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Raymond Burr
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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…
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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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Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Godzilla Resurrection
as Steve Martin
FantastiCozzi
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
as Perry Mason
The Return of Ironside
as Robert T. Dacier
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
as Perry Mason
Grass Roots
as Judge Boggs
Showdown at Williams Creek
as The Judge
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
as Perry Mason
Delirious
as Carter Hedison
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
as Perry Mason
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
as Perry Mason
Perry Mason Returns
as Perry Mason
Godzilla 1985
as Steve Martin
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Judge D.C. Simonton
Out of the Blue
as Dr. Brean
The Night the City Screamed
as The Mayor
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Jonash Sabastian
The Return
as Dr. Kramer
Disaster on the Coastliner
as Estes Hill
Love's Savage Fury
as Lyle Taggart, Sr.
The Jordan Chance
as Frank Jordan
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Burke
Godzilla
as Steve Martin
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
as Self
Kingston
as R.B. Kingston
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
as Himself (Narrator) (voice)
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
as Arthur Mallory
No Poster
The Inventing of America
as Self
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
No Poster
Keep U.S. Beautiful
as Host
Survival of Spaceship Earth
as Self - Narrator
No Poster
Festival at Ford's
as Self
The Priest Killer
as Robert T. Ironside
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Split Second to an Epitaph
as Robert Ironside
P.J.
as William Orbison
Ironside
as Robert Ironside
No Poster
When Sally Fell
as Self
No Poster
Interrupted Morning
as Narrator
Desire in the Dust
as Col. Ben Marquand
Affair in Havana
as Mallabee
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Steve Martin
The Greer Case
as Lester Friedman
Crime of Passion
as Inspector Tony Pope
Ride The High Iron
as Ziggy Moline
The Brass Legend
as Tris Hatten
A Cry in the Night
as Harold Loftus
Secret of Treasure Mountain
as Cash Larsen
Great Day in the Morning
as Jumbo Means
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Steve Martin
Please Murder Me
as Attorney Craig Carlson
The House Without a Name
as Doctor
A Man Alone
as Stanley
Count Three and Pray
as Yancey Huggins
You're Never Too Young
as Noonan
The Immortal City
as Narrator
They Were So Young
as Jaime Coltos
Passion
as Captain Rodriguez
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Thunder Pass
as Tulsa
Khyber Patrol
as Ahmed Shir
Rear Window
as Lars Thorwald
Gorilla at Large
as Cy Miller
Casanova's Big Night
as Bragadin
Fort Algiers
as Amir
Tarzan and the She-Devil
as Vargo
Serpent of the Nile
as Mark Antony
The Blue Gardenia
as Harry Prebble
The Bandits of Corsica
as Jonatto
A Star Shall Rise
as Balthazar
Horizons West
as Cord Hardin
Mara Maru
as Brock Benedict
Meet Danny Wilson
as Nick Driscoll
FBI Girl
as Blake
The Magic Carpet
as Boreg al Buzzar
Bride of the Gorilla
as Barney Chavez
The Whip Hand
as Steve Loomis
His Kind of Woman
as Nick Ferraro
A Place in the Sun
as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
New Mexico
as Private Anderson
M
as Pottsy
Borderline
as Pete Ritchie
Key to the City
as Les Taggart
Unmasked
as Roger Lewis
Abandoned
as Kerric
Love Happy
as Alphonse Zoto
Red Light
as Nick Cherney
Black Magic
as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
Bride of Vengeance
as Michelotto
Adventures of Don Juan
as Capitão Alvarez
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Krebs
Station West
as Lawyer Mark Bristow
Pitfall
as MacDonald
Raw Deal
as Rick Coyle
Fighting Father Dunne
as Attorney in Trial Montage
Ruthless
as Pete Vendig
Sleep, My Love
as Detective Sergeant Strake
I Love Trouble
as Herb
Desperate
as Walt Radak
Code of the West
as Boyd Carter
San Quentin
as Jeff Torrance
Without Reservations
as Paul Gill (uncredited)