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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 21, 1917
Died
September 12, 1993
Place of Birth
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As
- Raymond William Stacy Burr
- Рэймонд Бёрр
- Рэймонд Уильям Стейси Берр
- Рэймонд Барр
Raymond Burr
1.6 Popularity
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raymond Burr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
10.0
Steve Martin
Godzilla Resurrection
2018
6.0
(archive footage)
FantastiCozzi
2016
🎬
7.6
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999
7.6
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
1993
7.1
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
1993
4.8
Robert T. Dacier
The Return of Ironside
1993
7.3
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
7.9
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992
7.0
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992
6.6
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992
Credits
Godzilla Resurrection
as Steve Martin
2018
10.0
FantastiCozzi
as (archive footage)
2016
6.0
🎬
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1999
7.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
as Perry Mason
1993
7.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
as Perry Mason
1993
7.1
The Return of Ironside
as Robert T. Dacier
1993
4.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
as Perry Mason
1993
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Perry Mason
1992
7.9
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
as Perry Mason
1992
7.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
as Perry Mason
1992
6.6
Grass Roots
as Judge Boggs
1992
0.0
Showdown at Williams Creek
as The Judge
1991
6.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
as Perry Mason
1991
7.4
Delirious
as Carter Hedison
1991
5.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Perry Mason
1991
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
as Perry Mason
1991
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Perry Mason
1991
7.4
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
as Perry Mason
1990
7.0
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
as Perry Mason
1990
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Perry Mason
1990
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
as Perry Mason
1990
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
as Perry Mason
1989
6.4
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Perry Mason
1989
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
as Perry Mason
1989
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
as Perry Mason
1988
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Perry Mason
1988
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as Perry Mason
1987
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
as Perry Mason
1987
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
as Perry Mason
1987
7.7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
as Perry Mason
1987
7.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
as Perry Mason
1986
7.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
as Perry Mason
1986
6.9
Perry Mason Returns
as Perry Mason
1985
7.0
Godzilla 1985
as Steven Martin
1985
6.8
Perry Mason Returns
as Perry Mason
1985
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Judge D.C. Simonton
1982
6.1
Out of the Blue
as Dr. Brean
1981
6.9
Peter and Paul
as Herod Agrippa I
1981
7.0
The Night the City Screamed
as The Mayor
1980
5.0
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Jonash Sabastian
1980
4.3
The Return
as Dr. Kramer
1980
5.9
Disaster on the Coastliner
as Estes Hill
1979
5.3
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as The Godfather
1979
5.1
Eischied
as Police Commissioner
1979
6.0
Love's Savage Fury
as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
1979
4.3
The Jordan Chance
as Frank Jordan
1978
0.0
Centennial
as James Clark
1978
7.6
The Bastard
as Narrator (voice)
1978
5.0
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Burke
1978
5.8
79 Park Avenue
as Armand Perfido
1977
4.8
The Love Boat
as Malcolm Dwyer
1977
6.3
Kingston: Confidential
as R.B. Kingston
1977
5.0
Godzilla
as Steve Martin
1977
6.8
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
as Self
1977
3.0
The Captain and Tennille
as Self
1976
5.5
Kingston
as R.B. Kingston
1976
0.0
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
1976
6.0
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
as Arthur Mallory
1976
0.0
The Sonny and Cher Show
as Self
1976
6.0
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
6.5
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
1973
0.0
🎬
Keep US Beautiful
as self
1973
0.0
Survival of Spaceship Earth
as Self - Narrator
1972
0.0
🎬
Festival at Ford's
as Self
1971
0.0
The Priest Killer
as Ironside
1971
0.0
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
4.8
🎬
The Don Knotts Show
as Self
1970
0.0
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1969
5.8
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
7.6
Split Second to an Epitaph
as Robert Ironside
1968
0.0
🎬
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self
1968
0.0
P.J.
as William Orbison
1968
5.2
It Takes a Thief
as S.I.A. Bureau Chief
1968
7.0
Ironside
as Robert Ironside
1967
6.8
Ironside
as Robert Ironside
1967
5.0
🎬
Interrupted Morning
as Narrator
1961
0.0
Desire in the Dust
as Col. Ben Marquand
1960
4.0
Affair in Havana
as Mallabee
1957
5.2
Perry Mason
as Perry Mason
1957
7.7
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Steve Martin
1957
8.6
The Greer Case
as Lester Friedman
1957
0.0
Crime of Passion
as Inspector Tony Pope
1956
6.2
The Brass Legend
as Tris Hatten
1956
6.2
Ride The High Iron
as Ziggy Moline
1956
0.0
A Cry in the Night
as Harold Loftus
1956
5.2
Secret of Treasure Mountain
as Cash Larsen
1956
3.0
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Steve Martin
1956
6.6
Great Day in the Morning
as Jumbo Means
1956
5.9
Please Murder Me
as Attorney Craig Carlson
1956
6.0
The House Without a Name
as Doctor
1956
0.0
A Man Alone
as Stanley
1955
5.7
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Major Tetley
1955
5.4
Count Three and Pray
as Yancey Huggins
1955
4.8
You're Never Too Young
as Noonan
1955
6.5
The Immortal City
as Narrator
1954
0.0
They Were So Young
as Jaime Coltos
1954
4.1
Climax!
as Lieutenant Shea
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Philip Moran
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Sergeant Ben Gurnick
1954
3.3
Passion
as Captain Rodriguez
1954
5.2
🎬
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
8.0
Thunder Pass
as Tulsa
1954
6.0
Khyber Patrol
as Ahmed Shir
1954
7.0
Rear Window
as Lars Thorwald
1954
8.4
Gorilla at Large
as Cy Miller
1954
5.6
Casanova's Big Night
as Bragadin
1954
6.1
Fort Algiers
as Amir
1953
5.5
Tarzan and the She-Devil
as Vargo
1953
4.8
Serpent of the Nile
as Mark Antony
1953
7.0
The Blue Gardenia
as Harry Prebble
1953
6.5
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
The Bandits of Corsica
as Jonatto
1953
5.8
A Star Shall Rise
as Balthazar
1952
0.0
Horizons West
as Cord Hardin
1952
6.0
Mr. & Mrs. North
as Charles
1952
4.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Red Lefwick
1952
7.3
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Gonzales
1952
6.3
Mara Maru
as Brock Benedict
1952
4.8
Meet Danny Wilson
as Nick Driscoll
1952
4.0
Dragnet
1951
6.4
FBI Girl
as Blake
1951
5.9
The Magic Carpet
as Boreg al Buzzar
1951
4.7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. Sutton
1951
7.3
Bride of the Gorilla
as Barney Chavez
1951
4.8
The Whip Hand
as Steve Loomis
1951
5.6
The Red Skelton Show
as Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Rick Santy
1951
7.4
His Kind of Woman
as Nick Ferraro
1951
6.6
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
6.0
A Place in the Sun
as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
1951
7.3
New Mexico
as Pvt. Anderson
1951
3.5
M
as Pottsy
1951
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Colby
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Dan Reynolds
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Major Blakestone
1950
6.3
Borderline
as Pete Ritchie
1950
5.4
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
Key to the City
as Les Taggart
1950
6.2
Unmasked
as Roger Lewis
1950
5.2
Abandoned
as Kerric
1949
6.2
Love Happy
as Alphonse Zoto
1949
5.8
Red Light
as Nick Cherney
1949
5.8
Black Magic
as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
1949
6.3
Bride of Vengeance
as Michelotto
1949
4.5
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
Adventures of Don Juan
as Capitão Alvarez
1948
6.4
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Krebs
1948
5.9
Station West
as Lawyer Mark Bristow
1948
6.1
Pitfall
as MacDonald
1948
6.9
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Raw Deal
as Rick Coyle
1948
6.7
Fighting Father Dunne
as Attorney in Trial Montage
1948
6.0
Ruthless
as Pete Vendig
1948
5.5
Sleep, My Love
as Detective Sergeant Strake
1948
6.4
I Love Trouble
as Herb
1948
6.3
Desperate
as Walt Radak
1947
6.5
Code of the West
as Boyd Carter
1947
5.0
San Quentin
as Jeff Torrance
1946
6.3
Without Reservations
as Paul Gill (uncredited)
1946
6.2