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Raymond Burr (1917–1993)


Born Raymond William Stacy Burr on 21 May 1917 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Burr spent most of his early life traveling. As a youngster, his father moved his family to China, where the elder Burr worked as a trade agent. When the family returned to Canada, Raymond's parents separated. He and his mother moved to Vallejo... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (144 titles)
1992 Grass Roots (TV movie)
Judge Boggs
 
1991 Showdown at Williams Creek
The Judge
 
1991 Delirious
Carter Hedison
 
1985 Perry Mason Returns (TV movie)
Perry Mason
 
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel
Judge D.C. Simonton
 
1981 Peter and Paul (TV movie)
Herod Agrippa I
 
1980 The Night the City Screamed (TV movie)
Mayor
 
1980 Out of the Blue
Dr. Brean
 
1980 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (TV movie)
Jonash Sabastian
 
1980 The Return
Dr. Kramer
 
1979 The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1979 Disaster on the Coastliner (TV movie)
Estes Hill
 
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
The Godfather
The Mob Comes to Orly (1979) … The Godfather
 
1979 Eischied (TV series)
Police Commissioner
Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 2 (1979) … Police Commissioner
Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1 (1979) … Police Commissioner
 
1979 Love's Savage Fury (TV movie)
Lyle Taggart, Sr.
 
1978-1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Herman Bockweiss
The Crime (1979) … Herman Bockweiss
The Storm (1979) … Herman Bockweiss
 
1978 The Jordan Chance (TV movie)
Frank Jordan
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1978 Tomorrow Never Comes
Burke
 
1977 Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (TV mini-series)
Armand Perfido
 
1976-1977 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
R.B. Kingston
The Cult (1977) … R.B. Kingston
Monolith (1977) … R.B. Kingston
 
1977 Godzilla
 
1976 Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (TV movie)
Arthur Mallory
 
1967-1975 Ironside (TV series)
Robert T. Ironside / Carlton Duffy / Robert Ironside
 
1973 Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (TV movie)
Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
 
1963-1970 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
DA George Goodguy / King Richard / Man in Bathroom / …
Freddie's Desperate Hour (1970) … Rick Santy
The Magic Act (1970) … Man in Bathroom/pre main sketch skit (uncredited)
Appleby's Soul (1965) … The Devil
Disorder in the Court (1964) … DA George Goodguy
Episode #13.10 (1963) … King Richard
 
1968 P.J.
William Orbison
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
S.I.A. Bureau Chief
A Thief Is a Thief (1968) … S.I.A. Bureau Chief
 
1961 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Perry Mason
 
1960 Joyful Hour (TV movie)
Roman Guard
 
1960 Desire in the Dust
Col. Ben Marquand
 
1960 The Christophers (TV series)
Roman Guard
Joyful Hour (1960) … Roman Guard
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Charles Bent / Lester Friedman
Lone Woman (1957) … Charles Bent
The Greer Case (1957) … Lester Friedman
 
1957 Affair in Havana
Mallabee
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
George
No Escape (1957) … George
 
1957 Undercurrent (TV series)
George
No Escape (1957) … George
 
1957 Crime of Passion
Police Inspector Anthony (Tony) Pope
 
1956 Ride the High Iron (TV movie)
Ziggy Moline
 
1956 The Brass Legend
Tris Hatten
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Lieutenant Shea / Philip Moran / Sergeant Ben Gurnick
Savage Portrait (1956) … Sergeant Ben Gurnick
The Shadow of Evil (1956) … Philip Moran
The Sound of Silence (1956) … Lieutenant Shea
 
1954-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Colby / Dan Reynolds / Major Blakestone
Flamingo Road (1956) … Dan Reynolds
The Web (1955) … Colby
Shall Not Perish (1954) … Major Blakestone
A Place in the Sun (1954)
 
1956 Secret of Treasure Mountain
Cash Larsen
 
1956 Great Day in the Morning
Jumbo Means
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
George
No Escape (1956) … George
 
1956 Please Murder Me
Attorney Craig Carlson
 
1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
 
1954-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Red Lefwick / Robert Drayton
Man Without a Fear (1956) … Robert Drayton
The Fugitives (1954) … Red Lefwick
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Jud
The Lone Hand (1956) … Jud
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1955)
 
1955 Count Three and Pray
Yancey Huggins
 
1955 A Man Alone
Stanley, Bank of Mesa
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Sutton
The Ordeal of Dr. Sutton (1955) … Dr. Sutton
 
1954 They Were So Young
Jaime Coltos
 
1954 Passion
Captain Rodriguez
 
1954 Thunder Pass
Tulsa
 
1954 Khyber Patrol
Capt. Ahmed Shir
 
1954 Gorilla at Large
Cy Miller
 
1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Murder for Sale (1954)
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Gonzales
The Room (1953) … Gonzales
 
1953 Fort Algiers
Amir
 
1953 Tarzan and the She-Devil
Vargo
 
1953 The Blue Gardenia
Harry Prebble
 
1953 The Bandits of Corsica
Jonatto
 
1953 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
The Mask of Medusa (1953)
 
1951-1953 Family Theatre (TV series)
Balthazar / Peter / Simon the Cyrenean
Triumphant Hour (1953) … Peter
A Star Shall Rise (1952) … Balthazar
 
1952 Horizons West
Cord Hardin
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
Face Value (1952)
The Leather Coat (1952)
The Tiger (1952)
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
Doctor Alexander
The Magnificent Lie (1952) … Doctor Alexander
 
1952 Mara Maru
Brock Benedict
 
1952 Rebound (TV series)
Gomez
The Wreck (1952) … Gomez
Joker's Wild (1952)
 
1951 Meet Danny Wilson
Nick Driscoll alias Joe Martell
 
1951 Chesterfield Sound Off Time (TV series)
Chief of Detectives Thad Brown
Dragnet: The Human Bomb (1951) … Chief of Detectives Thad Brown
 
1951 Dragnet (TV series)
Deputy Chief Thad Brown
The Human Bomb (1951) … Deputy Chief Thad Brown (as Ray Burr)
 
1951 FBI Girl
Blake
 
1951 Bride of the Gorilla
Barney Chavez
 
1951 The Magic Carpet
Grand Vizier Boreg al Buzzar
 
1951 The Whip Hand
Steve Loomis
 
1951 His Kind of Woman
Nick Ferraro
 
1951 New Mexico
Private Anderson
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
The Wrestler
Big Hello (1951) … The Wrestler
 
1951 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
Pearls from Paris (1951)
Prison Doctor (1951)
 
1951 M
Pottsy
 
1950 Borderline
Pete Ritchie
 
1950 The Amazing Mr. Malone (TV movie)
 
1950 Key to the City
Les Taggart
 
1950 Unmasked
Roger Lewis
 
1949 Love Happy
Alphonse Zoto
 
1949 Abandoned
Kerric
 
1949 Red Light
Nick Cherney
 
1949 Criss Cross
Gangster (uncredited)
 
1948 Adventures of Don Juan
Captain Alvarez
 
1948 Walk a Crooked Mile
Krebs
 
1948 Station West
Mark Bristow
 
1948 Pitfall
J.B. MacDonald
 
1948 Raw Deal
Rick Coyle
 
1948 Fighting Father Dunne
Prosecuting Attorney in Montage (uncredited)
 
1948 Ruthless
Pete Vendig
 
1948 Sleep, My Love
Detective Sgt. Strake
 
1948 I Love Trouble
Herb
 
1947 Desperate
Walt Radak
 
1947 Code of the West
Boyd Carter
 
1946 San Quentin
Jeff Torrance
 
1946 Without Reservations
Paul Gill (uncredited)
 
1940 Earl of Puddlestone
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1969-1973 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series) (production executive: Harbour Productions Unlimited - 45 episodes)
And Other Springs I May Not See (1973) (production executive: Harbour Productions Unlimited)
The Night Crawler (1973) (production executive: Harbour Productions Unlimited)
Tightrope to Tomorrow (1973) (production executive: Harbour Productions Unlimited)
A Terminal Career (1973) (production executive: Harbour Productions Unlimited)
The Velvet Prison (1972) (production executive: Harbour Productions Unlimited)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1977 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
The Anonymous Hero (1977)
 
1972 Ironside (TV series)
Nightmare Trip (1972)
Achilles' Heel (1972)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1976 The Sonny and Cher Show (TV series)
Episode #1.2 (1976) (performer: "The Windmills Of Your Mind")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (TV movie) (dedicated to the memory of: 1917-1993)
 
Show ShowSelf (54 titles)
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV series)
Himself - Winner
10th Edition (1993) … Himself - Winner
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 April 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1988 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1987 The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 Unsolved Mysteries (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode dated 20 January 1987 (1987) … Himself - Host
 
1987 Trial by Jury (TV series)
Himself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 38th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
 
1985 The 37th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Limited Series
 
1985 The Sea Is at Our Gates (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1980-1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 April 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode dated 31 October 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1977-1979 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 November 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 9 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 12 December 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1979 Never Look Down (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1978 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 November 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977-1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 22 December 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 12 December 1977 (1977) … Guest Appearance
 
1977 Aliens from Spaceship Earth (documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The Captain and Tennille (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.8 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena (documentary)
Himself (Narrator) (voice)
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #2.112 (1976) … Himself - Guest
 
1976 The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favourite Television Drama
 
1976 The Sonny and Cher Show (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
Episode #1.2 (1976) … Himself/Various Characters
Episode #1.1 (1976) … Himself/Various Characters
 
1973 Keep U.S. Beautiful (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1970-1972 Flip (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.9 (1972) … Himself
Episode #2.3 (1971) … Himself
Episode #1.26 (1971) … Himself
Episode #1.5 (1970) … Himself
 
1972 Stars on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The ABC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 February 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1968-1972 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 21 January 1971 (1971) … Himself
1968 Christmas Show (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1972 Survival of Spaceship Earth (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1971 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
Episode #3.21 (1971) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1971 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 February 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
Don Adams Investigates the Detectives (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Die Rudi Carrell Show (TV series)
Himself
Flughafen (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Leslie Uggams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 October 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 3 September 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest
 
1968 Small Boat Navy in Vietnam (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1967 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1964 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 October 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 8 July 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself / Maj. Larson
Air Force Sketch (1962) … Himself / Maj. Larson
 
1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 3 June 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1961 The 13th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Performance by an Lead Actor in a Series
 
1961 CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1960 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #8.4 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #12.2 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 The House Without a Name (documentary short)
Doctor
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Himself
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (voice)
 
1954 The Immortal City (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2006 Protagonistas del recuerdo (TV series)
 
2005 Battleground (TV series documentary)
 
1998 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1993 The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1968 Split Second to an Epitaph (TV movie)
Robert Ironside
 
1967 The Honey Pot
Himself, as Perry Mason (uncredited)
 
1965 Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At... (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1956) Radio: Played "Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry", on CBS Radio's "Fort Laramie". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ray Burr

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Let's just say that the part isn't conducive to leisurely living the way I once knew it. I only hope that I can regain my own identity, once I decide that Perry Mason and myself have come to the parting of the road. Perry Mason has become a career for me . . . all I know is that I work, eat and sleep Perry Mason. See more »

Trivia:

Had an art gallery on Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive in the early '50s. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently played bad guy or cowardly roles. See more »

Nickname:

Ray See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini