Cast & creator
Raymond Burr
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Perry Mason, The Love Boat
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.
Also known as: Raymond William Stacy Burr, Рэймонд Бёрр, Рэймонд Уильям Стейси Берр, Рэймонд Барр, Ray Burr
128
film credits
54
television credits
178
1946–2021 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (182)
Showing 182 of 182 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
The Love Boat
Malcolm Dwyer
1977
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Ironside
Robert Ironside
1967Ironside
Director
1967
Climax!
Lieutenant Shea
1954Climax!
Philip Moran
1954Climax!
Sergeant Ben Gurnick
1954
Four Star Playhouse
Gonzales
1952
The Red Skelton Show
Man in Bathroom Mirror (uncredited)
1951The Red Skelton Show
Rick Santy
1951The Red Skelton Show
King Richard
1951The Red Skelton Show
DA George Goodguy
1951The Red Skelton Show
The Devil
1951
Dragnet
Deputy Chief Thad Brown
1951
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Jack Benny Program
Perry Mason
1950The Jack Benny Program
Raymond Burr /Maj. Larson
1950
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Major Tetley
1955
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Red Lefwick
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Robert Drayton
1952
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
People's Choice Awards
Self
1975
Rear Window
Lars Thorwald
1954Lux Video Theatre
1950Lux Video Theatre
Colby
1950Lux Video Theatre
Dan Reynolds
1950Lux Video Theatre
Major Blakestone
1950
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
It Takes a Thief
SIA Bureau Chief
1968
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Robert T. Ironside
1969Chevron Theatre
1952
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Godfather
1979
Mr. & Mrs. North
Charles
1952
Centennial
Herman Bockweiss
1978
The Sonny and Cher Show
Self
1976
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
Airplane II: The Sequel
Judge D.C. Simonton
1982The Don Knotts Show
Self
1970
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
The Bastard
Narrator (voice)
1978
A Place in the Sun
District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
1951
Kingston: Confidential
R.B. Kingston
1977Kingston: Confidential
Director
1977
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Sutton
1951The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self
1968
Eischied
Police Commissioner
1979
Peter and Paul
Herod Agrippa I
1981
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Steve Martin
1956
79 Park Avenue
Armand Perfido
1977
Love Happy
Alphonse Zoto
1949
Adventures of Don Juan
Capitão Alvarez
1948
His Kind of Woman
Nick Ferraro
1951
Godzilla 1985
Steven Martin
1985Godzilla 1985
Additional Dialogue
1985
Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason
1985
Out of the Blue
Dr. Brean
1981
You're Never Too Young
Noonan
1955
Black Magic
Alexandre Dumas, Jr.
1949
The Blue Gardenia
Harry Prebble
1953
Tarzan and the She-Devil
Vargo
1953
Delirious
Carter Hedison
1991
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Jonash Sabastian
1980
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Key to the City
Les Taggart
1950
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Great Day in the Morning
Jumbo Means
1956
Crime of Passion
Inspector Tony Pope
1956
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2021
Godzilla
Steve Martin
1977
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason
1989
Without Reservations
Paul Gill (uncredited)
1946
M
Pottsy
1951
Disaster on the Coastliner
Estes Hill
1979
A Cry in the Night
Harold Loftus
1956
The Priest Killer
Robert T. Ironside
1971
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason
1990
A Man Alone
Stanley
1955
Passion
Captain Rodriguez
1954
Casanova's Big Night
Bragadin
1954
Count Three and Pray
Yancey Huggins
1955
Sleep, My Love
Detective Sergeant Strake
1948
Horizons West
Cord Hardin
1952
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Perry Mason
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Perry Mason
1992
Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason
1985
Raw Deal
Rick Coyle
1948
The Return
Dr. Kramer
1980
Ironside
Robert Ironside
1967
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Perry Mason
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Perry Mason
1991
Serpent of the Nile
Mark Antony
1953Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason
1986Keep US Beautiful
self
1973
P.J.
William Orbison
1968
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason
1986Keep U.S. Beautiful
Host
1973
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Perry Mason
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Perry Mason
1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
In Memory Of
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason
1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Perry Mason
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason
1988
The Bandits of Corsica
Jonatto
1953
Please Murder Me
Attorney Craig Carlson
1956
Desire in the Dust
Col. Ben Marquand
1960
Godzilla Resurrection
Steve Martin
2018
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason
1991
Pitfall
MacDonald
1948
Showdown at Williams Creek
The Judge
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Perry Mason
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Perry Mason
1987
The Return of Ironside
Robert T. Dacier
1993
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Self
1977Festival at Ford's
Self
1971
FantastiCozzi
Self (archive footage)
2016Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason
1993
Bride of the Gorilla
Barney Chavez
1951Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Perry Mason
1987
They Were So Young
Jaime Coltos
1954
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Steve Martin
1957
I Love Trouble
Herb
1948
Walk a Crooked Mile
Krebs
1948Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Perry Mason
1990
Love's Savage Fury
Lyle Taggart, Sr.
1979
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Perry Mason
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Perry Mason
1988
Code of the West
Boyd Carter
1947
Ride The High Iron
Ziggy Moline
1956
Station West
Lawyer Mark Bristow
1948
Gorilla at Large
Cy Miller
1954
The Magic Carpet
Boreg al Buzzar
1951
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
Himself (Narrator) (voice)
1976
Desperate
Walt Radak
1947
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason
1987
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
1973
San Quentin
Jeff Torrance
1946
Split Second to an Epitaph
Robert Ironside
1968
Grass Roots
Judge Boggs
1992Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1999
Mara Maru
Brock Benedict
1952
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
Arthur Mallory
1976
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
The Night the City Screamed
The Mayor
1980
New Mexico
Private Anderson
1951Interrupted Morning
Narrator
1961
Bride of Vengeance
Michelotto
1949
Secret of Treasure Mountain
Cash Larsen
1956
A Star Shall Rise
Balthazar
1952
Borderline
Pete Ritchie
1950
The House Without a Name
Doctor
1956
Thunder Pass
Tulsa
1954
The Greer Case
Lester Friedman
1957
Meet Danny Wilson
Nick Driscoll
1952
Fort Algiers
Amir
1953
Unmasked
Roger Lewis
1950
Tomorrow Never Comes
Burke
1978The Inventing of America
Self
1975
The Brass Legend
Tris Hatten
1956
The Whip Hand
Steve Loomis
1951
Survival of Spaceship Earth
Self - Narrator
1972
FBI Girl
Blake
1951
Ruthless
Pete Vendig
1948
Affair in Havana
Mallabee
1957
Fighting Father Dunne
Attorney in Trial Montage
1948
The Jordan Chance
Frank Jordan
1978
Abandoned
Kerric
1949
Red Light
Nick Cherney
1949
Kingston
R.B. Kingston
1976
Khyber Patrol
Ahmed Shir
1954When Sally Fell
Self
1962
The Immortal City
Narrator
1954