This week I will do info on the guest stars of Episode 20 in Season 12 - The Reluctant American.
Danial Massey plays Leslie Harwood, the one chosen to come to the American west to hopefully turn around a ranch that is owned by their holding firm.
Danial Massey plays Leslie Harwood, the one chosen to come to the American west to hopefully turn around a ranch that is owned by their holding firm.
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Massey was born in London in 1933. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. He was a member of the noted Massey family, which included his father, Raymond Massey, his sister, Anna Massey and his uncle Vincent Massey, a Governor General of Canada. His mother was the actress Adrianne Allen.
Daniel's first film was at age 9 in In Which We Serve (1942) wherein he played the son of Noel Coward, his real-life godfather. Decades later he played Coward in the film Star! (1968) with Julie Andrews for which he received an Oscar nod and Golden Globe win.
Daniel's first film was at age 9 in In Which We Serve (1942) wherein he played the son of Noel Coward, his real-life godfather. Decades later he played Coward in the film Star! (1968) with Julie Andrews for which he received an Oscar nod and Golden Globe win.
Other highlights of his career were his stage roles, especially that of the German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler in Ronald Harwood's Taking Sides; Massey won the 1995 Olivier Award for his performance. He recreated the role for Broadway a year later earning a Tony nomination. His other stage appearances included musicals such as She Loves Me, Gigi (as Gaston), and Stephen Sondheim's Follies (as Benjamin Stone), for which he won another Olivier Award. In the 1980s and 1990s, he also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in productions such as Love's Labours Lost, Measure for Measure and The Time of Your Life, the latter alongside John Thaw. On television, highlights include The Crucible (1980) as Reverend Hale, The Golden Bowl (1972) as the Prince and his performance as an AIDS patient in Intimate Contact (1987).
Massey was married three times, two of his wives being well-known actresses:
Adrienne Corri (1961–1967)
Penelope Wilton (1975–1984); one daughter, Alice Massey
Linda Wilton (1986–1998)
He died in London after a three-year battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. Massey worked in theatre throughout his cancer treatments, rarely missing a performance.
Massey was married three times, two of his wives being well-known actresses:
Adrienne Corri (1961–1967)
Penelope Wilton (1975–1984); one daughter, Alice Massey
Linda Wilton (1986–1998)
He died in London after a three-year battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. Massey worked in theatre throughout his cancer treatments, rarely missing a performance.
