Raymond Burr
Appearance
Raymond Burr | |
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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 |
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.
Burr's mother was of English and Scottish ancestry; his father was Irish.
Burr may have been a closeted homosexual.[1]
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- 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