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Raymond Burr

Born 1917-05-21

Died 1993-09-12

📍 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 156

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

Godzilla Resurrection

as Steve Martin

as (archive footage)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss

Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host

The Return of Ironside

as Robert T. Dacier

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing

Showdown at Williams Creek

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion

as Carter Hedison

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter

Night of 100 Stars III

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun

Perry Mason Returns

as Steven Martin

Perry Mason Returns

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Judge D.C. Simonton

Out of the Blue

as Herod Agrippa I

The Night the City Screamed

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Jonash Sabastian

Disaster on the Coastliner

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

as The Godfather

as Police Commissioner

Love's Savage Fury

as Lyle Taggart, Sr.

The Jordan Chance

as Frank Jordan

as Narrator (voice)

Tomorrow Never Comes

as Armand Perfido

as Malcolm Dwyer

Kingston: Confidential

as R.B. Kingston

as Steve Martin

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

as R.B. Kingston

The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena

as Himself (Narrator) (voice)

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence

as Arthur Mallory

The Sonny and Cher Show

People's Choice Awards

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII

Survival of Spaceship Earth

as Self - Narrator

The Priest Killer

as Robert T. Ironside

The Flip Wilson Show

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

Split Second to an Epitaph

as Robert Ironside

as William Orbison

It Takes a Thief

as SIA Bureau Chief

as Robert Ironside

as Robert Ironside

Desire in the Dust

as Col. Ben Marquand

Affair in Havana

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

as Steve Martin

as Lester Friedman

Crime of Passion

as Inspector Tony Pope

The Brass Legend

Ride The High Iron

as Ziggy Moline

A Cry in the Night

as Harold Loftus

Secret of Treasure Mountain

Great Day in the Morning

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

as Steve Martin

Please Murder Me

as Attorney Craig Carlson

The House Without a Name

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Major Tetley

Count Three and Pray

as Yancey Huggins

You're Never Too Young

The Immortal City

They Were So Young

as Jaime Coltos

as Lieutenant Shea

as Philip Moran

as Sergeant Ben Gurnick

as Captain Rodriguez

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as Lars Thorwald

Gorilla at Large

Casanova's Big Night

Tarzan and the She-Devil

Serpent of the Nile

The Blue Gardenia

as Harry Prebble

The Bandits of Corsica

A Star Shall Rise

Mr. & Mrs. North

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as Robert Drayton

as Brock Benedict

Meet Danny Wilson

as Nick Driscoll

The Magic Carpet

as Boreg al Buzzar

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Bride of the Gorilla

as Barney Chavez

as Steve Loomis

The Red Skelton Show

as Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show

His Kind of Woman

as Nick Ferraro

Tales of Tomorrow

A Place in the Sun

as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe

as Pvt. Anderson

The Bob Hope Show

as Pete Ritchie

Key to the City

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

as Alphonse Zoto

as Nick Cherney

as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.

Bride of Vengeance

The Emmy Awards

Adventures of Don Juan

as Capitão Alvarez

Walk a Crooked Mile

as Lawyer Mark Bristow

The Ed Sullivan Show

Fighting Father Dunne

as Attorney in Trial Montage

as Detective Sergeant Strake

Code of the West

as Jeff Torrance

Without Reservations

as Paul Gill (uncredited)