Line #15 Creator/RaymondBurr


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3	->''"I'm not very actorish. I don't play actor 24 hours a day. When the job is done, I go on to be myself, whoever that is."''
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5	William Raymond Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian-American actor, best remembered for his titular roles in the television dramas ''Franchise/PerryMason'' and ''Series/{{Ironside\|1967}}''. On film, he's best known for his roles in the Creator/AlfredHitchcock thriller ''Film/RearWindow'' and in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956'', the Americanized version of ''Film/Godzilla1954''.
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8	!!Filmography with pages on TV Tropes:
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12	* ''Film/LoveHappy'' (1949): Alphonse Zoto
13	* ''Film/{{M}}'' (1951, American remake of the 1931 film): Pottsy
14	* ''Film/APlaceInTheSun'' (1951): District Attorney Frank Marlowe
15	* ''Film/HisKindOfWoman'' (1951): Nick Ferraro
16	* ''Film/BrideOfTheGorilla'' (1951): Barney Chavez
17	* ''Film/TheBlueGardenia'' (1953): Harry Prebble
18	* ''Film/RearWindow'' (1954): Lars Thorwald
19	* ''Film/PleaseMurderMe'' (1956): Craig Carlson
20	* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956 Godzilla: King of the Monsters!]]'' (1956, Americanized version of ''Film/Godzilla1954''): Steve Martin
21	** ''Godzilla 1985'' (1985, Americanized version of ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla''): Steve Martin
22	* ''Film/OutOfTheBlue'' (1980): Dr. Brean
23	* ''Film/{{The Return\|1980}}'' (1980): Dr. Kramer
24	* ''Film/AirplaneIITheSequel'' (1982): The Judge
25	* ''Film/{{Delirious}}'' (1991): Carter Hedison
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29	* ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' (1 episode, 1951): Deputy Chief Thad Brown
30	* ''Series/Playhouse90'' (2 episodes, 1957): Lester Friedman[=/=]Charles Brent
31	* ''Franchise/PerryMason'' (original series 1957–66, TV films 1985-1993): Perry Mason
32	* ''Series/TheJackBennyProgram'' (2 episodes, 1961–62): [[AsHimself Himself]][=/=]Perry Mason[=/=]Major Larson
33	* ''Series/{{Ironside\|1967}}'' (1967–75): Robert T. Ironside
34	** ''[[Series/TheBoldOnes The Bold Ones: The New Doctors]]'' (1 episode, 1972): Robert T. Ironside
35	* ''Series/{{It Takes a Thief\|1968}}'' (1 episode, 1968): S.I.A. Bureau Chief
36	* ''Series/{{Centennial}}'' (1978–79): Herman Bockweiss
37	* ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (2 episodes, 1979): Malcolm Dwyer
38	* ''Film/DisasterOnTheCoastliner'' (TV movie, 1979): Estes Hill
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42	!!Tropes associated with Raymond Burr:
43	* CharacterOutlivesActor: After Burr's death in 1993, four more ''Perry Mason'' TV movies were produced. The character was still alive in said movies, but was out-of-town in all them, with his role being filled by two {{Suspiciously Similar Substitute}}s played by Creator/PaulSorvino, and Creator/HalHolbrook respectively.
44	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Of all the films and television roles he took, he ''greatly'' enjoyed his role as Steven Martin in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956''. Since that film, he took Creator/IshiroHonda's intended nuclear metaphor of Godzilla very seriously, and he even ''hated'' the idea that the producers for the Americanization of ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' wanted to turn it into a comedy instead of a gothic horror that it was when he was asked to reprise his role. According to an interview Burr gave in the late '80s, he even tried to buy the American distribution rights to the franchise so he could appear in future films, which unfortunately never came to pass.
45	* FakeAmerican: He was Canadian, so most of his roles apply to this.
46	* RomanceOnTheSet: Burr met Robert Benevides on the set of ''Perry Mason'' in 1960. Benevides became a production consultant on many of Burr's later productions. They remained domestic partners until Burr's death in 1993.
47	* TallDarkAndHandsome: He was quite ruggedly attractive, had dark hair, and was six feet tall.
48	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
49	** For ''Franchise/PerryMason'', Burr auditioned for the role of Hamilton Burger. The producers were impressed by his performance, that they had him screen test for the title role.

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