Raymond Burr
Born: 1917-05-21 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Died: 1993-09-12
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Dinosaur Drive-In as Self - (archive footage)
2021
- Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Godzilla Resurrection as Steve Martin
2016
- FantastiCozzi as Self (archive footage)
1999
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1993
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss as Perry Mason
- The Return of Ironside as Robert T. Dacier
1992
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Perry Mason
- Grass Roots as Judge Boggs
1991
- Delirious as Carter Hedison
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Perry Mason
- Showdown at Williams Creek as The Judge
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster as Perry Mason
1990
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer as Perry Mason
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter as Perry Mason
1989
- Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder as Perry Mason
1988
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace as Perry Mason
1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as Perry Mason
1986
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun as Perry Mason
1985
- Perry Mason Returns as Perry Mason
- Godzilla 1985 as Steve Martin
- Perry Mason Returns as Perry Mason
1983
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
- Airplane II: The Sequel as Judge D.C. Simonton
1981
- Peter and Paul as Herod Agrippa I
- Out of the Blue as Dr. Brean
1980
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Jonash Sabastian
- The Return as Dr. Kramer
- The Night the City Screamed as The Mayor
1979
- The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo as The Godfather
- Eischied as Police Commissioner
- Disaster on the Coastliner as Estes Hill
- Love's Savage Fury as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
1978
- Centennial as Herman Bockweiss
- The Bastard as Narrator (voice)
- The Jordan Chance as Frank Jordan
- Tomorrow Never Comes as Burke
1977
- The Love Boat as Malcolm Dwyer
- Kingston: Confidential as R.B. Kingston
- 79 Park Avenue as Armand Perfido
- Godzilla as Steve Martin
- Aliens from Spaceship Earth as Self
1976
- Donny & Marie as Self
- The Sonny and Cher Show as Self
- The Captain and Tennille as Self - Guest
- The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
- Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence as Arthur Mallory
- Kingston as R.B. Kingston
1975
- People's Choice Awards as Self
- The Inventing of America as Self
1974
- Dinah! as Self
1973
- Keep US Beautiful as self
- Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
- Keep U.S. Beautiful as Host
1972
- Survival of Spaceship Earth as Self - Narrator
1971
- The Priest Killer as Robert T. Ironside
- Festival at Ford's as Self
1970
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- The Don Knotts Show as Self
1969
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Robert T. Ironside
1968
- It Takes a Thief as SIA Bureau Chief
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self
- P.J. as William Orbison
- Split Second to an Epitaph as Robert Ironside
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- When Sally Fell as Self
1961
- Interrupted Morning as Narrator
1960
- Desire in the Dust as Col. Ben Marquand
1957
- Perry Mason as Perry Mason
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Steve Martin
- The Greer Case as Lester Friedman
- Affair in Havana as Mallabee
1956
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Steve Martin
- Please Murder Me as Attorney Craig Carlson
- Great Day in the Morning as Jumbo Means
- Crime of Passion as Inspector Tony Pope
- A Cry in the Night as Harold Loftus
- Ride The High Iron as Ziggy Moline
- The Brass Legend as Tris Hatten
- Secret of Treasure Mountain as Cash Larsen
- The House Without a Name as Doctor
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Hour as Major Tetley
- You're Never Too Young as Noonan
- A Man Alone as Stanley
- Count Three and Pray as Yancey Huggins
1954
- Climax! as Lieutenant Shea
- Rear Window as Lars Thorwald
- Casanova's Big Night as Bragadin
- Passion as Captain Rodriguez
- A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- Gorilla at Large as Cy Miller
- They Were So Young as Jaime Coltos
- Khyber Patrol as Ahmed Shir
- The Immortal City as Narrator
- Thunder Pass as Tulsa
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- The Blue Gardenia as Harry Prebble
- Tarzan and the She-Devil as Vargo
- Serpent of the Nile as Mark Antony
- The Bandits of Corsica as Jonatto
- Fort Algiers as Amir
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Gonzales
- The Ford Television Theatre as Red Lefwick
- Mr. & Mrs. North as Charles
- Chevron Theatre
- Horizons West as Cord Hardin
- Mara Maru as Brock Benedict
- A Star Shall Rise as Balthazar
- Meet Danny Wilson as Nick Driscoll
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)
- Dragnet as Deputy Chief Thad Brown
- Tales of Tomorrow
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Dr. Sutton
- A Place in the Sun as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
- His Kind of Woman as Nick Ferraro
- M as Pottsy
- Bride of the Gorilla as Barney Chavez
- New Mexico as Private Anderson
- The Magic Carpet as Boreg al Buzzar
- The Whip Hand as Steve Loomis
- FBI Girl as Blake
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
- The Jack Benny Program as Perry Mason
- Lux Video Theatre
- Key to the City as Les Taggart
- Borderline as Pete Ritchie
- Unmasked as Roger Lewis
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
- Black Magic as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
- Love Happy as Alphonse Zoto
- Red Light as Nick Cherney
- Abandoned as Kerric
- Bride of Vengeance as Michelotto
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Adventures of Don Juan as Capitão Alvarez
- Sleep, My Love as Detective Sergeant Strake
- Pitfall as MacDonald
- Raw Deal as Rick Coyle
- Station West as Lawyer Mark Bristow
- Walk a Crooked Mile as Krebs
- I Love Trouble as Herb
- Ruthless as Pete Vendig
- Fighting Father Dunne as Attorney in Trial Montage
1947
- Code of the West as Boyd Carter
- Desperate as Walt Radak
1946
- Without Reservations as Paul Gill (uncredited)
- San Quentin as Jeff Torrance