1917-05-21 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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 | Self - (archive footage) | 2021-08-22 |
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Godzilla Resurrection | Steve Martin | 2018-12-13 |
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FantastiCozzi | (archive footage) | 2016-05-21 |
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-23 |
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The Return of Ironside | Robert T. Dacier | 1993-05-04 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Perry Mason | 1993-02-19 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host | Perry Mason | 1993-05-21 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss | Perry Mason | 1993-11-29 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride | Perry Mason | 1992-10-30 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Perry Mason | 1992-03-01 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo | Perry Mason | 1992-05-05 |
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Grass Roots | Judge Boggs | 1992-02-24 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster | Perry Mason | 1991-02-11 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter | Perry Mason | 1991-01-06 |
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Showdown at Williams Creek | The Judge | 1991-10-31 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion | Perry Mason | 1991-09-24 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin | Perry Mason | 1991-05-14 |
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Delirious | Carter Hedison | 1991-08-09 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter | Perry Mason | 1990-09-30 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Perry Mason | 1990-03-11 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen | Perry Mason | 1990-01-21 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Perry Mason | 1990-05-20 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson | Perry Mason | 1989-02-12 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder | Perry Mason | 1989-04-09 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin | Perry Mason | 1989-11-09 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace | Perry Mason | 1988-02-28 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Perry Mason | 1988-05-15 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit | Perry Mason | 1987-05-24 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Perry Mason | 1987-02-23 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Perry Mason | 1987-10-04 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Perry Mason | 1987-11-15 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | Perry Mason | 1986-11-08 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun | Perry Mason | 1986-05-29 |
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Godzilla 1985 | Steven Martin | 1985-08-23 |
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Perry Mason Returns | Perry Mason | 1985-12-01 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Airplane II: The Sequel | Judge D.C. Simonton | 1982-12-10 |
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Out of the Blue | Dr. Brean | 1981-04-29 |
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Jonash Sabastian | 1980-05-08 |
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The Return | Dr. Kramer | 1980-03-31 |
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The Night the City Screamed | The Mayor | 1980-12-14 |
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Disaster on the Coastliner | Estes Hill | 1979-10-28 |
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Love's Savage Fury | Lyle Taggart, Sr. | 1979-05-20 |
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Tomorrow Never Comes | Burke | 1978-03-02 |
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The Jordan Chance | Frank Jordan | 1978-12-12 |
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Godzilla | Steve Martin | 1977-01-01 |
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Aliens from Spaceship Earth | Self | 1977-01-01 |
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Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence | Arthur Mallory | 1976-02-08 |
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Kingston | R.B. Kingston | 1976-09-15 |
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The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena | Himself (Narrator) (voice) | 1976-06-18 |
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The Inventing of America | Self | 1975-12-30 |
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Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII | 1973-04-21 |
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Keep U.S. Beautiful | Host | 1973-03-27 |
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Survival of Spaceship Earth | Self - Narrator | 1972-01-01 |
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Festival at Ford's | Self | 1971-11-15 |
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The Priest Killer | Robert T. Ironside | 1971-09-14 |
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-19 |
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P.J. | William Orbison | 1968-03-27 |
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Split Second to an Epitaph | Robert Ironside | 1968-09-26 |
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Ironside | Robert Ironside | 1967-03-28 |
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When Sally Fell | 1962-01-01 | |
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Interrupted Morning | Narrator | 1961-01-01 |
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Desire in the Dust | Col. Ben Marquand | 1960-10-10 |
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The Greer Case | Lester Friedman | 1957-01-31 |
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Affair in Havana | Mallabee | 1957-10-01 |
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Godzilla, le Monstre de L'Océan Pacifique | Steve Martin | 1957-03-14 |
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Ride The High Iron | Ziggy Moline | 1956-12-01 |
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Great Day in the Morning | Jumbo Means | 1956-05-16 |
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A Cry in the Night | Harold Loftus | 1956-08-17 |
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Please Murder Me | Attorney Craig Carlson | 1956-03-01 |
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | Steve Martin | 1956-04-27 |
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Secret of Treasure Mountain | Cash Larsen | 1956-06-26 |
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The Brass Legend | Tris Hatten | 1956-12-01 |
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Crime of Passion | Inspector Tony Pope | 1956-12-28 |
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The House Without a Name | Doctor | 1956-01-01 |
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Count Three and Pray | Yancey Huggins | 1955-10-01 |
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You're Never Too Young | Noonan | 1955-08-25 |
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A Man Alone | Stanley | 1955-10-17 |
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Thunder Pass | Tulsa | 1954-09-20 |
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Rear Window | Lars Thorwald | 1954-08-01 |
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The Immortal City | Narrator | 1954-12-01 |
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A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
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Mannequins für Rio | Jaime Coltos | 1954-10-20 |
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Gorilla at Large | Cy Miller | 1954-05-01 |
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Khyber Patrol | Ahmed Shir | 1954-09-04 |
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Casanova's Big Night | Bragadin | 1954-04-07 |
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Passion | Captain Rodriguez | 1954-10-06 |
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Fort Algiers | Amir | 1953-08-30 |
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Serpent of the Nile | Mark Antony | 1953-05-08 |
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The Bandits of Corsica | Jonatto | 1953-02-27 |
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Tarzan and the She-Devil | Vargo | 1953-06-18 |
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The Blue Gardenia | Harry Prebble | 1953-03-20 |
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Horizons West | Cord Hardin | 1952-10-11 |
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Meet Danny Wilson | Nick Driscoll | 1952-02-08 |
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Mara Maru | Brock Benedict | 1952-04-23 |
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A Star Shall Rise | Balthazar | 1952-12-25 |
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The Whip Hand | Steve Loomis | 1951-10-01 |
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His Kind of Woman | Nick Ferraro | 1951-08-15 |
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FBI Girl | Blake | 1951-11-04 |
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Bride of the Gorilla | Barney Chavez | 1951-10-01 |
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M | Pottsy | 1951-03-01 |
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A Place in the Sun | District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe | 1951-06-12 |
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New Mexico | Pvt. Anderson | 1951-05-18 |
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The Magic Carpet | Boreg al Buzzar | 1951-10-18 |
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Unmasked | Roger Lewis | 1950-01-30 |
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Borderline | Pete Ritchie | 1950-03-01 |
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Key to the City | Les Taggart | 1950-02-02 |
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Black Magic | Alexandre Dumas, Jr. | 1949-08-19 |
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Red Light | Nick Cherney | 1949-09-30 |
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Abandoned | Kerric | 1949-10-26 |
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Bride of Vengeance | Michelotto | 1949-04-07 |
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Love Happy | Alphonse Zoto | 1949-10-12 |
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Fighting Father Dunne | Attorney in Trial Montage | 1948-05-12 |
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Walk a Crooked Mile | Krebs | 1948-09-02 |
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Pitfall | MacDonald | 1948-08-11 |
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I Love Trouble | Herb | 1948-01-15 |
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Station West | Lawyer Mark Bristow | 1948-09-01 |
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Sleep, My Love | Detective Sergeant Strake | 1948-02-18 |
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Adventures of Don Juan | Capitão Alvarez | 1948-12-24 |
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Ruthless | Pete Vendig | 1948-04-16 |
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Raw Deal | Rick Coyle | 1948-05-21 |
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Desperate | Walt Radak | 1947-06-20 |
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Code of the West | Boyd Carter | 1947-02-20 |
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Without Reservations | Paul Gill (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
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San Quentin | Jeff Torrance | 1946-12-16 |
