually, he played Jekyll in make-up as an old, unattractive, bearded man, and his villainous counterpart Hyde as his young, handsome self. He appeared in The Rebel (1960), a vehicle for British comedian Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock
Anthony John "Tony" Hancock was an English actor and comedian.-Early life and career:Hancock was born in Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, but from the age of three was brought up in Bournemouth, where his father, John Hancock, who ran the Railway Hotel in...
, as a budding artist.
In 1963 he acted in William Fairchild's play, Breaking Point, at the Golders Green Hippodrome
Golders Green Hippodrome
Golders Green Hippodrome was built in 1913 by Bertie Crewe as a 3000-seat Music Hall, to serve North London and the new tube rail expansion into Golders Green....
, London with John Gregson, Robert Beatty, and Robert Ayres in the cast. John Barron was director.
Later in his career, Massie shifted his focus to teaching, and became a revered member of the faculty at the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
in Tampa, where he had often been an 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.
Paul Massie died on June 8, 2011, in Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia...
, at the age of 78. He had resided on the South Shore of Nova Scotia since his retirement from the University of South Florida in 1996.