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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raymond Burr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917-05-21 |
| Died | 1993-09-12 |
Movies
FantastiCozzi
as (archive footage)
2016
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1999
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
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
as Perry Mason
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Perry Mason
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
Grass Roots
as Judge Boggs
1992
Showdown at Williams Creek
as The Judge
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
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 Maligned Mobster
as Perry Mason
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Perry Mason
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
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 Desperate Deception
as Perry Mason
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
as Perry Mason
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
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 Lady in the Lake
as Perry Mason
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Perry Mason
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as Perry Mason
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
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 Shooting Star
as Perry Mason
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
as Perry Mason
1986
Perry Mason Returns
as Perry Mason
1985
Godzilla 1985
as Steve Martin
1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Judge D.C. Simonton
1982
Out of the Blue
as Dr. Brean
1981
The Night the City Screamed
as The Mayor
1980
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Jonash Sabastian
1980
The Return
as Dr. Kramer
1980
Disaster on the Coastliner
as Estes Hill
1979
Love's Savage Fury
as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
1979
The Jordan Chance
as Frank Jordan
1978
The Bastard
as Narrator (voice)
1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Burke
1978
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
as Self
1977
Godzilla
as Steve Martin
1977
Kingston
as R.B. Kingston
1976
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
1976
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
as Arthur Mallory
1976
Amy Prentiss
as Robert T. Ironside
1974
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
1973
Survival of Spaceship Earth
as Self - Narrator
1972
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Split Second to an Epitaph
as Robert Ironside
1968
P.J.
as William Orbison
1968
Ironside
as Robert Ironside
1967
Desire in the Dust
as Col. Ben Marquand
1960
Affair in Havana
as Mallabee
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Steve Martin
1957
The Greer Case
as Lester Friedman
1957
Crime of Passion
as Inspektor Pope
1956
Ride The High Iron
as Ziggy Moline
1956
The Brass Legend
as Tris Hatten
1956
A Cry in the Night
as Harold Loftus
1956
Secret of Treasure Mountain
as Cash Larsen
1956
Great Day in the Morning
as Jumbo Means
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Steve Martin
1956
Please Murder Me
as Attorney Craig Carlson
1956
The House Without a Name
as Doctor
1956
A Man Alone
as Stanley
1955
Count Three and Pray
as Yancey Huggins
1955
You're Never Too Young
as Noonan
1955
They Were So Young
as Jaime Coltos
1954
Passion
as Captain Rodriguez
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
Thunder Pass
as Tulsa
1954
Khyber Patrol
as Ahmed Shir
1954
Rear Window
as Lars Thorwald
1954
Gorilla at Large
as Cy Miller
1954
Casanova's Big Night
as Bragadin
1954
Fort Algiers
as Amir
1953
Tarzan and the She-Devil
as Vargo
1953
Serpent of the Nile
as Mark Antony
1953
The Blue Gardenia
as Harry Prebble
1953
The Bandits of Corsica
as Jonatto
1953
A Star Shall Rise
as Balthazar
1952
Horizons West
as Cord Hardin
1952
Mara Maru
as Brock Benedict
1952
Meet Danny Wilson
as Nick Driscoll
1952
FBI Girl
as Blake
1951
The Magic Carpet
as Boreg al Buzzar
1951
The Whip Hand
as Steve Loomis
1951
Bride of the Gorilla
as Barney Chavez
1951
His Kind of Woman
as Nick Ferraro
1951
A Place in the Sun
as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
1951
New Mexico
as Pvt. Anderson
1951
M
as Pottsy
1951
Borderline
as Pete Ritchie
1950
Key to the City
as Les Taggart
1950
Unmasked
as Roger Lewis
1950
Abandoned
as Kerric
1949
Love Happy
as Alphonse Zoto
1949
Red Light
as Nick Cherney
1949
Black Magic
as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
1949
Bride of Vengeance
as Michelotto
1949
Adventures of Don Juan
as Capitão Alvarez
1948
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Krebs
1948
Station West
as Lawyer Mark Bristow
1948
Pitfall
as MacDonald
1948
Raw Deal
as Rick Coyle
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
as Attorney in Trial Montage
1948
Ruthless
as Pete Vendig
1948
Sleep, My Love
as Detective Sergeant Strake
1948
I Love Trouble
as Herb
1948
Desperate
as Walt Radak
1947
Code of the West
as Boyd Carter
1947
San Quentin
as Jeff Torrance
1946
Without Reservations
as Paul Gill (uncredited)
1946
Movies
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
In Memory Of
1993
