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1	[[quoteright:234:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Michael_Massee_2060.jpg]]
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3	->''"I don't think you ever get over something like that."''
4	-->-- On the death of Brandon Lee
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6	Michael Groo Massee (September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016) was an American actor.
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8	Known for his many villainous roles, Massee was a recurring face in film and television. On the small screen, he made repeat appearances on ''Series/TwentyFour'', ''Series/FlashForward2009'', ''Series/{{Carnivale}}'', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', and ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles''. Some of his more memorable film roles were in ''Film/TheCrow1994'', ''Film/LostHighway'', and ''Film/{{Se7en}}''.
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10	During filming of the ''The Crow'', Massee had the misfortune of firing the improperly constructed prop gun that killed Creator/BrandonLee. Massee was devastated by the accident and took a year out from acting or working at all. He never saw the final film and admitted that Lee's death left him with lasting nightmares, despite being legally cleared of any wrongdoing.
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12	Massee passed away from stomach cancer on October 20, 2016, at the age of 64.
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14	!Film Roles
15	* [[ForTheEvulz Funboy]] in ''[[Film/TheCrow1994 The Crow]{''
16	* Newton in ''Film/TalesFromTheHood''
17	* [[OneSceneWonder The Man in Massage Parlour Booth]] in ''Film/{{Se7en}}''
18	* Andy in ''Film/LostHighway''
19	* Airbag EMT Galliano in ''Film/TheGame1997''
20	* Adrian Geiger in ''Film/Momentum2003''
21	* Armando in ''Film/Catwoman2004''
22	* [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]] in ''WesternAnimation/UltimateAvengers'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateAvengers Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther]]''
23	* [[spoiler:The man in shadows in TheStinger of]] ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''. [[spoiler:Revealed to be [[Literature/SpiderManSinisterSixTrilogy The Gentleman]] in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2''.]]
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25	!Television Roles
26	* [[DiscOneFinalBoss Ira Gaines]] on ''Series/TwentyFour''
27	* [[TheManBehindTheCurtain Management]] on ''Series/{{Carnivale}}''
28	* Spellbinder in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''
29	* [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Kubrick]] on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
30	* [[TheChessmaster Dyson Frost]] on ''Series/FlashForward2009''
31	* [[DarkMessiah Isaiah Haden]] on ''Series/Revelations2005''
32	* [[SerialKiller Charles Hoyt]] on ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles''
33	* Karakurt in ''Series/TheBlacklist''
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35	!Tropes
36	* AffablyEvil: He played a lot of bad guys but he always gave them a lot of charisma and humor that made them likable.
37	* IcyBlueEyes: His eyes were very striking and intense which fit his characters very well.
38	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Related to NeverLiveItDown below. In interviews, he said he still had nightmares about Brandon Lee's death 20 years later.
39	* NeverLiveItDown: In a very tragic example, his accidental killing of Brandon Lee, to the point that several of the articles reporting his death brought it up in their headlines.

Context Creator / MichaelMassee