Raymond Burr

Birthday:
05/21/1917
Place of birth:
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada:
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.

Credits

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies (2021)
as Self - (archive footage)
Godzilla Resurrection (2018)
as Steve Martin
FantastiCozzi (2016)
as (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993)
as Perry Mason
The Return of Ironside (1993)
as Robert T. Dacier
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
as Perry Mason
Grass Roots (1992)
as Judge Boggs
Showdown at Williams Creek (1991)
as The Judge
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
as Perry Mason
Delirious (1991)
as Carter Hedison
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
as Perry Mason
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason Returns (1985)
as Perry Mason
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
as Steven Martin
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Judge D.C. Simonton
Out of the Blue (1981)
as Dr. Brean
The Night the City Screamed (1980)
as The Mayor
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
as Jonash Sabastian
The Return (1980)
as Dr. Kramer
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
as Estes Hill
Love's Savage Fury (1979)
as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
The Jordan Chance (1978)
as Frank Jordan
Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
as Burke
Aliens from Spaceship Earth (1977)
as Self
Godzilla (1977)
as Steve Martin
Kingston (1976)
as R.B. Kingston
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena (1976)
as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976)
as Arthur Mallory
The Inventing of America (1975)
as Self
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973)
as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973)
as Host
Survival of Spaceship Earth (1972)
as Self - Narrator
Festival at Ford's (1971)
as Self
The Priest Killer (1971)
as Robert T. Ironside
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)
as Robert Ironside
P.J. (1968)
as William Orbison
Ironside (1967)
as Robert Ironside
When Sally Fell (1962)
Interrupted Morning (1961)
as Narrator
Desire in the Dust (1960)
as Col. Ben Marquand
Affair in Havana (1957)
as Mallabee
Godzilla, le Monstre de L'Océan Pacifique (1957)
as Steve Martin
The Greer Case (1957)
as Lester Friedman
Crime of Passion (1956)
as Inspector Tony Pope
Ride The High Iron (1956)
as Ziggy Moline
The Brass Legend (1956)
as Tris Hatten
A Cry in the Night (1956)
as Harold Loftus
Secret of Treasure Mountain (1956)
as Cash Larsen
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
as Jumbo Means
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
as Steve Martin
Please Murder Me (1956)
as Attorney Craig Carlson
The House Without a Name (1956)
as Doctor
A Man Alone (1955)
as Stanley
Count Three and Pray (1955)
as Yancey Huggins
You're Never Too Young (1955)
as Noonan
The Immortal City (1954)
as Narrator
Mannequins für Rio (1954)
as Jaime Coltos
Passion (1954)
as Captain Rodriguez
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
Thunder Pass (1954)
as Tulsa
Khyber Patrol (1954)
as Ahmed Shir
Rear Window (1954)
as Lars Thorwald
Gorilla at Large (1954)
as Cy Miller
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
as Bragadin
Fort Algiers (1953)
as Amir
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
as Vargo
Serpent of the Nile (1953)
as Mark Antony
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
as Harry Prebble
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
as Jonatto
A Star Shall Rise (1952)
as Balthazar
Horizons West (1952)
as Cord Hardin
Mara Maru (1952)
as Brock Benedict
Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
as Nick Driscoll
FBI Girl (1951)
as Blake
The Magic Carpet (1951)
as Boreg al Buzzar
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
as Barney Chavez
The Whip Hand (1951)
as Steve Loomis
His Kind of Woman (1951)
as Nick Ferraro
A Place in the Sun (1951)
as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
New Mexico (1951)
as Pvt. Anderson
M (1951)
as Pottsy
Borderline (1950)
as Pete Ritchie
Key to the City (1950)
as Les Taggart
Unmasked (1950)
as Roger Lewis
Abandoned (1949)
as Kerric
Love Happy (1949)
as Alphonse Zoto
Red Light (1949)
as Nick Cherney
Black Magic (1949)
as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
Bride of Vengeance (1949)
as Michelotto
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
as Capitão Alvarez
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
as Krebs
Station West (1948)
as Lawyer Mark Bristow
Pitfall (1948)
as MacDonald
Raw Deal (1948)
as Rick Coyle
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
as Attorney in Trial Montage
Ruthless (1948)
as Pete Vendig
Sleep, My Love (1948)
as Detective Sergeant Strake
I Love Trouble (1948)
as Herb
Desperate (1947)
as Walt Radak
Code of the West (1947)
as Boyd Carter
San Quentin (1946)
as Jeff Torrance
Without Reservations (1946)
as Paul Gill (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
In Memory Of
Godzilla 1985
Additional Dialogue

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