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