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Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

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.

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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 Steve 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

Peter and Paul

1981

as Herod Agrippa I

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

Eischied

1979

as Police Commissioner

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

1979

as The Godfather

Love's Savage Fury

1979

as Lyle Taggart, Sr.

The Jordan Chance

1978

as Frank Jordan

Centennial

1978

as James Clark

The Bastard

1978

as Narrator (voice)

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978

as Burke

79 Park Avenue

1977

as Armand Perfido

The Love Boat

1977

as Malcolm Dwyer

Kingston: Confidential

1977

as R.B. Kingston

Godzilla

1977

as Steve Martin

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

1977

as Self

The Captain and Tennille

1976

as Self

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 Sonny & Cher Show

1976

as Self

Dinah!

1974

as Self

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

1973

as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII

Keep US Beautiful

1973

as self

Survival of Spaceship Earth

1972

as Self - Narrator

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

as Self

The Don Knotts Show

1970

as Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

as Self

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

P.J.

1968

as William Orbison

It Takes a Thief

1968

as S.I.A. Bureau Chief

Ironside

1967

as Robert Ironside

Ironside

1967

as Robert Ironside

Desire in the Dust

1960

as Col. Ben Marquand

Affair in Havana

1957

as Mallabee

Perry Mason

1957

as Perry Mason

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957

as Steve Martin

The Greer Case

1957

as Lester Friedman

Crime of Passion

1956

as Inspektor Pope

The Brass Legend

1956

as Tris Hatten

Ride The High Iron

1956

as Ziggy Moline

A Cry in the Night

1956

as Harold Loftus

Secret of Treasure Mountain

1956

as Cash Larsen

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

as Steve Martin

Great Day in the Morning

1956

as Jumbo Means

Please Murder Me

1956

as Attorney Craig Carlson

The House Without a Name

1956

as Doctor

A Man Alone

1955

as Stanley

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

as Major Tetley

Count Three and Pray

1955

as Yancey Huggins

You're Never Too Young

1955

as Noonan

They Were So Young

1954

as Jaime Coltos

Climax!

1954

as Lieutenant Shea

Climax!

1954

as Philip Moran

Climax!

1954

as Sergeant Ben Gurnick

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 Oscars

1953

as Self

The Bandits of Corsica

1953

as Jonatto

A Star Shall Rise

1952

as Balthazar

Horizons West

1952

as Cord Hardin

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

as Charles

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

as Red Lefwick

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Gonzales

Mara Maru

1952

as Brock Benedict

Meet Danny Wilson

1952

as Nick Driscoll

Dragnet

1951

FBI Girl

1951

as Blake

The Magic Carpet

1951

as Boreg al Buzzar

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Dr. Sutton

Bride of the Gorilla

1951

as Barney Chavez

The Whip Hand

1951

as Steve Loomis

His Kind of Woman

1951

as Nick Ferraro

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

A Place in the Sun

1951

as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe

New Mexico

1951

as Pvt. Anderson

M

1951

as Pottsy

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Major Blakestone

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Colby

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Dan Reynolds

Borderline

1950

as Pete Ritchie

Key to the City

1950

as Les Taggart

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

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

The Emmy Awards

1949

as Self

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)