Raymond Burr

Acting

1917-05-21 · New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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.

Filmography

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021 · Movie

Godzilla Resurrection

2018 · Movie

FantastiCozzi

2016 · Movie

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss

1993 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host

1993 · Movie

The Return of Ironside

1993 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

1993 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

1992 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo

1992 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing

1992 · Movie

Grass Roots

1992 · Movie

Showdown at Williams Creek

1991 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion

1991 · Movie

Delirious

1991 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

1991 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

1991 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter

1990 · Movie

Night of 100 Stars III

1990 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

1990 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen

1990 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin

1989 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

1989 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

1989 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

1988 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

1988 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

1987 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

1987 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

1987 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986 · Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun

1986 · Movie

Perry Mason Returns

1985 · Movie

Godzilla 1985

1985 · Movie

Perry Mason Returns

1985 · Series

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Movie

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982 · Movie

Out of the Blue

1981 · Movie

Peter and Paul

1981 · Series

The Night the City Screamed

1980 · Movie

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

1980 · Movie

The Return

1980 · Movie

Disaster on the Coastliner

1979 · Movie

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

1979 · Series

Eischied

1979 · Series

Love's Savage Fury

1979 · Movie

The Jordan Chance

1978 · Movie

Centennial

1978 · Series

The Bastard

1978 · Series

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978 · Movie

79 Park Avenue

1977 · Series

The Love Boat

1977 · Series

Kingston: Confidential

1977 · Series

Godzilla

1977 · Movie

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

1977 · Movie

The Captain and Tennille

1976 · Series

Kingston

1976 · Movie

The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena

1976 · Movie

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence

1976 · Movie

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976 · Series

Donny & Marie

1976 · Series

The Inventing of America

1975 · Movie

People's Choice Awards

1975 · Series

Dinah!

1974 · Series

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

1973 · Movie

Keep US Beautiful

1973 · Series

Keep U.S. Beautiful

1973 · Movie

Survival of Spaceship Earth

1972 · Movie

Festival at Ford's

1971 · Movie

The Priest Killer

1971 · Movie

The Flip Wilson Show

1970 · Series

The Don Knotts Show

1970 · Series

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969 · Series

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969 · Series

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968 · Movie

Split Second to an Epitaph

1968 · Movie

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

1968 · Series

P.J.

1968 · Movie

It Takes a Thief

1968 · Series

Ironside

1967 · Series

Ironside

1967 · Movie

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Series

When Sally Fell

1962 · Movie

Interrupted Morning

1961 · Movie

Desire in the Dust

1960 · Movie

Affair in Havana

1957 · Movie

Perry Mason

1957 · Series

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957 · Movie

The Greer Case

1957 · Movie

Crime of Passion

1956 · Movie

Ride The High Iron

1956 · Movie

The Brass Legend

1956 · Movie

A Cry in the Night

1956 · Movie

Secret of Treasure Mountain

1956 · Movie

Great Day in the Morning

1956 · Movie

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956 · Movie

Please Murder Me

1956 · Movie

The House Without a Name

1956 · Movie

A Man Alone

1955 · Movie

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Series

Count Three and Pray

1955 · Movie

You're Never Too Young

1955 · Movie

The Immortal City

1954 · Movie

They Were So Young

1954 · Movie

Climax!

1954 · Series

Passion

1954 · Movie

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954 · Movie

Thunder Pass

1954 · Movie

Khyber Patrol

1954 · Movie

Rear Window

1954 · Movie

Gorilla at Large

1954 · Movie

Casanova's Big Night

1954 · Movie

Fort Algiers

1953 · Movie

Tarzan and the She-Devil

1953 · Movie

Serpent of the Nile

1953 · Movie

The Blue Gardenia

1953 · Movie

The Oscars

1953 · Series

The Bandits of Corsica

1953 · Movie

A Star Shall Rise

1952 · Movie

Horizons West

1952 · Movie

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952 · Series

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 · Series

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Series

Mara Maru

1952 · Movie

Meet Danny Wilson

1952 · Movie

Chevron Theatre

1952 · Series

Dragnet

1951 · Series

FBI Girl

1951 · Movie

The Magic Carpet

1951 · Movie

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Series

The Whip Hand

1951 · Movie

Bride of the Gorilla

1951 · Movie

The Red Skelton Show

1951 · Series

His Kind of Woman

1951 · Movie

Tales of Tomorrow

1951 · Series

A Place in the Sun

1951 · Movie

New Mexico

1951 · Movie

The Jack Benny Program

1950 · Series

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Series

The Bob Hope Show

1950 · Series

Borderline

1950 · Movie

What's My Line?

1950 · Series

Key to the City

1950 · Movie

Unmasked

1950 · Movie

Abandoned

1949 · Movie

Love Happy

1949 · Movie

Red Light

1949 · Movie

Black Magic

1949 · Movie

Bride of Vengeance

1949 · Movie

The Emmy Awards

1949 · Series

Adventures of Don Juan

1948 · Movie

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948 · Movie

Station West

1948 · Movie

Pitfall

1948 · Movie

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Series

Raw Deal

1948 · Movie

Fighting Father Dunne

1948 · Movie

Ruthless

1948 · Movie

Sleep, My Love

1948 · Movie

I Love Trouble

1948 · Movie

Desperate

1947 · Movie

Code of the West

1947 · Movie

San Quentin

1946 · Movie

Without Reservations

1946 · Movie