Actor
Raymond Burr
Born 21 May 1917 · New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada — died 12 September 1993
Raymond Burr (1917–1993) was a Canadian actor who often played villains in 1940s and 1950s films, notably Rear Window and A Place in the Sun. He became a television star as Perry Mason and later Ironside. He also appeared in the English-language version of Godzilla.
Key films
Rear Window (1954)On Cinespective
Played the menacing suspect Lars Thorwald in Hitchcock's thriller, his best-known film performance.
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Played the prosecutor in this acclaimed drama, a prominent role in his run of formidable screen antagonists.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Played reporter Steve Martin in the Americanized version of the original Japanese Godzilla.
Raw Deal (1948)
A menacing role in a classic film noir, typical of his 1940s villain work.
Pitfall (1948)
A noir in which he played a disturbing, obsessive figure, showing his skill as a screen heavy.
Key awards
- 1959 Emmy Award for his role as Perry Mason
- 1961 Emmy Award for his role as Perry Mason
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 126
- 1946Without Reservations · as Paul Gill (uncredited)Actor
- 1946San Quentin · as Jeff TorranceActor
- 1947Desperate · as Walt RadakActor
- 1947Code of the West · as Boyd CarterActor
- 1948Raw Deal · as Rick CoyleActor
- 1948Pitfall · as MacDonaldActor
- 1948Sleep, My Love · as Detective Sergeant StrakeActor
- 1948Adventures of Don Juan · as Capitão AlvarezActor
- 1948Ruthless · as Pete VendigActor
- 1948Station West · as Lawyer Mark BristowActor
- 1948Walk a Crooked Mile · as KrebsActor
- 1948I Love Trouble · as HerbActor
- 1948Fighting Father Dunne · as Attorney in Trial MontageActor
- 1949Love Happy · as Alphonse ZotoActor
- 1949Black Magic · as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.Actor
- 1949Red Light · as Nick CherneyActor
- 1949Abandoned · as KerricActor
- 1949Bride of Vengeance · as MichelottoActor
- 1950Borderline · as Pete RitchieActor
- 1950Unmasked · as Roger LewisActor
- 1950Key to the City · as Les TaggartActor
- 1951A Place in the Sun · as District Attorney R. Frank MarloweActor
- 1951His Kind of Woman · as Nick FerraroActor
- 1951M · as PottsyActor
- 1951Bride of the Gorilla · as Barney ChavezActor
- 1951The Whip Hand · as Steve LoomisActor
- 1951FBI Girl · as BlakeActor
- 1951New Mexico · as Private AndersonActor
- 1951The Magic Carpet · as Boreg al BuzzarActor
- 1952Horizons West · as Cord HardinActor
- 1952Mara Maru · as Brock BenedictActor
- 1952Meet Danny Wilson · as Nick DriscollActor
- 1952A Star Shall Rise · as BalthazarActor
- 1953The Blue Gardenia · as Harry PrebbleActor
- 1953Tarzan and the She-Devil · as VargoActor
- 1953Fort Algiers · as AmirActor
- 1953Serpent of the Nile · as Mark AntonyActor
- 1953The Bandits of Corsica · as JonattoActor
- 1954Rear Window · as Lars ThorwaldActor
- 1954Casanova's Big Night · as BragadinActor
- 1954Passion · as Captain RodriguezActor
- 1954Gorilla at Large · as Cy MillerActor
- 1954They Were So Young · as Jaime ColtosActor
- 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere · as SelfActor
- 1954Khyber Patrol · as Ahmed ShirActor
- 1954Thunder Pass · as TulsaActor
- 1954The Immortal City · as NarratorActor
- 1955You're Never Too Young · as NoonanActor
- 1955A Man Alone · as StanleyActor
- 1955Count Three and Pray · as Yancey HugginsActor
- 1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters! · as Steve MartinActor
- 1956Crime of Passion · as Inspector Tony PopeActor
- 1956Great Day in the Morning · as Jumbo MeansActor
- 1956Please Murder Me · as Attorney Craig CarlsonActor
- 1956A Cry in the Night · as Harold LoftusActor
- 1956The Brass Legend · as Tris HattenActor
- 1956Secret of Treasure Mountain · as Cash LarsenActor
- 1956Ride The High Iron · as Ziggy MolineActor
- 1956The House Without a Name · as DoctorActor
- 1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean · as Steve MartinActor
- 1957Affair in Havana · as MallabeeActor
- 1957The Greer Case · as Lester FriedmanActor
- 1960Desire in the Dust · as Col. Ben MarquandActor
- 1961Interrupted Morning · as NarratorActor
- 1962When Sally Fell · as SelfActor
- 1967Ironside · as Robert IronsideActor
- 1968P.J. · as William OrbisonActor
- 1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1968Split Second to an Epitaph · as Robert IronsideActor
- 1971The Priest Killer · as Robert T. IronsideActor
- 1971Festival at Ford's · as SelfActor
- 1972Survival of Spaceship Earth · as Self - NarratorActor
- 1973Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John · as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIIIActor
- 1973Keep U.S. Beautiful · as HostActor
- 1975The Inventing of America · as SelfActor
- 1976The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena · as Himself (Narrator) (voice)Actor
- 1976Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence · as Arthur MalloryActor
- 1976Kingston · as R.B. KingstonActor
- 1977Godzilla · as Steve MartinActor
- 1977Aliens from Spaceship Earth · as SelfActor
- 1978Tomorrow Never Comes · as BurkeActor
- 1978The Jordan Chance · as Frank JordanActor
- 1979Disaster on the Coastliner · as Estes HillActor
- 1979Love's Savage Fury · as Lyle Taggart, Sr.Actor
- 1980The Return · as Dr. KramerActor
- 1980The Curse of King Tut's Tomb · as Jonash SabastianActor
- 1980The Night the City Screamed · as The MayorActor
- 1981Out of the Blue · as Dr. BreanActor
- 1982Airplane II: The Sequel · as Judge D.C. SimontonActor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1985Godzilla 1985 · as Steven MartinActor
- 1985Perry Mason Returns · as Perry MasonActor
- 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun · as Perry MasonActor
- 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star · as Perry MasonActor
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love · as Perry MasonActor
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit · as Perry MasonActor
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam · as Perry MasonActor
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel · as Perry MasonActor
- 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake · as Perry MasonActor
- 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace · as Perry MasonActor
- 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder · as Perry MasonActor
- 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson · as Perry MasonActor
- 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin · as Perry MasonActor
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception · as Perry MasonActor
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen · as Perry MasonActor
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer · as Perry MasonActor
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter · as Perry MasonActor
- 1990Night of 100 Stars III · as SelfActor
- 1991Delirious · as Carter HedisonActor
- 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter · as Perry MasonActor
- 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion · as Perry MasonActor
- 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin · as Perry MasonActor
- 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster · as Perry MasonActor
- 1991Showdown at Williams Creek · as The JudgeActor
- 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride · as Perry MasonActor
- 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing · as Perry MasonActor
- 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo · as Perry MasonActor
- 1992Grass Roots · as Judge BoggsActor
- 1993The Return of Ironside · as Robert T. DacierActor
- 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host · as Perry MasonActor
- 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal · as Perry MasonActor
- 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss · as Perry MasonActor
- 1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016FantastiCozzi · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Godzilla Resurrection · as Steve MartinActor
- 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies · as Self - (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.