Raymond Burr
Date of birth: 1917-05-21
Place of birth: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Raymond William Stacy Burr, Рэймонд Бёрр, Рэймонд Уильям Стейси Берр, Рэймонд Барр
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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Rear Window
1954-08-01
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinc
Crime of Passion
1956-12-28
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982-12-10
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past
Bride of the Gorilla
1951-10-01
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued
The Blue Gardenia
1953-03-20
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murder
The Bastard
1978-05-22
Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to Engla
A Place in the Sun
1951-06-12
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy s
Pitfall
1948-08-11
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948-09-02
A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that t
Red Light
1949-09-30
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny T
Abandoned
1949-10-26
A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman's sister and finds a black-market baby ring.
His Kind of Woman
1951-08-15
Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself
Raw Deal
1948-05-21
Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for his accomplice Rick, a sadistic
Love Happy
1949-10-12
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of
Adventures of Don Juan
1948-12-24
Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal a
Delirious
1991-08-09
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Affair in Havana
1957-10-01
While in Havana, a musician gets involved with a crippled man and his beautiful wife... with deadly
A Cry in the Night
1956-08-17
A police captain's emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.
Desperate
1947-06-20
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
Station West
1948-09-01
When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence investigator Jo
Horizons West
1952-10-11
Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas after the Civil War. Ambitious Dan turns to rustling a
Unmasked
1950-01-30
The editor of a sleazy tabloid newspaper has been borrowing money from his lover, the wife of a rich
They Were So Young
1954-10-20
A model agency in Rio de Janeiro is actually a front for a white-slavery ring that kidnaps European
The Whip Hand
1951-10-01
A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.
I Love Trouble
1948-01-15
A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.
Ruthless
1948-04-16
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Please Murder Me
1956-03-01
A lawyer tries to exact justice on a woman he defended in court -- a woman whom he found out was gui
Borderline
1950-03-01
The Los Angeles police know that Pete Ritchie has been bringing drugs into the city, but they can't
Godzilla 1985
1985-08-23
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Out of the Blue
1981-04-29
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to confor
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978-03-02
Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956-04-27
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught ami
Perry Mason Returns
1985-12-01
When his former secretary is accused of a murder, Perry Mason gives up a judgeship to defend her.
Code of the West
1947-02-20
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Count Three and Pray
1955-10-01
A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.
Gorilla at Large
1954-05-01
At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone in
You're Never Too Young
1955-08-25
When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity
Tarzan and the She-Devil
1953-06-18
The king of the jungle fights off ivory poachers.
San Quentin
1946-12-16
An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.
Sleep, My Love
1948-02-18
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got the
Black Magic
1949-08-19
A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.
Mara Maru
1952-04-23
An American salvage diver plunges into dangerous intrigue around a sunken treasure in the Philippine
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991-01-06
Perry is at TV station "KGGY" to be interviewed but thanks to the interference of main anchor-person
Casanova's Big Night
1954-04-07
Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to roma
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990-05-20
Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had
Great Day in the Morning
1956-05-16
After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved wit
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
1993-11-29
On the set of a popular daytime soap opera 'Mile High', actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992-10-30
Perry Mason is invited to the marriage of the daughter of an old friend of his. But after the ceremo
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991-05-14
David Katz is a world famous magician and he comes to Denver with his group to perform for a charity
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
1976-06-18
Documentary exploring such phenomena as astral projection, telekinesis, telepathy, voices from beyon
The Magic Carpet
1951-10-18
With the aid of a magic carpet, the true heir to an Arabian caliphate leads an uprising against the
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992-05-05
Sleazy talk show host Ted Mayne writes a tell-all book, which enrages and embarrasses several very p
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
1991-02-11
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993-02-19
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Disaster on the Coastliner
1979-10-28
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987-11-15
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987-05-24
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957-03-14
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Passion
1954-10-06
In old Spanish California, dashing cattleman Juan Obregon returns to the rancho of his friend Gaspar
The Bandits of Corsica
1953-02-27
Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.
FBI Girl
1951-11-04
G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.
Key to the City
1950-02-02
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New
The Brass Legend
1956-12-01
During a ride with his new pony Sinoya, the young Clay Gibson by chance finds the secret housing of
Serpent of the Nile
1953-05-08
Cleopatra toys with Mark Antony who wants to merge his Rome with her Egypt.
Bride of Vengeance
1949-04-07
The tiny independent duchy of Ferrara is located between Casare Borgia's Rome and Venice, and Borgia
Meet Danny Wilson
1952-02-08
A lounge singer sees his career skyrocket after he signs a contract for a mobster nightclub owner.
Khyber Patrol
1954-09-04
British officers of India is jeopardized when warlords Ahmed Shir and Prince Ishak Khan battle at th
P.J.
1968-03-27
Reluctant New York City private eye P.J. Detweiler is hired as a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
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Ride The High Iron
1956-12-01
A recent war veteran accepts a job in public relations, but he becomes increasingly unhappy with his
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
1993-05-21
Dr Sheila Carlin is good friends with Della who calls Perry in when she is being pestered by someone
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986-05-29
A priest is murdered and the main suspect is a nun.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
1987-02-23
Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986-11-08
An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the prac
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
1988-05-15
A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987-10-04
Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud in
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
1989-02-12
Ken Malansky, a law student of Perry Mason's, is accused of murdering a fellow student. Perry is rel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989-04-09
A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
1990-01-21
The chief suspects in the murder of an author are the numerous colleagues whom he continuously plagi
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990-03-11
Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspe
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
1990-09-30
A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989-11-09
A hockey player of friend of Ken Malansky's is accused of murdering a team owner. Perry takes the ca
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988-02-28
Mason defends a man he had sentenced to prison when he was an appellate-court judge. Now, 18 months
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
1991-09-24
An editor of a fashion magazine writes a column that destroys careers. She is also a brutal employer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
1992-03-01
A painter, believed to be dead, returns to make allegations that a gallery owner is selling counterf
M
1951-03-01
Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police searc
Survival of Spaceship Earth
1972-01-01
Earth's environmental crisis--brought about by uncontrolled technological progress--is endangering l
Fighting Father Dunne
1948-05-12
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
New Mexico
1951-05-18
Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hun
Kingston
1976-09-15
In this pilot for the "Kingston: Confidential" series, an investigative reporter, backed by the head
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
1976-02-08
In this pilot film, Mallory is a prominent lawyer with a tarnished reputation who defends a young ma
Showdown at Williams Creek
1991-10-31
True story of a former British soldier on trial for murder in the 19th century Northwest.
Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
A Star Shall Rise
1952-12-25
Story of the Three Magi's search for the Christ child following their discovery of a new star foreto
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980-05-08
Egyptologist Robin Ellis and American reporter Eva Marie Saint uncover King Tut's burial site but we
Love's Savage Fury
1979-05-20
During the Civil War, a self-centered, young Southern belle tries to hold onto the family estate whe
A Man Alone
1955-10-17
A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all th
Secret of Treasure Mountain
1956-06-26
Three bank robbers escape into the western wilderness, where they hear of a fortune in gold supposed
Grass Roots
1992-02-24
This sequel to the 1983 miniseries, "Chiefs," continues the saga of the Lee family with Will Lee, an
Thunder Pass
1954-09-20
A cavalry unit escorts a group of civilians through dangerous territory inhabited by Indians on the
The Greer Case
1957-01-31
When a rich woman dies without signing her new will, all kinds of problems ensue.
Godzilla
1977-01-01
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. vers
Desire in the Dust
1960-10-10
Lonnie Wilson returns to small southern hometown after spending six years on the chain-gang for kill
Fort Algiers
1953-08-30
In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.
Without Reservations
1946-05-13
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train
Ironside
1967-03-28
Citizens of San Francisco are stunned by the news that Robert Ironside, the city's hard-nosed, tough
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973-04-21
During World War II, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli attempts to save Jews in Italy from Nazi exterminato
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968-12-19
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
The Return
1980-03-31
Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999-01-23
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two
FantastiCozzi
2016-05-21
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obses
The Night the City Screamed
1980-12-14
A massive blackout plunges a major American city into a night of terror.
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
1977-01-01
While the aliens in this film may seem to be quite human, one must realize that we're dealing with c
A Star Is Born World Premiere
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Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest wo
The Return of Ironside
1993-05-04
After forty years of good and faithful services, Robert T. Ironside, reprocessed police force of San
The Jordan Chance
1978-12-12
Jordan Chance was wrongfully imprisoned for ten years. Upon release, he becomes a lawyer and investi
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968-09-26
In the second "Ironside" movie, the Chief has his spine jolted during a hospital encounter with a na
The House Without a Name
1956-01-01
The House Without a Name is a 1956 short documentary film written and produced by Valentine Davies f
Festival at Ford's
1971-11-15
NBC tops off an evening of specials with the second annual musical-variety hour originating at histo
Interrupted Morning
1961-01-01
A discouraged and frustrated emergency-room doctor explains why many of the auto-accident injuries a
The Priest Killer
1971-09-14
A police chief, confined to a wheelchair, and a former cop, who is now a priest, team up to discover
The Immortal City
1954-12-01
From the legendary times of Romulus and Remus to the present day, the compelling story of the eterna
Godzilla Resurrection
2018-12-13
This is a hybrid cut of both the original Japanese version The Return of Godzilla and Godzilla 1985,
When Sally Fell
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Raymond Burr introduces the story of Harry Carter and his family after his wife, Sally, suffers a ba
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
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