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Don Ameche and Raymond Burr in Sleep, My Love (1948)

Raymond Burr and Ruth Storey in The Blue Gardenia (1953)

Anne Baxter, Raymond Burr, Jeff Donnell, and Ann Sothern in The Blue Gardenia (1953)

Raymond Burr, Glenn Anders, Walter Burke, and Martin Gabel in M (1951)

Raymond Burr, Luther Adler, Glenn Anders, Walter Burke, Martin Gabel, and Norman Lloyd in M (1951)

Raymond Burr in Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)

Raymond Burr and Frank Iwanaga in Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)

James Stewart and Raymond Burr in Rear Window (1954)

Raymond Burr in A Place in the Sun (1951)

Raymond Burr and Jay Della in Delirious (1991)

Raymond Burr and Emma Samms in Delirious (1991)

Raymond Burr, Dylan Baker, and David Rasche in Delirious (1991)

Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Yvonne De Carlo, Rodolfo Acosta, Anthony Caruso, and Cornel Wilde in Passion (1954)

Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr and Dee Hartford in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr and Harry Morgan in Red Light (1949)

Raymond Burr and George Raft in Red Light (1949)

Raymond Burr and Kathryn Card in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr, Barry Atwater, Barbara Hale, Christine White, and Lida Piazza in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr and William Talman in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr and Suzanne Lloyd in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, and Hugh Sanders in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr and Nolan Leary in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr and Toni Gerry in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr and William Phipps in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr, John Anderson, and Barbara Hale in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr, Ray Collins, and Vaughn Taylor in Perry Mason (1957)

Raymond Burr, Virginia Gregg, Sydney Smith, and William Talman in Perry Mason (1957)

Born Raymond William Stacy Burr on May 21, 1917 in New Westminster, British Columbia, he spent most of his early life traveling. As a youngster, his father moved his family to China, where the elder Burr worked as a trade agent. When the family returned to Canada, Raymond's parents separated. He and his mother moved to Vallejo, California, where she raised him with the aid of her parents. As he got older, Burr began to take jobs to support his mother, younger sister and younger brother. He took jobs as a ranch hand in Roswell, New Mexico; as a deputy sheriff; a photo salesman; and even as a nightclub singer.

During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. In Okinawa, he was shot in the stomach and sent home. In 1946, Burr made his film debut in San Quentin (1946). From there, he appeared in more than 90 films before landing the titular character on Perry Mason (1957), the role for which he was best-known. Decades later, he reprised the role opposite former co-star Barbara Hale in a series of NBC television movies. At age 65, he returned to teaching drama as a professor of theatre at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park.

After a brave battle with cancer, Burr died at age 76 on September 12, 1993 at his ranch home in Geyserville, Sonoma County, California. Married once, the union ended in divorce. He had no children.

Raymond Burr at an event for Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)

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