He is also known for his role in the American film Star! Massey was born in London in His mother was the actress Adrianne Allen. Living with his mother after his parents' divorce, Massey rarely saw his father through most of his adult life; however, they were cast as father and son in The Queen's Guards He would later play Coward in the Julie Andrews vehicle Star!
He made a major impression as an adult as Laurence Olivier 's son-in-law in the stage and screen versions of John Osborne 's The Entertainer film in He also stole mostly every scene he appeared in the Alan Bleasdale classic G.
He died in London, on 25 March from Hodgkin's lymphomawhich had been diagnosed in Massey worked in theatre throughout his cancer treatments, rarely missing a performance. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.
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