ACTOR
Daniel Massey
1933 - 1998

Daniel Massey
Daniel Raymond Massey (10 October 1933 – 25 March 1998) was an English actor and performer. He is possibly best known for his starring role in the British TV drama The Roads to Freedom, as Daniel, alongside Michael Bryant. He is also known for his role in the 1968 American film Star!, as Noël Coward (Massey's godfather), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Massey is the 7,237th most popular actor (down from 6,497th in 2024), the 5,392nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,784th in 2019) and the 815th most popular British Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Daniel Massey ranks 7,237 out of 13,578. Before him are Claudia Christian, Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Ewald Balser, Diego Ramos, Kay Johnson, and Jim Backus. After him are Hillary Brooke, Herbert Knaup, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Virginia Davis, Brooke Smith, and Alexander Ludwig.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaudia Christian
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 7,232
Anna-Maria Sieklucka
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 7,233
Ewald Balser
1898 - 1978
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 7,234
Diego Ramos
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 7,235
Kay Johnson
1904 - 1975
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 7,236
Jim Backus
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 7,237
Daniel Massey
1933 - 1998
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 7,238
Hillary Brooke
1914 - 1999
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 7,239
Herbert Knaup
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 7,240
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 7,241
Virginia Davis
1918 - 2009
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 7,242
Brooke Smith
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 7,243
Alexander Ludwig
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 7,244
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Daniel Massey ranks 497. Before him are James Meredith, Boris Tatushin, Renato Pirocchi, Johnny Unitas, Peter Orlovsky, and Sheila Hancock. After him are Steve Shirley, Jeffrey Goldstone, Mihály Mayer, Raúl Sánchez, Lloyd Price, and Colin Davis. Among people deceased in 1998, Daniel Massey ranks 302. Before him are Dušan Pašek, Boris Tatushin, Charles Korvin, Dan Osman, Tommy Flowers, and Sam Balter. After him are E. M. S. Namboodiripad, Valerie Hobson, Rudy Dhaenens, Hammond Innes, Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, and Justin Fashanu.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsJames Meredith
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 491
Boris Tatushin
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1998
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 492
Renato Pirocchi
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2002
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 493
Johnny Unitas
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1933 - 2002
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 494
Peter Orlovsky
WRITER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 495
Sheila Hancock
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 496
Daniel Massey
ACTOR
1933 - 1998
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 497
Steve Shirley
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2025
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 498
Jeffrey Goldstone
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 499
Mihály Mayer
ATHLETE
1933 - 2000
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 500
Raúl Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 501
Lloyd Price
SINGER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 502
Colin Davis
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 503
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsDušan Pašek
ATHLETE
1960 - 1998
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 296
Boris Tatushin
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1998
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 297
Charles Korvin
ACTOR
1907 - 1998
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 298
Dan Osman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 299
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 300
Sam Balter
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 301
Daniel Massey
ACTOR
1933 - 1998
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 302
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 303
Valerie Hobson
ACTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 304
Rudy Dhaenens
CYCLIST
1961 - 1998
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 305
Hammond Innes
WRITER
1913 - 1998
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 306
Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1998
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 307
Justin Fashanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 1998
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 308
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Daniel Massey ranks 5,394 out of 8,785. Before him are Sarah Trimmer (1741), Michael Thomas (1967), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), Gem Archer (1966), Glyn Johns (1942), and Terry Chimes (1956). After him are Rebecca Solomon (1832), George Hutson (1889), Noni Madueke (2002), Owen Barfield (1898), Herbert Roper Barrett (1873), and Dannie Abse (1923).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSarah Trimmer
WRITER
1741 - 1810
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 5,388
Michael Thomas
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 5,389
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1781
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 5,390
Gem Archer
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 5,391
Glyn Johns
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 5,392
Terry Chimes
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 5,393
Daniel Massey
ACTOR
1933 - 1998
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 5,394
Rebecca Solomon
PAINTER
1832 - 1886
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 5,395
George Hutson
ATHLETE
1889 - 1914
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 5,396
Noni Madueke
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 5,397
Owen Barfield
WRITER
1898 - 1997
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 5,398
Herbert Roper Barrett
TENNIS PLAYER
1873 - 1943
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 5,399
Dannie Abse
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 5,400
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Daniel Massey ranks 815. Before him are Peter Cook (1937), Phyllis Logan (1956), John McEnery (1943), Jackie Burroughs (1939), Lynne Frederick (1954), and Sylvia Syms (1934). After him are Louise Lombard (1970), Keith Allen (1953), Sean Pertwee (1964), Naomi Scott (1993), Trevor Goddard (1962), and John Lynch (1961).
Peter Cook
1937 - 1995
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 809
Phyllis Logan
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 810
John McEnery
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 811
Jackie Burroughs
1939 - 2010
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 812
Lynne Frederick
1954 - 1994
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 813
Sylvia Syms
1934 - 2023
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 814
Daniel Massey
1933 - 1998
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 815
Louise Lombard
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 816
Keith Allen
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 817
Sean Pertwee
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 818
Naomi Scott
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 819
Trevor Goddard
1962 - 2003
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 820
John Lynch
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 821



























































