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Raymond William Stacy Burr was a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, in 1917, he began his work period in 1940. He was educated at Stanford University and Columbia University. Burr spoke English and was recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
He died of kidney cancer, a natural cause, in Sonoma in 1993. His acting career included work in the Western genre. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Canada's Walk of Fame. He also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Additionally, he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor.
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Film & TV
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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…
Known for
- Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies — Self - (archive footage)2021
- Godzilla Resurrection — Steve Martin2018
- FantastiCozzi — (archive footage)2016
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)1999
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss — Perry Mason1993
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal — Perry Mason1993
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host — Perry Mason1993
- The Return of Ironside — Robert T. Dacier1993
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride — Perry Mason1992
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo — Perry Mason1992
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Key facts
- Born
- Raymond William Stacy Burr , ( 1917-05-21 ) May 21, 1917, New Westminster , British Columbia, Canada
- Died
- September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12) (aged 76), Healdsburg, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Fraser Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1934–1993
- Spouse
- Isabella Ward ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1952 )
- Partner
- Robert Benevides (1960–1993)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- New Westminster
- Place of death
- Sonoma
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Raymond-Burr-1968-cropped.jpg
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- Commons category
- Raymond Burr
- date of birth
- 1917-05-21
- date of death
- 1993-09-12
- cause of death
- kidney cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Raymond Burr
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- birth name
- Raymond William Stacy Burr
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Encyclopedic overview
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor who had a lengthy Hollywood film career and portrayed the title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside.
Burr's early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television, and film, usually as the villain. He portrayed the suspected murderer in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rear Window (1954), and he also had a role in the 1956 film Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which he reprised in the 1985 film Godzilla 1985. He won Emmy Awards for acting in 1959 and 1961 for the role of Perry Mason, which he played for nine seasons (1957–1966) and reprised in a series of 26 Perry Mason TV movies (1985–1993). His second TV series, Ironside, earned him six Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.
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