Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor and vintner, famous for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason, for which he was awarded two Emmy Awards, and Ironside.
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.jpg) Burr in 1961 | |
| Born | Raymond William Stacey Burr May 21, 1917 |
| Died | September 12, 1993 (aged 76) |
| Cause of death | Kidney cancer |
| Years active | 1940-1993 |
| Known for | Acting roles: Perry Mason in Perry Mason Robert T. Ironside in Ironside Steve Martin in Godzilla, King Of The Monsters and Godzilla 1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Annette Sutherland (1942-1943) Robert Benevides (1955-1993) |
| Awards | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series 1961, Perry Mason 1959, Perry Mason |
Burr's mother was of English and Scottish ancestry; his father was Irish.
Burr may have been a closeted homosexual.[1]
Raymond Burr Media
Raymond Burr and (front row, from left) William Talman, Ray Collins and Barbara Hale on the set of Perry Mason, from the front cover of Look magazine (October 10, 1961)
Burr and Victoria Shaw in Ironside (1969)
Mariette Hartley and Burr in Kingston: Confidential (1977)
Sign for Raymond Burr Winery in the Russian River valley region of California
A view of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel, Florida, with the Raymond Burr Memorial Garden in the foreground, December 2011
References
Other websites
- French biography of Raymond Burr
- Raymond Burr on IMDb
- Raymond Burr at the TCM Movie Database
- Raymond Burr at TV.com
- Raymond Burr Performing Arts Centre - New Westminster, BC
- Raymond Burr Vineyards Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
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