Raymond Burr
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.
162 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 162
Perry Mason
1957
The Love Boat
1977
Ironside
1967
Dragnet
1951
Climax!
1954
Four Star Playhouse
1952
What's My Line?
1950
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Oscars
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
People's Choice Awards
1975
Dinah!
1974
The Bob Hope Show
1950
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Rear Window
1954
It Takes a Thief
1968
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Donny & Marie
1976
Centennial
1978
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
The Emmy Awards
1949
The Captain and Tennille
1976
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
The Don Knotts Show
1970
Eischied
1979
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Kingston: Confidential
1977
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
A Place in the Sun
1951
The Bastard
1978
79 Park Avenue
1977
Peter and Paul
1981
The Return
1980
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
Godzilla 1985
1985
Godzilla
1977
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992
Delirious
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
Perry Mason Returns
1985
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
1991
Out of the Blue
1981
Pitfall
1948
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
1990
Crime of Passion
1956
Without Reservations
1946
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979
Horizons West
1952
Adventures of Don Juan
1948
P.J.
1968
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
M
1951
Perry Mason Returns
1985
The Blue Gardenia
1953
The Brass Legend
1956
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
1993
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
Great Day in the Morning
1956
A Cry in the Night
1956
Unmasked
1950
Casanova's Big Night
1954
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992
His Kind of Woman
1951
Desperate
1947
Fort Algiers
1953
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
1990
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Station West
1948
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988
Gorilla at Large
1954
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987
Keep US Beautiful
1973
You're Never Too Young
1955
The Night the City Screamed
1980
A Man Alone
1955
Raw Deal
1948
Passion
1954
Bride of Vengeance
1949
Key to the City
1950
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
Mara Maru
1952
Grass Roots
1992
Black Magic
1949
I Love Trouble
1948
Borderline
1950
Meet Danny Wilson
1952
FantastiCozzi
2016
Sleep, My Love
1948
Abandoned
1949
Red Light
1949
Ruthless
1948
Please Murder Me
1956
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
Ironside
1967
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
1976
The Priest Killer
1971
Kingston
1976
The Whip Hand
1951
Code of the West
1947
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
The Greer Case
1957
The House Without a Name
1956
Count Three and Pray
1955
They Were So Young
1954
Desire in the Dust
1960
Godzilla Resurrection
2018
Love's Savage Fury
1979
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978
Love Happy
1949
New Mexico
1951
The Magic Carpet
1951
Khyber Patrol
1954
Secret of Treasure Mountain
1956
Thunder Pass
1954
Showdown at Williams Creek
1991
The Jordan Chance
1978
Affair in Havana
1957
Serpent of the Nile
1953
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
1977
Tarzan and the She-Devil
1953
The Return of Ironside
1993
San Quentin
1946
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973
FBI Girl
1951
Ride The High Iron
1956
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
Survival of Spaceship Earth
1972
The Immortal City
1954
A Star Shall Rise
1952
When Sally Fell
1962
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
1976
Festival at Ford's
1971
Interrupted Morning
1961