Raymond Burr
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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.
Known for
Credits
Rear Window (1954)
as Lars Thorwald
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Judge D.C. Simonton
Love Happy (1949)
as Alphonse Zoto
Passion (1954)
as Captain Rodriguez
Black Magic (1949)
as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
as Steve Martin
Gorilla at Large (1954)
as Cy Miller
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
as Steven Martin
Godzilla Resurrection (2018)
as Steve Martin
A Place in the Sun (1951)
as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
Sleep, My Love (1948)
as Detective Sergeant Strake
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
as Jumbo Means
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
as Bragadin
Perry Mason Returns (1985)
as Perry Mason
His Kind of Woman (1951)
as Nick Ferraro
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
as Vargo
You're Never Too Young (1955)
as Noonan
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
as Perry Mason
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
as Capitão Alvarez
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godzilla (1977)
as Steve Martin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
as Perry Mason
FantastiCozzi (2016)
as (archive footage)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
as Harry Prebble
Delirious (1991)
as Carter Hedison
Affair in Havana (1957)
as Mallabee
Out of the Blue (1981)
as Dr. Brean
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies (2021)
as Self - (archive footage)
A Cry in the Night (1956)
as Harold Loftus
Pitfall (1948)
as MacDonald
Horizons West (1952)
as Cord Hardin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992)
as Perry Mason
I Love Trouble (1948)
as Herb
Crime of Passion (1956)
as Inspector Tony Pope
A Man Alone (1955)
as Stanley
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
as Estes Hill
Please Murder Me (1956)
as Attorney Craig Carlson
Interrupted Morning (1961)
as Narrator
The Magic Carpet (1951)
as Boreg al Buzzar
Love's Savage Fury (1979)
as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
as Perry Mason
They Were So Young (1954)
as Jaime Coltos
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
as Perry Mason
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
as Jonatto
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
as Barney Chavez
Ride The High Iron (1956)
as Ziggy Moline
New Mexico (1951)
as Private Anderson
The Priest Killer (1971)
as Robert T. Ironside
Without Reservations (1946)
as Paul Gill (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance (1949)
as Michelotto
Serpent of the Nile (1953)
as Mark Antony
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
as Perry Mason
Raw Deal (1948)
as Rick Coyle
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
as Perry Mason
Ironside (1967)
as Robert Ironside
Aliens from Spaceship Earth (1977)
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
as Perry Mason
Key to the City (1950)
as Les Taggart
The Brass Legend (1956)
as Tris Hatten
Station West (1948)
as Lawyer Mark Bristow
Count Three and Pray (1955)
as Yancey Huggins
M (1951)
as Pottsy
Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
as Burke
Code of the West (1947)
as Boyd Carter
The Return (1980)
as Dr. Kramer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
as Perry Mason
Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973)
as Host
Borderline (1950)
as Pete Ritchie
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
as Perry Mason
Mara Maru (1952)
as Brock Benedict
The Inventing of America (1975)
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
as Perry Mason
The Night the City Screamed (1980)
as The Mayor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
as Perry Mason
Ruthless (1948)
as Pete Vendig
Thunder Pass (1954)
as Tulsa
Desperate (1947)
as Walt Radak
Unmasked (1950)
as Roger Lewis
The Return of Ironside (1993)
as Robert T. Dacier
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
as Perry Mason
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
as Attorney in Trial Montage
P.J. (1968)
as William Orbison
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
as Perry Mason
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
as Krebs
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Festival at Ford's (1971)
as Self
Grass Roots (1992)
as Judge Boggs
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
as Perry Mason
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena (1976)
as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
Fort Algiers (1953)
as Amir
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993)
as Perry Mason
FBI Girl (1951)
as Blake
The Jordan Chance (1978)
as Frank Jordan
Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
as Nick Driscoll
Red Light (1949)
as Nick Cherney
The Whip Hand (1951)
as Steve Loomis
San Quentin (1946)
as Jeff Torrance
Showdown at Williams Creek (1991)
as The Judge
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
as Jonash Sabastian
The Immortal City (1954)
as Narrator
The Greer Case (1957)
as Lester Friedman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
as Perry Mason
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976)
as Arthur Mallory
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973)
as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
as Perry Mason
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
as Steve Martin
The House Without a Name (1956)
as Doctor
When Sally Fell (1962)
Actor
Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)
as Robert Ironside
Kingston (1976)
as R.B. Kingston
A Star Shall Rise (1952)
as Balthazar
Khyber Patrol (1954)
as Ahmed Shir
Abandoned (1949)
as Kerric
Survival of Spaceship Earth (1972)
as Self - Narrator
Desire in the Dust (1960)
as Col. Ben Marquand
Secret of Treasure Mountain (1956)
as Cash Larsen