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
2021
- Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies as Self - (archive footage)
2018
- Godzilla Resurrection as Steve Martin
2016
- FantastiCozzi as (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 Killer Kiss as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host as Perry Mason
- The Return of Ironside as Robert T. Dacier
1992
- Grass Roots as Judge Boggs
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo as Perry Mason
1991
- Delirious as Carter Hedison
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster as Perry Mason
- Showdown at Williams Creek as The Judge
1990
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter as Perry Mason
1989
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin as Perry Mason
1988
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake as Perry Mason
1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as Perry Mason
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit 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
- Godzilla 1985 as Steven Martin
- Perry Mason Returns as Perry Mason
- 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 Return as Dr. Kramer
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Jonash Sabastian
- 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 James Clark
- The Bastard as Narrator (voice)
- Tomorrow Never Comes as Burke
- The Jordan Chance as Frank Jordan
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
- Kingston as R.B. Kingston
- Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence as Arthur Mallory
- The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
1975
- People's Choice Awards 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
1968
- It Takes a Thief as SIA Bureau Chief
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- P.J. as William Orbison
- Split Second to an Epitaph as Robert Ironside
1962
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
- Crime of Passion as Inspector Tony Pope
- Great Day in the Morning as Jumbo Means
- Please Murder Me as Attorney Craig Carlson
- The Brass Legend as Tris Hatten
- A Cry in the Night as Harold Loftus
- Ride The High Iron as Ziggy Moline
- Secret of Treasure Mountain as Cash Larsen
- The House Without a Name as Doctor
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Hour as Major Tetley
- A Man Alone as Stanley
- You're Never Too Young as Noonan
- Count Three and Pray as Yancey Huggins
1954
- Climax! as Lieutenant Shea
- Rear Window as Lars Thorwald
- Casanova's Big Night as Bragadin
- A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- Gorilla at Large as Cy Miller
- Passion as Captain Rodriguez
- Thunder Pass as Tulsa
- They Were So Young as Jaime Coltos
- The Immortal City as Narrator
- Khyber Patrol as Ahmed Shir
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- The Blue Gardenia as Harry Prebble
- Serpent of the Nile as Mark Antony
- Fort Algiers as Amir
- The Bandits of Corsica as Jonatto
- Tarzan and the She-Devil as Vargo
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Gonzales
- The Ford Television Theatre as Red Lefwick
- Mr. & Mrs. North as Charles
- Horizons West as Cord Hardin
- Meet Danny Wilson as Nick Driscoll
- Mara Maru as Brock Benedict
- A Star Shall Rise as Balthazar
1951
- Dragnet
- The Red Skelton Show as Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)
- Tales of Tomorrow
- A Place in the Sun as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Dr. Sutton
- His Kind of Woman as Nick Ferraro
- M as Pottsy
- The Whip Hand as Steve Loomis
- Bride of the Gorilla as Barney Chavez
- New Mexico as Pvt. Anderson
- The Magic Carpet as Boreg al Buzzar
- FBI Girl as Blake
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
- Lux Video Theatre
- Borderline as Pete Ritchie
- Unmasked as Roger Lewis
- Key to the City as Les Taggart
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
- Red Light as Nick Cherney
- Love Happy as Alphonse Zoto
- Black Magic as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
- Abandoned as Kerric
- Bride of Vengeance as Michelotto
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Station West as Lawyer Mark Bristow
- Adventures of Don Juan as Capitão Alvarez
- Pitfall as MacDonald
- Sleep, My Love as Detective Sergeant Strake
- Ruthless as Pete Vendig
- Raw Deal as Rick Coyle
- I Love Trouble as Herb
- Walk a Crooked Mile as Krebs
- Fighting Father Dunne as Attorney in Trial Montage
1947
- Desperate as Walt Radak
- Code of the West as Boyd Carter
1946
- Without Reservations as Paul Gill (uncredited)
- San Quentin as Jeff Torrance