Walter Massey

Walter Edward Hart Massey (August 19, 1928 – August 4, 2014) was a Canadian actor, best known for voicing Principal Herbert Haney on the animated series Arthur and The Doctor in the English version of The Mysterious Cities of Gold. He was based in Montreal, Quebec.

He played Dr. Donald Stewart on the 1990s version of Lassie, and had numerous roles on stage, and in films and television, for more than six decades. Massey was the cousin of actor Raymond Massey and was a founding member of Canadian Actors' Equity.

Walter Massey's father, Denton, was an engineer and Ontario politician.

Massey died in Montreal, Quebec on August 4, 2014.

Awards In 1988, the Canadian Actors' Equity Association voted him the Larry McCance Award for his service to the organization. He was also presented with the Montreal ACTRA Award of Excellence in 2007.

Filmography

Now That April's Here (1958) – John Williams A Cool Sound from Hell (1959) – Pilot The Unforeseen (1960) The Unpredictable Leader (1965) Seaway (1965) – Himself Illegal Abortion (1966) Don't Let the Angels Fall (1969) – Police Sergeant Espolio (1970) Loving and Laughing (1971) Dr. Simon Locke (1971) – Ed Family Court (1971) – Court Clerk Our Land is Our Life (1974) The Heatwave Lasted Four Days (1975) The 1 CAG Story (1977) – Narrator Duplessis (1977) – George Marler Blood Relatives (1978) – Mr. Lowery Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978) – Father Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary (1978) Tomorrow Never Comes (1978) – Sergeant Two Solitudes (1978) Legends and Life of the Inuit (1978) Soils of Canada (1978) Bravery in the Field (1979) – Policeman in Hospital Amber Waves (1980) Astro Boy (1980) – Peter's Owner (Cinelume Dub) Agency (1980) – Minister Acting Class (1980) – Narrator Under New Management (1981) – Narrator Happy Birthday to Me (1981) – Conventioneer Leader Gas (1981) – Major Bright Top Priority - 1981 Ulysses 31 (1981) – Aeolus (English Version) Black Mirror (1981) – Julie's Father The Concert Man (1982) – Narrator Hard Feelings (1982) – Mr. Fitch The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982) – Captain Perez/The Doctor (English Version) Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983) – Theodore Roosevelt Snow Job (1983) – Guest Appearance Belle and Sebastian (1984) – Inspector Garcia Evil Judgement (1984) – Ron/Robertson Mrs. Soffel (1984) – District Attorney The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) – Texan Discussions in Bioethics: Happy Birthday (1985) Caffè Italia, Montréal (1985) Blue Line (1985) – Father Breaking All the Rules (1985) – Charlie The Blue Man (1985) – John Westmore Zombie Nightmare (1986) – Mr. Peters The Boy in Blue (1986) – Mayor Spearfield's Daughter (1986) – Bronowski Dead Man's Letters (1986) – English Voiceover Le Dernier Havre (1986) Making Transitions (1986) – Narrator Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987) Shades of Love: Lilac Dream (1987) – Ezra First Journey: Fort William (1987) – Narrator Night Zoo (1987) – Mr. Chagnon The Morning Man (1987) Future Block (1987) Diplodos (1987) – Additional Voices Adventures of the Little Koala (1987) – Papa/Dr. Nose The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987) – Uncle Henry The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1987) – The Man The World of David the Gnome (1987) – King Conrad/Pondent/Walter/Paul/Various Gnomes Bobobobs (1988) – Captain Bob Wouter The Smoggies (1988) – Clarence Of Dice and Men (1988) Malarek (1988) – Judge No Blame (1988) – Mr. Donaldson State Park (1988) – Rancewell Lance et compte II (1988) – Bill Simpson Red Earth, White Earth (1989) – Doc The Twilight Zone (1989) – Professor Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1989) – Judge Jacknife (1989) – Ed Buckman Bumpety Boo (1989) – Additional Voices Nutsberry Town (1989) – Mr. Walnut Maya the Bee (1989) – Old Man Baron Münchhausen in a Whale of a Tale: A German Legend (1989) – Narrator/Baron Münchhausen Whispers (1990) – Bank Manager The Littl' Bits (1990) – Narrator Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli (1990) – Akela, Alexander Sharky and George (1990) – Additional Voices The Little Flying Bears (1990) – Plato The Adventures of Peter Pan (1990) – Additional Voices Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio (1990) – Geppetto Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid (1991) – Additional Voices Jungle Tales (1991) Second Debut (1991) Bob in a Bottle (1991) – Additional Voices Samurai Pizza Cats (1991) – Guru Lou The Hidden Room (1991) – Grandpa Nelligan (1991) – Lord Van Horne The Real Story of O Christmas Tree (1991) – Santa Claus Canada Strikes Oil: Leduc, Alberta 1947 (1991) – Narrator On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919 (1991) Double or Nothing: The Rise and Fall of Robert Campeau (1992) Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992) – Grandpa Samuel/Bob McGorrill Armen and Bullik (1992) – Le capitaine North La conquête de l'Amérique I (1992) The Bush Baby (1992) – Professor Crankshaw Sandokan (1992) – Additional Voices Gulliver's Travels (1992) – Additional Voices Favorite Songs (1992) Christopher Columbus (1992) – Additional Voices Spirou (1992) – Additional Voices David Copperfield (1993) – Doctor Papa Beaver's Storytime (1993) – Papa Beaver Cat Tales (1994) – The Horse The Maharaja's Daughter (1994) – Dr. Donnelly Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) – Phillip the Producer Sirens (1994) – Security Guard/James Tambor Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995) – Herb Hall Robinson Sucroe (1995) Arthur (1996–2015) – Principal Francis Haney, Mr. Marco Night Hood (1996) – Inspector Ganimard How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996) – Mr. Tinkler Space Cases (1996) – Julian Mrtz Animal Crackers (1997) – Additional Voices The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (1997) – Additional Voices Caillou (1997) – Additional Voices Patrol 03 (1997) – Additional Voices Lassie (1997–1999) – Dr. Stewart Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1998) – Additional Voices Eye of the Wolf (1998) Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999), released in the U.S. under the title, The Youngest Godfather – Don Calo Schiro Tommy and Oscar (1999) Monet: Shadow and Light (1999) – Leduc Dead Silent (1999) – Nate Henderson Waking the Dead (2000) – Otto Ellis For Better or For Worse (2000) – Additional Voices Charley and Mimmo (2000) – Grandpa Upstairs, Downstairs Bears (2000) – Dr. Fozzbury A Miss Mallard Mystery (2000) – Additional Voices Wunschpunsch (2000) – Additional Voices The Man Who Talks with Wolves (2001) Varian's War (2001) – Sydney Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension (2002) – Nepol Arthur, It's Only Rock and Roll (2002) – Principal Francis Haney The Stork Derby (2002) – Mr. Walden Caillou's Holiday Movie (2003) – Santa Tripping the Rift (2004) – Additional Voices Billy and Buddy (2004) – Grandpa The Legend of the Christmas Tree (2005) – Priest The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) – President Taft Dr. Norman Bethune (2006) – Grandfather Bethune My First Wedding (2006) – Father James My Daughter's Secret (2007) – Tom A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007) – Wilbur Newman Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) – Additional Voices Secrets of the Summer House (2008) – George III Wickersham The Velveteen Rabbit (2009) – Dr. Kennedy Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa (2012) – Santa