Michael Groo Massee (September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016) was an American actor. Active on screen for three decades, he frequently portrayed villainous characters. His film roles include Funboy in the dark fantasy The Crow (1994), Newton in the horror anthology Tales from the Hood (1995), Andy in the neo-noir Lost Highway (1997), and the Gentleman in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel. Massee also voiced Bruce Banner in the first two entries of Marvel Animated Features in 2006. On television, he played Ira Gaines on the first season of the Fox action drama 24 (2001–2002), Isaiah Haden on the NBC fantasy mystery Revelations (2005), Dyson Frost on the ABC science fiction drama FlashForward (2009–2010), and Charles Hoyt on the TNT police procedural Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2013).

Early life Michael Groo Massee was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1952, the younger of two children born to Jack Groo Massee and his wife, Holly ( Hoover), of Prairie Village, Kansas.Another Me (pp. 46-47), books.google.com. Accessed December 11, 2022.

The family moved to Paris, France, during Massee's childhood. After high school, Massee moved back to the United States, settling in New York, where he graduated from Hunter College and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Career In 1993, Massee portrayed the character Funboy in the film The Crow, starring Brandon Lee. Massee was the actor who fired the shot that accidentally killed Lee on the set, as a result of an improperly prepared prop gun. Traumatized by the event, he returned to New York and took a year off from acting, and never saw the film. In an interview in 2005, Massee said that he still had nightmares about it, stating, "I don't think you ever get over something like that."

In 1995, Massee played the cop Newton in the film Tales from the Hood. He provided the voice for the villain Spellbinder in The Batman, as well as appearing on the television series 24 as the villain Ira Gaines. He provided the voice of Bruce Banner for the Ultimate Avengers animated film and its sequel, Ultimate Avengers 2. He appeared in the film Seven alongside Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. He appeared in David Lynch's Lost Highway as Andy. He played the physical manifestation of Management (a.k.a. Lucius Belyakovin) on HBO's Carnivàle. He guest-starred in The X-Files episode "The Field Where I Died". He also appeared in the 2005 NBC TV miniseries Revelations as the main antagonist. In 2006, he guest-starred in Criminal Minds as a serial killer on death row. He also guest-starred in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Reunion" as a rock star. He appeared in the American TV series FlashForward as villain Dyson Frost. He appeared as a hunter, Kubrick, on the series Supernatural in 2007.

Massee portrayed imprisoned serial killer Charles Hoyt in the first two seasons of the TV series Rizzoli & Isles. He played Gustav Fiers / Gentleman in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man and reprised the role in the 2014 sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. In 2014, Massee, who spoke French, appeared in the French series Interventions.

Personal life and death Massee married Ellen Sussdorf in 1997, with whom he had two children: Jack and Lily. The couple owned a clothing boutique in Los Angeles.

Massee died of stomach cancer in Los Angeles on October 20, 2016, at the age of 64.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 My Father Is Coming Joe 1994 The Crow Funboy Six Days Six Nights Uncredited Home of Angels Detective Baines 1995 The Low Life Bartender Tales from the Hood Newton Se7en Man in Booth at Massage Parlor Sahara Leroux Burnzy's Last Call Luke 1996 Guy Mark Mojave Moon Fifth Guy One Fine Day Eddie Parker 1997 Lost Highway Andy The End of Violence Guy in Bar The Game Airbag EMT Galliano Playing God Gage Amistad Prison Guard Jamaica Beat Ian Benjamin 1999 The Florentine Nick Bad City Blues Eugene Grimes The White River Kid Ralph Pines 2001 Corky Romano Angry Gunman The Theory of the Leisure Class McMillon 2004 Catwoman Armando 2006 Ultimate Avengers Bruce Banner (voice) Direct-to-video A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther 2007 Underdog Supershep (voice) 2009 Pandemic Federal Prisoner 2011 The Resident Security Tech 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Gustav Fiers / Gentleman Reclamation Lawrence Shiftlet Short 2013 CBGB Officer Stan 2014 At the Devil's Door Uncle Mike The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Gustav Fiers / Gentleman The Last Survivors Walker The Wolves of Savin Hill Theo 2016 Everlasting Leor Last Man Club John Final film role

Television Year Title Role Notes1995 The Marshal Stanley Episode: "Protection" Sahara Leroux Television film1996 Picket Fences Episode: "Bloodlines" The X-Files Vernon Ephesian Episode: "The Field Where I Died" Murder One Donny McKee 2 episodes 1997 The Big Easy Roland Sava Episode: "Night Music" 1997–2001 Nash Bridges Gerard Marquette / Harley Corzine 1997 The Last Don Jim Losey Episodes #1.2 & #1.3 1998 Millennium Purdue Episode: "The Pest House" 1999 L.A. Doctors Howard Episode: "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" 2001–2002 24 Ira Gaines 12 episodes 2002 The Practice Norman Tucker Episode: "Fire Proof" 2003–2005 Carnivàle Russian SoldierYoung Lucius Belyakov 5 episodes2003 Threat Matrix Campbell Prokop Episode: "Patriot Acts" Dragnet Victor Hellman Episode: "The Magic Bullet"2005 Revelations Isaiah Haden 6 episodes The Batman Spellbinder (voice) Episode: "The Butler Did It" 2005–2006 Alias Dr. Gonzalo Burris 2 episodes 2006 Criminal Minds Jacob Dawes Episode: "Riding the Lightning"2007 Cold Case Kiril Episode: "Cargo" Supernatural Kubrick 2 episodes2008 Shark Duncan Mercer Episode: "Partners in Crime" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jordie Black Episode: "Reunion" 2009–2010 FlashForward D. GibbonsDyson Frost 8 episodes 2009 CSI: NY Casey Steele Episode: "Hammer Down" 2010–2013 Rizzoli & Isles Charles Hoyt 4 episodes 2010 Law & Order: LA Denis Watson Episode: "Echo Park"2011 Human Target Henry Claypool Episode: "The Trouble with Harry" House Frank Episode: "Twenty Vicodin" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Stan Richardson Episode: "Crime After Crime"2012 Fringe Anson Carr Episode: "A Short Story About Love" Dakota George Episode: "Down $770" 2013 Ironside Stan Nagy Episode: "Pentimento" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Michael 'Pa' Williams Episode: "Imprisoned Lives" 2014 Interventions Jean-Francois Montfort 2015 The Blacklist Karakurt 2 episodes

Video games Year Title Role 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional voices

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