Walter Massey

Walter Massey

Born
19 August 1928
Died
4 August 2014 (aged 85)
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth name
Walter Edward Hart Massey
Height
183 cm
Known for
Actor

Quebec-based actor whose career spanned five decades. He studied at the Professional Broadway Workshops under Harold Clurman and Sanford Meisner. He worked in the United States (notably for Joseph Papp's NY Shakespeare Festival) as well as for many of the major companies in Canada including the Bulldog, National Arts Centre and Centaur Theatre, Montreal. He was co-founder of the King's Theatre in Prince Edward Island, the Piggery Theatre and Playwrights Workshop. He was also a founding member of Canadian Actors' Equity and served in the governing bodies of both the local and national associations for over 34 years.