Raymond Burr
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
The Love Boat
Malcolm Dwyer
1977
Series
Ironside
Robert Ironside
1967
Series
Climax!
Lieutenant Shea
1954
Series
Climax!
Philip Moran
1954
Series
Climax!
Sergeant Ben Gurnick
1954
Series
Dragnet
Deputy Chief Thad Brown
1951
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)
1951
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Rick Santy
1951
Series
The Red Skelton Show
King Richard
1951
Series
The Red Skelton Show
DA George Goodguy
1951
Series
The Red Skelton Show
The Devil
1951
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Gonzales
1952
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Perry Mason
1950
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Raymond Burr /Maj. Larson
1950
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Red Lefwick
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Robert Drayton
1952
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Major Tetley
1955
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self
1975
Film
Rear Window
Lars Thorwald
1954
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Colby
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Dan Reynolds
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Major Blakestone
1950
Series
It Takes a Thief
SIA Bureau Chief
1968
Series
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Series
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Robert T. Ironside
1969
Series
Mr. & Mrs. North
Charles
1952
Series
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Godfather
1979
Chevron Theatre
1952
Series
Centennial
Herman Bockweiss
1978
Series
The Sonny and Cher Show
Self
1976
Series
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
Film
Airplane II: The Sequel
Judge D.C. Simonton
1982
The Don Knotts Show
Self
1970
Film
A Place in the Sun
District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
1951
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Series
The Bastard
Narrator (voice)
1978
Series
Kingston: Confidential
R.B. Kingston
1977
Film
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Steve Martin
1956
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Sutton
1951
Series
Eischied
Police Commissioner
1979
Series
Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason
1985
Series
Peter and Paul
Herod Agrippa I
1981
Film
His Kind of Woman
Nick Ferraro
1951
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
1968
Film
Godzilla 1985
Steven Martin
1985
Film
The Blue Gardenia
Harry Prebble
1953
Film
Adventures of Don Juan
Capitão Alvarez
1948
Film
Love Happy
Alphonse Zoto
1949
Film
You're Never Too Young
Noonan
1955
Film
Black Magic
Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
1949
Film
Crime of Passion
Inspector Tony Pope
1956
Series
79 Park Avenue
Armand Perfido
1977
Film
Out of the Blue
Dr. Brean
1981
Film
Tarzan and the She-Devil
Vargo
1953
Film
Key to the City
Les Taggart
1950
Film
Great Day in the Morning
Jumbo Means
1956
Film
A Cry in the Night
Harold Loftus
1956
Film
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Jonash Sabastian
1980
Film
A Man Alone
Stanley
1955
Film
M
Pottsy
1951
Film
Delirious
Carter Hedison
1991
Film
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2021
Film
Without Reservations
Paul Gill (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Return
Dr. Kramer
1980
Film
Disaster on the Coastliner
Estes Hill
1979
Film
Godzilla
Steve Martin
1977
Keep US Beautiful
self
1973
Film
Sleep, My Love
Detective Sergeant Strake
1948
Film
Passion
Captain Rodriguez
1954
Film
Horizons West
Cord Hardin
1952
Film
Casanova's Big Night
Bragadin
1954
Film
Please Murder Me
Attorney Craig Carlson
1956
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason
1989
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason
1990
Film
Serpent of the Nile
Mark Antony
1953
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Perry Mason
1992
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason
1990
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason
1987
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Perry Mason
1992
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason
1989
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason
1992
Film
Raw Deal
Rick Coyle
1948
Film
Walk a Crooked Mile
Krebs
1948
Film
Godzilla Resurrection
Steve Martin
2018
Film
Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason
1985
Film
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Film
The Priest Killer
Robert T. Ironside
1971
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Perry Mason
1993
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason
1986
Film
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Perry Mason
1988
Film
Ironside
Robert Ironside
1967
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Host
1973
Film
P.J.
William Orbison
1968
Film
Pitfall
MacDonald
1948
Film
Showdown at Williams Creek
The Judge
1991
Film
They Were So Young
Jaime Coltos
1954
Film
Desire in the Dust
Col. Ben Marquand
1960
Film
The Bandits of Corsica
Jonatto
1953
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Perry Mason
1991
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Perry Mason
1991
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Perry Mason
1990
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason
1991
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Perry Mason
1989
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason
1988
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason
1993
Film
Bride of the Gorilla
Barney Chavez
1951
Film
Station West
Lawyer Mark Bristow
1948
Film
I Love Trouble
Herb
1948
Film
Code of the West
Boyd Carter
1947
Film
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Film
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Self
1977
Film
Mara Maru
Brock Benedict
1952
Film
Count Three and Pray
Yancey Huggins
1955
Film
The Return of Ironside
Robert T. Dacier
1993
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason
1986
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Perry Mason
1993
Film
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Steve Martin
1957
Film
Love's Savage Fury
Lyle Taggart, Sr.
1979
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Perry Mason
1987
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Perry Mason
1987
Film
Gorilla at Large
Cy Miller
1954
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Perry Mason
1991
Film
Ride The High Iron
Ziggy Moline
1956
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Perry Mason
1990
Film
Desperate
Walt Radak
1947
Film
Grass Roots
Judge Boggs
1992
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason
1987
Film
Borderline
Pete Ritchie
1950
Film
Bride of Vengeance
Michelotto
1949
Film
Split Second to an Epitaph
Robert Ironside
1968
Film
Meet Danny Wilson
Nick Driscoll
1952
Film
Secret of Treasure Mountain
Cash Larsen
1956
Festival at Ford's
Self
1971
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
The Magic Carpet
Boreg al Buzzar
1951
Film
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
Himself (Narrator) (voice)
1976
Film
FantastiCozzi
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
1973
Film
The House Without a Name
Doctor
1956
Film
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Film
Affair in Havana
Mallabee
1957
Film
The Night the City Screamed
The Mayor
1980
Film
Red Light
Nick Cherney
1949
Film
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
Arthur Mallory
1976
Film
A Star Shall Rise
Balthazar
1952
Film
New Mexico
Private Anderson
1951
Film
Fort Algiers
Amir
1953
Interrupted Morning
Narrator
1961
The Inventing of America
Self
1975
Film
The Greer Case
Lester Friedman
1957
Film
The Whip Hand
Steve Loomis
1951
Film
The Brass Legend
Tris Hatten
1956
Film
Thunder Pass
Tulsa
1954
Film
The Jordan Chance
Frank Jordan
1978
Film
FBI Girl
Blake
1951
Film
Ruthless
Pete Vendig
1948
Film
San Quentin
Jeff Torrance
1946
Film
Kingston
R.B. Kingston
1976
Film
Unmasked
Roger Lewis
1950
Film
Survival of Spaceship Earth
Self - Narrator
1972
Film
Fighting Father Dunne
Attorney in Trial Montage
1948
Film
Abandoned
Kerric
1949
Film
Tomorrow Never Comes
Burke
1978
Film
Khyber Patrol
Ahmed Shir
1954
Film
The Immortal City
Narrator
1954
When Sally Fell
Self
1962