Raymond Burr
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.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-05-21
Place of birth
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Images
Cast
Rear Window
1954
8.35
Crime of Passion
1956
6.17
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
6.10
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
4.80
The Blue Gardenia
1953
6.60
The Bastard
1978
5.00
A Place in the Sun
1951
7.30
Pitfall
1948
6.90
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
5.91
Red Light
1949
5.77
Abandoned
1949
6.20
His Kind of Woman
1951
6.58
Raw Deal
1948
6.70
Love Happy
1949
5.82
Adventures of Don Juan
1948
6.40
Delirious
1991
5.60
Affair in Havana
1957
5.20
A Cry in the Night
1956
5.20
Desperate
1947
6.50
Station West
1948
6.10
Horizons West
1952
5.97
Unmasked
1950
5.20
They Were So Young
1954
4.40
The Whip Hand
1951
5.60
I Love Trouble
1948
6.30
Ruthless
1948
5.70
Please Murder Me
1956
5.98
Borderline
1950
5.50
Godzilla 1985
1985
6.79
Out of the Blue
1981
6.90
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978
5.80
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
6.60
Perry Mason Returns
1985
7.00
Code of the West
1947
5.00
Count Three and Pray
1955
4.80
Gorilla at Large
1954
5.60
You're Never Too Young
1955
6.50
Tarzan and the She-Devil
1953
4.80
San Quentin
1946
6.30
Sleep, My Love
1948
6.44
Black Magic
1949
6.30
Mara Maru
1952
4.80
Casanova's Big Night
1954
6.10
Great Day in the Morning
1956
5.90
The Magic Carpet
1951
4.70
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979
5.30
Passion
1954
5.20
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
5.80
FBI Girl
1951
5.90
Key to the City
1950
6.20
The Brass Legend
1956
6.20
Serpent of the Nile
1953
7.00
Bride of Vengeance
1949
4.50
Meet Danny Wilson
1952
4.00
Khyber Patrol
1954
7.00
P.J.
1968
5.20
Ride The High Iron
1956
0.00
M
1951
6.29
Survival of Spaceship Earth
1972
0.00
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
6.00
New Mexico
1951
3.50
Kingston
1976
0.00
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
1976
0.00
Showdown at Williams Creek
1991
6.20
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
4.00
A Star Shall Rise
1952
0.00
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
4.30
Love's Savage Fury
1979
4.30
A Man Alone
1955
5.70
Secret of Treasure Mountain
1956
3.00
Grass Roots
1992
0.00
Thunder Pass
1954
6.00
The Greer Case
1957
0.00
Godzilla
1977
6.87
Desire in the Dust
1960
4.00
Fort Algiers
1953
5.50
Without Reservations
1946
6.20
Ironside
1967
5.00
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
7.60
The Return
1980
5.90
FantastiCozzi
2016
6.00
The Night the City Screamed
1980
5.00
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
1977
0.00
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
8.00
The Return of Ironside
1993
4.80
The Jordan Chance
1978
0.00
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968
0.00
The House Without a Name
1956
0.00
Festival at Ford's
1971
0.00
Interrupted Morning
1961
0.00
The Priest Killer
1971
0.00
The Immortal City
1954
0.00
Godzilla Resurrection
2018
10.00