Raymond Burr
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-05-21
Day of Death
1993-09-12 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Raymond Burr
Biography
Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film, usually as the villain. He won two Emmy Awards in 1959 and 1961 for the role of Perry Mason, which he played for nine seasons between 1957 and 1966. His second hit series, Ironside, earned him six Emmy nominations, and two Golden Globe nominations. He is also known for his role as Steve Martin in both Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and Godzilla 1985.
In addition to acting, Burr owned an orchid business and had begun to grow a vineyard. He was a collector of wines and art, and was very fond of cooking.
After his death from cancer in 1993, Burr's personal life came into question as details of his known biography appeared to be unverifiable. Gradually, it was revealed that Burr had possibly contrived a life story that hid his homosexuality.
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Known For
Acting
(2018)
Godzilla Resurrection
as Steve Martin
(2016)
FantastiCozzi
as (archive footage)
(1999)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
as Perry Mason
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
as Perry Mason
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
as Perry Mason
(1993)
The Return of Ironside
as Robert T. Dacier
(1992)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
as Perry Mason
(1992)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
as Perry Mason
(1992)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Perry Mason
(1992)
Grass Roots
as Judge Boggs
(1991)
Delirious
as Carter Hedison
(1991)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Perry Mason
(1991)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Perry Mason
(1991)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
as Perry Mason
(1991)
Showdown at Williams Creek
as The Judge
(1991)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
as Perry Mason
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Perry Mason
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
as Perry Mason
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
as Perry Mason
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
as Perry Mason
(1989)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Perry Mason
(1989)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
as Perry Mason
(1989)
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
as Perry Mason
(1988)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
as Perry Mason
(1988)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Perry Mason
(1987)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as Perry Mason
(1987)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
as Perry Mason
(1987)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
as Perry Mason
(1987)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
as Perry Mason
(1986)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
as Perry Mason
(1986)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
as Perry Mason
(1985)
Godzilla 1985
as Steven Martin
(1985)
Perry Mason Returns
as Perry Mason
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1982)
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Judge D.C. Simonton
(1981)
Out of the Blue
as Dr. Brean
(1980)
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Jonash Sabastian
(1980)
The Return
as Dr. Kramer
(1980)
The Night the City Screamed
as The Mayor
(1979)
Disaster on the Coastliner
as Estes Hill
(1979)
Love's Savage Fury
as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
(1978)
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Burke
(1978)
The Bastard
as Narrator (voice)
(1978)
The Jordan Chance
as Frank Jordan
(1977)
Godzilla
as Steve Martin
(1977)
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
as Self
(1976)
Kingston
as R.B. Kingston
(1976)
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
as Arthur Mallory
(1976)
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
(1973)
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
(1972)
Survival of Spaceship Earth
as Self - Narrator
(1971)
The Priest Killer
as Ironside
(1971)
Festival at Ford's
as Self
(1968)
P.J.
as William Orbison
(1968)
Split Second to an Epitaph
as Robert Ironside
(1968)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(1967)
Ironside
as Robert Ironside
(1961)
Interrupted Morning
as Narrator
(1960)
Desire in the Dust
as Col. Ben Marquand
(1957)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Steve Martin
(1957)
Affair in Havana
as Mallabee
(1957)
The Greer Case
as Lester Friedman
(1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Steve Martin
(1956)
Crime of Passion
as Inspector Tony Pope
(1956)
Please Murder Me
as Attorney Craig Carlson
(1956)
Great Day in the Morning
as Jumbo Means
(1956)
A Cry in the Night
as Harold Loftus
(1956)
The Brass Legend
as Tris Hatten
(1956)
Ride The High Iron
as Ziggy Moline
(1956)
Secret of Treasure Mountain
as Cash Larsen
(1956)
The House Without a Name
as Doctor
(1955)
You're Never Too Young
as Noonan
(1955)
A Man Alone
as Stanley
(1955)
Count Three and Pray
as Yancey Huggins
(1954)
Rear Window
as Lars Thorwald
(1954)
Casanova's Big Night
as Bragadin
(1954)
Gorilla at Large
as Cy Miller
(1954)
Thunder Pass
as Tulsa
(1954)
(1954)
Passion
as Captain Rodriguez
(1954)
They Were So Young
as Jaime Coltos
(1954)
Khyber Patrol
as Ahmed Shir
(1954)
The Immortal City
as Narrator
(1953)
Fort Algiers
as Amir
(1953)
The Blue Gardenia
as Harry Prebble
(1953)
The Bandits of Corsica
as Jonatto
(1953)
Tarzan and the She-Devil
as Vargo
(1953)
Serpent of the Nile
as Mark Antony
(1952)
Horizons West
as Cord Hardin
(1952)
Mara Maru
as Brock Benedict
(1952)
Meet Danny Wilson
as Nick Driscoll
(1952)
A Star Shall Rise
as Balthazar
(1951)
A Place in the Sun
as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
(1951)
New Mexico
as Pvt. Anderson
(1951)
M
as Pottsy
(1951)
Bride of the Gorilla
as Barney Chavez
(1951)
His Kind of Woman
as Nick Ferraro
(1951)
The Magic Carpet
as Boreg al Buzzar
(1951)
FBI Girl
as Blake
(1951)
The Whip Hand
as Steve Loomis
(1950)
Key to the City
as Les Taggart
(1950)
Borderline
as Pete Ritchie
(1950)
Unmasked
as Roger Lewis
(1949)
Love Happy
as Alphonse Zoto
(1949)
Red Light
as Nick Cherney
(1949)
Bride of Vengeance
as Michelotto
(1949)
Black Magic
as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
(1949)
Abandoned
as Kerric
(1948)
Adventures of Don Juan
as Capitão Alvarez
(1948)
Raw Deal
as Rick Coyle
(1948)
Station West
as Lawyer Mark Bristow
(1948)
Ruthless
as Pete Vendig
(1948)
Pitfall
as MacDonald
(1948)
Sleep, My Love
as Detective Sergeant Strake
(1948)
Fighting Father Dunne
as Attorney in Trial Montage
(1948)
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Krebs
(1948)
I Love Trouble
as Herb
(1947)
Desperate
as Walt Radak
(1947)
Code of the West
as Boyd Carter
(1946)
San Quentin
as Jeff Torrance
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Paul Gill (uncredited)
Crew
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
In Memory Of
(1985)
Godzilla 1985
Writer