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

Perry Mason

The Love Boat

Ironside

Dragnet

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

The Red Skelton Show

All Movies (126)

• Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies2021 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Godzilla Resurrection2018 · as Steve Martin
• FantastiCozzi2016 · as (archive footage)
• Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss1993 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host1993 · as Perry Mason
• The Return of Ironside1993 · as Robert T. Dacier
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal1993 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride1992 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo1992 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing1992 · as Perry Mason
• Grass Roots1992 · as Judge Boggs
• Showdown at Williams Creek1991 · as The Judge
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion1991 · as Perry Mason
• Delirious1991 · as Carter Hedison
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin1991 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster1991 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter1991 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter1990 · as Perry Mason
• Night of 100 Stars III1990 · as Self
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer1990 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception1990 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen1990 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin1989 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder1989 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson1989 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake1988 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace1988 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel1987 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam1987 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit1987 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love1987 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star1986 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun1986 · as Perry Mason
• Perry Mason Returns1985 · as Perry Mason
• Godzilla 19851985 · as Steven Martin
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Airplane II: The Sequel1982 · as Judge D.C. Simonton
• Out of the Blue1981 · as Dr. Brean
• The Night the City Screamed1980 · as The Mayor
• The Curse of King Tut's Tomb1980 · as Jonash Sabastian
• The Return1980 · as Dr. Kramer
• Disaster on the Coastliner1979 · as Estes Hill
• Love's Savage Fury1979 · as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
• The Jordan Chance1978 · as Frank Jordan
• Tomorrow Never Comes1978 · as Burke
• Godzilla1977 · as Steve Martin
• Aliens from Spaceship Earth1977 · as Self
• Kingston1976 · as R.B. Kingston
• The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena1976 · as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
• Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence1976 · as Arthur Mallory
• The Inventing of America1975 · as Self
• Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John1973 · as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
• Keep U.S. Beautiful1973 · as Host
• Survival of Spaceship Earth1972 · as Self - Narrator
• Festival at Ford's1971 · as Self
• The Priest Killer1971 · as Robert T. Ironside
• The Dean Martin Christmas Show1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• Split Second to an Epitaph1968 · as Robert Ironside
• P.J.1968 · as William Orbison
• Ironside1967 · as Robert Ironside
• When Sally Fell1962
• Interrupted Morning1961 · as Narrator
• Desire in the Dust1960 · as Col. Ben Marquand
• Affair in Havana1957 · as Mallabee
• Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean1957 · as Steve Martin
• The Greer Case1957 · as Lester Friedman
• Crime of Passion1956 · as Inspector Tony Pope
• The Brass Legend1956 · as Tris Hatten
• Ride The High Iron1956 · as Ziggy Moline
• A Cry in the Night1956 · as Harold Loftus
• Secret of Treasure Mountain1956 · as Cash Larsen
• Great Day in the Morning1956 · as Jumbo Means
• Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956 · as Steve Martin
• Please Murder Me1956 · as Attorney Craig Carlson
• The House Without a Name1956 · as Doctor
• A Man Alone1955 · as Stanley
• Count Three and Pray1955 · as Yancey Huggins
• You're Never Too Young1955 · as Noonan
• The Immortal City1954 · as Narrator
• They Were So Young1954 · as Jaime Coltos
• Passion1954 · as Captain Rodriguez
• A Star Is Born World Premiere1954 · as Self
• Thunder Pass1954 · as Tulsa
• Khyber Patrol1954 · as Ahmed Shir
• Rear Window1954 · as Lars Thorwald
• Gorilla at Large1954 · as Cy Miller
• Casanova's Big Night1954 · as Bragadin
• Fort Algiers1953 · as Amir
• Tarzan and the She-Devil1953 · as Vargo
• Serpent of the Nile1953 · as Mark Antony
• The Blue Gardenia1953 · as Harry Prebble
• The Bandits of Corsica1953 · as Jonatto
• A Star Shall Rise1952 · as Balthazar
• Horizons West1952 · as Cord Hardin
• Mara Maru1952 · as Brock Benedict
• Meet Danny Wilson1952 · as Nick Driscoll
• FBI Girl1951 · as Blake
• The Magic Carpet1951 · as Boreg al Buzzar
• Bride of the Gorilla1951 · as Barney Chavez
• The Whip Hand1951 · as Steve Loomis
• His Kind of Woman1951 · as Nick Ferraro
• A Place in the Sun1951 · as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
• New Mexico1951 · as Pvt. Anderson
• M1951 · as Pottsy
• Borderline1950 · as Pete Ritchie
• Key to the City1950 · as Les Taggart
• Unmasked1950 · as Roger Lewis
• Abandoned1949 · as Kerric
• Love Happy1949 · as Alphonse Zoto
• Red Light1949 · as Nick Cherney
• Black Magic1949 · as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
• Bride of Vengeance1949 · as Michelotto
• Adventures of Don Juan1948 · as Capitão Alvarez
• Walk a Crooked Mile1948 · as Krebs
• Station West1948 · as Lawyer Mark Bristow
• Pitfall1948 · as MacDonald
• Raw Deal1948 · as Rick Coyle
• Fighting Father Dunne1948 · as Attorney in Trial Montage
• Ruthless1948 · as Pete Vendig
• Sleep, My Love1948 · as Detective Sergeant Strake
• I Love Trouble1948 · as Herb
• Desperate1947 · as Walt Radak
• Code of the West1947 · as Boyd Carter
• San Quentin1946 · as Jeff Torrance
• Without Reservations1946 · as Paul Gill (uncredited)

All TV Shows (44)

• Perry Mason Returns1985 · as Perry Mason
• Peter and Paul1981 · as Herod Agrippa I
• The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo1979 · as The Godfather
• Eischied1979 · as Police Commissioner
• Centennial1978 · as James Clark
• The Bastard1978 · as Narrator (voice)
• 79 Park Avenue1977 · as Armand Perfido
• The Love Boat1977 · as Malcolm Dwyer
• Kingston: Confidential1977 · as R.B. Kingston
• The Captain and Tennille1976 · as Self - Guest
• The Sonny and Cher Show1976 · as Self
• Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Keep US Beautiful1973 · as self
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• The Don Knotts Show1970 · as Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show1968 · as Self
• It Takes a Thief1968 · as SIA Bureau Chief
• Ironside1967 · as Robert Ironside
• Perry Mason1957 · as Perry Mason
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Major Tetley
• Climax!1954 · as Lieutenant Shea
• Climax!1954 · as Philip Moran
• Climax!1954 · as Sergeant Ben Gurnick
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Mr. & Mrs. North1952 · as Charles
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Red Lefwick
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Robert Drayton
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Gonzales
• Dragnet1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Dr. Sutton
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Rick Santy
• Tales of Tomorrow1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Colby
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Dan Reynolds
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Major Blakestone
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self