From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Movie | FantastiCozzi | (archive footage) | 2016-05-21 |
Movie | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-23 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Perry Mason | 1993-02-19 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss | Perry Mason | 1993-11-29 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host | Perry Mason | 1993-05-21 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo | Perry Mason | 1992-05-05 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Perry Mason | 1992-03-01 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride | Perry Mason | 1992-10-30 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster | Perry Mason | 1991-02-11 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter | Perry Mason | 1991-01-06 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin | Perry Mason | 1991-05-14 |
Movie | Delirious | Carter Hedison | 1991-08-09 |
Movie | Showdown at Williams Creek | The Judge | 1991-10-31 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion | Perry Mason | 1991-09-24 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Perry Mason | 1990-03-11 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen | Perry Mason | 1990-01-21 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Perry Mason | 1990-05-20 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter | Perry Mason | 1990-09-30 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder | Perry Mason | 1989-04-09 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson | Perry Mason | 1989-02-12 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin | Perry Mason | 1989-11-09 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace | Perry Mason | 1988-02-28 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Perry Mason | 1988-05-15 |
Series | Unsolved Mysteries | 1988-10-05 | |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Perry Mason | 1987-02-23 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit | Perry Mason | 1987-05-24 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Perry Mason | 1987-11-15 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Perry Mason | 1987-10-04 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun | Perry Mason | 1986-05-29 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | Perry Mason | 1986-11-08 |
Movie | Godzilla 1985 | Steve Martin | 1985-07-26 |
Movie | Perry Mason Returns | Perry Mason | 1985-12-01 |
Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
Movie | Airplane II: The Sequel | Judge D.C. Simonton | 1982-12-10 |
Movie | Out of the Blue | Dr. Brean | 1981-04-29 |
Series | Peter and Paul | Herod Agrippa I | 1981-04-12 |
Movie | The Return | Dr. Kramer | 1980-03-31 |
Movie | The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Jonash Sabastian | 1980-05-08 |
Movie | The Night the City Screamed | The Mayor | 1980-12-14 |
Movie | Love's Savage Fury | Lyle Taggart, Sr. | 1979-05-20 |
Series | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Unknown | 1979-09-18 |
Movie | Disaster on the Coastliner | Estes Hill | 1979-10-28 |
Series | Eischied | Unknown | 1979-09-21 |
Movie | Tomorrow Never Comes | Burke | 1978-03-02 |
Movie | The Bastard | Narrator (voice) | 1978-05-22 |
Movie | The Jordan Chance | Frank Jordan | 1978-12-12 |
Series | Centennial | James Clark | 1978-10-01 |
Movie | Godzilla | Steve Martin | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Aliens from Spaceship Earth | Self | 1977-01-01 |
Series | Kingston: Confidential | R.B. Kingston | 1977-03-23 |
Series | 79 Park Avenue | Armand Perfido | 1977-10-16 |
Series | Donny & Marie | Unknown | 1976-01-23 |
Series | The Sonny & Cher Show | Unknown | 1976-02-01 |
Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
Movie | The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena | Himself (Narrator) (voice) | 1976-06-18 |
Movie | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII | 1973-04-21 |
Series | The Don Knotts Show | Unknown | 1970-09-15 |
Series | The Flip Wilson Show | Unknown | 1970-09-17 |
Series | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Unknown | 1969-01-22 |
Movie | P.J. | William Orbison | 1968-03-27 |
Series | It Takes a Thief | S.I.A. Bureau Chief | 1968-01-09 |
Series | The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | Unknown | 1968-09-15 |
Movie | Split Second to an Epitaph | Robert Ironside | 1968-09-26 |
Movie | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-19 |
Series | Ironside | Robert Ironside | 1967-03-28 |
Movie | Ironside | Robert Ironside | 1967-03-28 |
Movie | The Honey Pot | Himself, as Perry Mason | 1967-05-21 |
Movie | Desire in the Dust | Col. Ben Marquand | 1960-10-10 |
Movie | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | Steve Martin | 1957-03-15 |
Movie | Affair in Havana | Mallabee | 1957-10-01 |
Series | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | 1957-09-21 |
Movie | Great Day in the Morning | Jumbo Means | 1956-05-16 |
Movie | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Steve Martin | 1956-04-27 |
Movie | Secret of Treasure Mountain | Cash Larsen | 1956-06-26 |
Movie | Please Murder Me | Attorney Craig Carlson | 1956-03-01 |
Movie | A Cry in the Night | Harold Loftus | 1956-08-17 |
Movie | Crime of Passion | Inspektor Pope | 1956-12-28 |
Movie | The Brass Legend | Tris Hatten | 1956-12-01 |
Movie | Ride The High Iron | Ziggy Moline | 1956-12-01 |
Movie | You're Never Too Young | Noonan | 1955-08-25 |
Movie | Count Three and Pray | Yancey Huggins | 1955-10-01 |
Series | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Unknown | 1955-10-05 |
Movie | A Man Alone | Stanley | 1955-10-17 |
Movie | Rear Window | Lars Thorwald | 1954-08-01 |
Movie | Gorilla at Large | Cy Miller | 1954-05-01 |
Movie | Casanova's Big Night | Bragadin | 1954-04-07 |
Movie | Thunder Pass | Tulsa | 1954-09-20 |
Movie | Khyber Patrol | Ahmed Shir | 1954-09-04 |
Movie | They Were So Young | Jaime Coltos | 1954-10-20 |
Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
Movie | Passion | Captain Rodriguez | 1954-10-06 |
Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
Movie | The Blue Gardenia | Harry Prebble | 1953-03-20 |
Movie | The Bandits of Corsica | Jonatto | 1953-02-27 |
Movie | Serpent of the Nile | Mark Antony | 1953-05-08 |
Movie | Fort Algiers | Amir | 1953-08-30 |
Movie | Tarzan and the She-Devil | Vargo | 1953-06-18 |
Movie | Meet Danny Wilson | Nick Driscoll | 1952-02-08 |
Series | Mr. & Mrs. North | Unknown | 1952-10-03 |
Movie | Mara Maru | Brock Benedict | 1952-04-23 |
Movie | Horizons West | Cord Hardin | 1952-10-11 |
Movie | A Star Shall Rise | Balthazar | 1952-12-25 |
Movie | A Place in the Sun | District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe | 1951-06-12 |
Series | Tales of Tomorrow | Unknown | 1951-08-03 |
Movie | M | Pottsy | 1951-03-01 |
Movie | His Kind of Woman | Nick Ferraro | 1951-08-15 |
Movie | New Mexico | Pvt. Anderson | 1951-05-18 |
Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
Movie | The Whip Hand | Steve Loomis | 1951-10-01 |
Movie | FBI Girl | Blake | 1951-11-04 |
Movie | The Magic Carpet | Boreg al Buzzar | 1951-10-18 |
Movie | Bride of the Gorilla | Barney Chavez | 1951-10-01 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | Unmasked | Roger Lewis | 1950-01-30 |
Movie | Key to the City | Les Taggart | 1950-02-02 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Borderline | Pete Ritchie | 1950-03-01 |
Movie | Bride of Vengeance | Michelotto | 1949-04-07 |
Series | The Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1949-01-25 |
Movie | Black Magic | Alexandre Dumas, Jr. | 1949-08-19 |
Movie | Criss Cross | Gangster | 1949-02-04 |
Movie | Red Light | Nick Cherney | 1949-09-30 |
Movie | Abandoned | Kerric | 1949-10-26 |
Movie | Love Happy | Alphonse Zoto | 1949-10-12 |
Movie | Fighting Father Dunne | Attorney in Trial Montage | 1948-05-12 |
Movie | Ruthless | Pete Vendig | 1948-04-16 |
Movie | I Love Trouble | Herb | 1948-01-15 |
Movie | Sleep, My Love | Detective Sergeant Strake | 1948-02-18 |
Movie | Raw Deal | Rick Coyle | 1948-05-21 |
Movie | Pitfall | MacDonald | 1948-08-11 |
Movie | Walk a Crooked Mile | Krebs | 1948-09-02 |
Movie | Adventures of Don Juan | Capitão Alvarez | 1948-12-24 |
Movie | Station West | Lawyer Mark Bristow | 1948-09-01 |
Movie | Code of the West | Boyd Carter | 1947-02-20 |
Movie | Desperate | Walt Radak | 1947-06-20 |
Movie | Without Reservations | Paul Gill (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
Movie | San Quentin | Jeff Torrance | 1946-12-16 |