Raymond Burr
Date Title Notes
December 26 , 1940 Crazy With the Heat Boston
January 14-18 , 1941 Crazy With the Heat 44th Street Theatre , New York City
November 11-22 , 1942 Quiet Wedding Pasadena Playhouse , directed by Lenore Shanewise
December 23 , 1942 - January 3 , 1943 Charley 's Aunt Pasadena Playhouse
February - February 21 , 1943 Arsenic and Old Lace Pasadena Playhouse
March-April 1943 Jason Pasadena Playhouse , directed by Onslow Stevens
July 1943 The Intimate Strangers Pasadena Playhouse , directed by Lenore Shanewise
July-August 1943 Monsieur Beaucaire Pasadena Playhouse
January 24 - February 12 , 1944 The Duke in Darkness Playhouse Theatre , New York City
June 12-23 , 1946 While the Sun Shines Pasadena Playhouse
December 1 , 1946 - Murder Without Crime Pasadena Playhouse , directed by Raymond Burr ( also actor )
January 21 - February 15 , 1947 Miss Julie Forrest Theatre , Philadelphia ; Plymouth Theatre , Boston ; Shubert Theatre , New Haven , Connecticut
May 26 , 1948 - Gauguin Pasadena Playhouse , directed by Catherine Turney
June 11 - July 15 , 1962 Critic 's Choice Suburbs of Detroit and Chicago
1983 Underground Tour including Royal Alexandra Theatre , Toronto , Theatre Royal , York and Prince of Wales Theatre , London
Theatre credits
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917 - September 12, 1993) was a Canadian-American actor primarily known for his 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. His portrayal of the suspected murderer in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rear Window (1954) is his best-known film role, although he is also remembered for his role in the 1956 film Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which he reprised in the 1984 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 (1957-66) and reprised in a series of 26 Perry Mason TV movies (1985-93). His second TV series Ironside earned him six Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. Burr died of cancer in 1993, and his personal life came into question, as many details of his biography appeared to be unverifiable. He was ranked number 44 of the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time by TV Guide magazine in 1996.