Raymond Burr
Biography
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
Lars Thorwald
Rear Window
Inspector Tony Pope
Crime of Passion
Judge D.C. Simonton
Airplane II: The Sequel
Barney Chavez
Bride of the Gorilla
Harry Prebble
The Blue Gardenia
Narrator (voice)
The Bastard
District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
A Place in the Sun
MacDonald
Pitfall
Krebs
Walk a Crooked Mile
Nick Cherney
Red Light
Nick Ferraro
His Kind of Woman
Kerric
Abandoned
Rick Coyle
Raw Deal
Alphonse Zoto
Love Happy
Capitão Alvarez
Adventures of Don Juan
Carter Hedison
Delirious
Mallabee
Affair in Havana
Harold Loftus
A Cry in the Night
Walt Radak
Desperate
Lawyer Mark Bristow
Station West
Cord Hardin
Horizons West
Roger Lewis
Unmasked
Jaime Coltos
Mannequins für Rio
Steve Loomis
The Whip Hand
Herb
I Love Trouble
Pete Vendig
Ruthless
Attorney Craig Carlson
Please Murder Me
Pete Ritchie
Borderline
Steven Martin
Godzilla 1985
Dr. Brean
Out of the Blue
Burke
Tomorrow Never Comes
Steve Martin
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Returns
Boyd Carter
Code of the West
Yancey Huggins
Count Three and Pray
Cy Miller
Gorilla at Large
Noonan
You're Never Too Young
Vargo
Tarzan and the She-Devil
Jeff Torrance
San Quentin
Detective Sergeant Strake
Sleep, My Love
Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
Black Magic
Brock Benedict
Mara Maru
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Bragadin
Casanova's Big Night
Jumbo Means
Great Day in the Morning
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Himself (Narrator) (voice)
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
Boreg al Buzzar
The Magic Carpet
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Estes Hill
Disaster on the Coastliner
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Steve Martin
Godzilla, le Monstre de L'Océan Pacifique
Captain Rodriguez
Passion
Jonatto
The Bandits of Corsica
Blake
FBI Girl
Les Taggart
Key to the City
Tris Hatten
The Brass Legend
Mark Antony
Serpent of the Nile
Michelotto
Bride of Vengeance
Nick Driscoll
Meet Danny Wilson
Ahmed Shir
Khyber Patrol
William Orbison
P.J.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Ziggy Moline
Ride The High Iron
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Pottsy
M
Self - Narrator
Survival of Spaceship Earth
Attorney in Trial Montage
Fighting Father Dunne
Pvt. Anderson
New Mexico
R.B. Kingston
Kingston
Arthur Mallory
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
The Judge
Showdown at Williams Creek
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Balthazar
A Star Shall Rise
Jonash Sabastian
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Lyle Taggart, Sr.
Love's Savage Fury
Stanley
A Man Alone
Cash Larsen
Secret of Treasure Mountain
Judge Boggs
Grass Roots
Tulsa
Thunder Pass
Lester Friedman
The Greer Case
Steve Martin
Godzilla
Col. Ben Marquand
Desire in the Dust
Amir
Fort Algiers
Paul Gill (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Robert Ironside
Ironside
Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Self (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Dr. Kramer
The Return
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
(archive footage)
FantastiCozzi
The Mayor
The Night the City Screamed
Self
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Robert T. Dacier
The Return of Ironside
Frank Jordan
The Jordan Chance
Robert Ironside
Split Second to an Epitaph
Doctor
The House Without a Name
Self
Festival at Ford's
Narrator
Interrupted Morning
Robert T. Ironside
The Priest Killer
Narrator
The Immortal City
Steve Martin
Godzilla Resurrection
When Sally Fell
Self - (archive footage)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Host
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
126
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-05-21
Place of Birth
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As
Raymond William Stacy Burr