
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 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.
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 Killer Kiss
as Perry Mason
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
as Perry Mason
(1993)
The Return of Ironside
as Robert T. Dacier
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
as Perry Mason
(1992)
Grass Roots
as Judge Boggs
(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
(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)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
as Perry Mason
(1991)
Showdown at Williams Creek
as The Judge
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
as Perry Mason
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Perry Mason
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
as Perry Mason
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
as Perry Mason
(1989)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
as Perry Mason
(1989)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Perry Mason
(1989)
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
as Perry Mason
(1988)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Perry Mason
(1988)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
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
(1987)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
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 Return
as Dr. Kramer
(1980)
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Jonash Sabastian
(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)
The Bastard
as Narrator (voice)
(1978)
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Burke
(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)
Split Second to an Epitaph
as Robert Ironside
(1968)
P.J.
as William Orbison
(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)
Please Murder Me
as Attorney Craig Carlson
(1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Steve Martin
(1956)
Crime of Passion
as Inspector Tony Pope
(1956)
A Cry in the Night
as Harold Loftus
(1956)
Great Day in the Morning
as Jumbo Means
(1956)
The Brass Legend
as Tris Hatten
(1956)
Secret of Treasure Mountain
as Cash Larsen
(1956)
Ride The High Iron
as Ziggy Moline
(1956)
The House Without a Name
as Doctor
(1955)
A Man Alone
as Stanley
(1955)
Count Three and Pray
as Yancey Huggins
(1955)
You're Never Too Young
as Noonan
(1954)
Rear Window
as Lars Thorwald
(1954)
Gorilla at Large
as Cy Miller
(1954)
Casanova's Big Night
as Bragadin
(1954)
(1954)
Passion
as Captain Rodriguez
(1954)
Thunder Pass
as Tulsa
(1954)
They Were So Young
as Jaime Coltos
(1954)
Khyber Patrol
as Ahmed Shir
(1954)
The Immortal City
as Narrator
(1953)
The Blue Gardenia
as Harry Prebble
(1953)
Tarzan and the She-Devil
as Vargo
(1953)
Serpent of the Nile
as Mark Antony
(1953)
Fort Algiers
as Amir
(1953)
The Bandits of Corsica
as Jonatto
(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)
Bride of the Gorilla
as Barney Chavez
(1951)
A Place in the Sun
as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
(1951)
M
as Pottsy
(1951)
His Kind of Woman
as Nick Ferraro
(1951)
The Magic Carpet
as Boreg al Buzzar
(1951)
The Whip Hand
as Steve Loomis
(1951)
New Mexico
as Pvt. Anderson
(1951)
FBI Girl
as Blake
(1950)
Borderline
as Pete Ritchie
(1950)
Unmasked
as Roger Lewis
(1950)
Key to the City
as Les Taggart
(1949)
Black Magic
as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
(1949)
Red Light
as Nick Cherney
(1949)
Bride of Vengeance
as Michelotto
(1949)
Love Happy
as Alphonse Zoto
(1949)
Abandoned
as Kerric
(1948)
I Love Trouble
as Herb
(1948)
Raw Deal
as Rick Coyle
(1948)
Ruthless
as Pete Vendig
(1948)
Adventures of Don Juan
as Capitão Alvarez
(1948)
Pitfall
as MacDonald
(1948)
Sleep, My Love
as Detective Sergeant Strake
(1948)
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Krebs
(1948)
Station West
as Lawyer Mark Bristow
(1948)
Fighting Father Dunne
as Attorney in Trial Montage
(1947)
Code of the West
as Boyd Carter
(1947)
Desperate
as Walt Radak
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Paul Gill (uncredited)
(1946)
San Quentin
as Jeff Torrance
Crew
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
In Memory Of
(1985)
Godzilla 1985
Writer