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.

Filmography

• 2018Godzilla Resurrection — Steve Martin
• 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss — Perry Mason, In Memory Of
• 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal — Perry Mason
• 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host — Perry Mason
• 1993The Return of Ironside — Robert T. Dacier
• 1992Grass Roots — Judge Boggs
• 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing — Perry Mason
• 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride — Perry Mason
• 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo — Perry Mason
• 1991Delirious — Carter Hedison
• 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion — Perry Mason
• 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin — Perry Mason
• 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster — Perry Mason
• 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter — Perry Mason
• 1991Showdown at Williams Creek — The Judge
• 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter — Perry Mason
• 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception — Perry Mason
• 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen — Perry Mason
• 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer — Perry Mason
• 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin — Perry Mason
• 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson — Perry Mason
• 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder — Perry Mason
• 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace — Perry Mason
• 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake — Perry Mason
• 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love — Perry Mason
• 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam — Perry Mason
• 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel — Perry Mason
• 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit — Perry Mason
• 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun — Perry Mason
• 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star — Perry Mason
• 1985Godzilla 1985 — Steven Martin, Additional Dialogue
• 1985Perry Mason Returns — Perry Mason
• Perry Mason Returns — Perry Mason
• 1982Airplane II: The Sequel — Judge D.C. Simonton
• 1981Out of the Blue — Dr. Brean
• Peter and Paul — Herod Agrippa I
• 1980The Curse of King Tut's Tomb — Jonash Sabastian
• 1980The Night the City Screamed — The Mayor
• 1980The Return — Dr. Kramer
• 1979Disaster on the Coastliner — Estes Hill
• Eischied — Police Commissioner
• 1979Love's Savage Fury — Lyle Taggart, Sr.
• The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo — The Godfather
• Centennial — Herman Bockweiss
• The Bastard — Narrator (voice)
• 1978The Jordan Chance — Frank Jordan
• 1978Tomorrow Never Comes — Burke
• 79 Park Avenue — Armand Perfido
• 1977Godzilla — Steve Martin
• Kingston: Confidential — R.B. Kingston, Director
• The Love Boat — Malcolm Dwyer
• 1976Kingston — R.B. Kingston
• 1976Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence — Arthur Mallory
• 1973Keep U.S. Beautiful — Host
• 1973Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John — Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
• 1971The Priest Killer — Robert T. Ironside
• The Bold Ones: The New Doctors — Robert T. Ironside
• It Takes a Thief — SIA Bureau Chief
• 1968P.J. — William Orbison
• 1968Split Second to an Epitaph — Robert Ironside
• 1967Ironside — Robert Ironside
• Ironside — Robert Ironside, Director
• 1961Interrupted Morning — Narrator
• 1960Desire in the Dust — Col. Ben Marquand
• 1957Affair in Havana — Mallabee
• 1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean — Steve Martin
• Perry Mason — Perry Mason
• 1957The Greer Case — Lester Friedman
• 1956A Cry in the Night — Harold Loftus
• 1956Crime of Passion — Inspector Tony Pope
• 1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters! — Steve Martin
• 1956Great Day in the Morning — Jumbo Means
• 1956Please Murder Me — Attorney Craig Carlson
• 1956Ride The High Iron — Ziggy Moline
• 1956Secret of Treasure Mountain — Cash Larsen
• 1956The Brass Legend — Tris Hatten
• 1956The House Without a Name — Doctor
• 1955A Man Alone — Stanley
• 1955Count Three and Pray — Yancey Huggins
• The 20th Century Fox Hour — Major Tetley
• 1955You're Never Too Young — Noonan
• 1954Casanova's Big Night — Bragadin
• Climax! — Lieutenant Shea, Philip Moran, Sergeant Ben Gurnick
• 1954Gorilla at Large — Cy Miller
• 1954Khyber Patrol — Ahmed Shir
• 1954Passion — Captain Rodriguez
• 1954Rear Window — Lars Thorwald
• 1954The Immortal City — Narrator
• 1954They Were So Young — Jaime Coltos
• 1954Thunder Pass — Tulsa
• 1953Fort Algiers — Amir
• 1953Serpent of the Nile — Mark Antony
• 1953Tarzan and the She-Devil — Vargo
• 1953The Bandits of Corsica — Jonatto
• 1953The Blue Gardenia — Harry Prebble
• 1952A Star Shall Rise — Balthazar
• Chevron Theatre
• Four Star Playhouse — Gonzales
• 1952Horizons West — Cord Hardin
• 1952Mara Maru — Brock Benedict
• 1952Meet Danny Wilson — Nick Driscoll
• Mr. & Mrs. North — Charles
• The Ford Television Theatre — Red Lefwick, Robert Drayton
• 1951A Place in the Sun — District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
• 1951Bride of the Gorilla — Barney Chavez
• Dragnet — Deputy Chief Thad Brown
• 1951FBI Girl — Blake
• 1951His Kind of Woman — Nick Ferraro
• 1951M — Pottsy
• 1951New Mexico — Private Anderson
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Dr. Sutton
• Tales of Tomorrow
• 1951The Magic Carpet — Boreg al Buzzar
• The Red Skelton Show — Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited), Rick Santy, King Richard, DA George Goodguy, The Devil
• 1951The Whip Hand — Steve Loomis
• 1950Borderline — Pete Ritchie
• 1950Key to the City — Les Taggart
• Lux Video Theatre — Colby, Dan Reynolds, Major Blakestone
• The Jack Benny Program — Perry Mason, Raymond Burr /Maj. Larson
• 1950Unmasked — Roger Lewis
• 1949Abandoned — Kerric
• 1949Black Magic — Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
• 1949Bride of Vengeance — Michelotto
• 1949Love Happy — Alphonse Zoto
• 1949Red Light — Nick Cherney
• 1948Adventures of Don Juan — Capitão Alvarez
• 1948Fighting Father Dunne — Attorney in Trial Montage
• 1948I Love Trouble — Herb
• 1948Pitfall — MacDonald
• 1948Raw Deal — Rick Coyle
• 1948Ruthless — Pete Vendig
• 1948Sleep, My Love — Detective Sergeant Strake
• 1948Station West — Lawyer Mark Bristow
• 1948Walk a Crooked Mile — Krebs
• 1947Code of the West — Boyd Carter
• 1947Desperate — Walt Radak
• 1946San Quentin — Jeff Torrance
• 1946Without Reservations — Paul Gill (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (29)

• 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies — Self - (archive footage)
• 2016FantastiCozzi — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1990Night of 100 Stars III — Self
• 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1977Aliens from Spaceship Earth — Self
• Donny & Marie — Self
• 1976The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena — Himself (Narrator) (voice)
• The Captain and Tennille — Self - Guest
• The Sonny and Cher Show — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self
• 1975The Inventing of America — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• Keep US Beautiful — self
• 1972Survival of Spaceship Earth — Self - Narrator
• 1971Festival at Ford's — Self
• The Don Knotts Show — Self
• The Flip Wilson Show — Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour — Self
• The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show — Self
• 1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show — Self (uncredited)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• 1962When Sally Fell — Self
• 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self - Mystery Guest
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self