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My Take
Michael Massee is the kind of actor who could make your skin crawl without saying a word — and honestly, that's a rare gift. From Kansas City to Hunter College to Hollywood, he built a career as one of cinema's most reliable unsettling presences, and I mean that as the highest compliment. His turn as Funboy in The Crow is legitimately chilling, and the fact that he was so shaken by the on-set accident involving Brandon Lee says everything about the kind of thoughtful, conscience-driven person he was behind the intensity. He showed up in David Lynch's Lost Highway and immediately fit that dreamlike dread like a glove. By the time he popped up as the Gentleman in The Amazing Spider-Man films, he was still quietly stealing scenes. He passed away in October 2016, and the character-actor world lost someone genuinely irreplaceable — the guy you couldn't take your eyes off even when he wasn't the one talking.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Massee
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・マッシー
- Reading
- まいける・まっしー
- Born
- August 16, 1955 – October 20, 2016
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- University
- Hunter College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Michael Massee born?
August 16, 1955 – October 20, 2016.
Where is Michael Massee from?
Michael Massee is from Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
What does Michael Massee do?
Michael Massee works as actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.