Portrait of Raymond Burr

Acting

Raymond Burr

Career

Active from 1947 to 2018, with a break from 1994 to 2017, busiest in 1956 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
72
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rear Window
Rear Window
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 90 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Raymond Burr Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Social Commentary
    3.9, average 4.9
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Legal Drama 15
  • Character-Driven 12
  • Mystery 12
  • Courtroom Drama 9
  • Perry Mason 8
  • Film Noir 8
  • Crime Investigation 7
  • TV Movie 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Intrigue 5
  • Crime Drama 5
  • Murder Mystery 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

137
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Godzilla Resurrection
Godzilla Resurrection (2018)

as Steve Martin

1990s

18 titles Β· average score 65
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992)
GoodWatch score 57

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
GoodWatch score 72

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

as Perry Mason

1980s

20 titles Β· average score 64
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
GoodWatch score 59

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Perry Mason

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Perry Mason

Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Steve Martin

Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason Returns (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Perry Mason

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jonash Sabastian

1970s

16 titles Β· average score 58
Disaster on the Coastliner
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
GoodWatch score 48

as Estes Hill

Love's Savage Fury
Love's Savage Fury (1979)

as Lyle Taggart, Sr.

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· as The Godfather

Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
GoodWatch score 36

as Burke

The Jordan Chance
The Jordan Chance (1978)

as Frank Jordan

Centennial
Centennial (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Herman Bockweiss

Godzilla
Godzilla (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

as Steve Martin

Kingston: Confidential
Kingston: Confidential (1977)

TV show Β· as R.B. Kingston

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show Β· as Malcolm Dwyer

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976)

as Arthur Mallory

Kingston
Kingston (1976)

as R.B. Kingston

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973)

as Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII

1960s

8 titles Β· average score 60
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)

TV show Β· as Robert T. Ironside

P.J.
P.J. (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

as William Orbison

Split Second to an Epitaph
Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)

as Robert Ironside

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as SIA Bureau Chief

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show Β· as Robert Ironside

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

as Robert Ironside

Interrupted Morning
Interrupted Morning (1961)

as Narrator

Desire in the Dust
Desire in the Dust (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

as Col. Ben Marquand

1950s

56 titles Β· average score 60
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Perry Mason

Affair in Havana
Affair in Havana (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mallabee

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
GoodWatch score 74

as Steve Martin

Please Murder Me
Please Murder Me (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Attorney Craig Carlson

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Inspector Tony Pope

Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93

as Lars Thorwald

Passion
Passion (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Rodriguez

They Were So Young
They Were So Young (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jaime Coltos

Tarzan and the She-Devil
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
GoodWatch score 39

as Vargo

Bride of the Gorilla
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
GoodWatch score 38

as Barney Chavez

A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

as District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe

Borderline
Borderline (1950)
GoodWatch score 43

as Pete Ritchie

1940s

18 titles Β· average score 66
Love Happy
Love Happy (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alphonse Zoto

Abandoned
Abandoned (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kerric

Red Light
Red Light (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Nick Cherney

Bride of Vengeance
Bride of Vengeance (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Michelotto

Black Magic
Black Magic (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Alexandre Dumas, Jr.

Pitfall
Pitfall (1948)
GoodWatch score 74

as MacDonald

Raw Deal
Raw Deal (1948)
GoodWatch score 86

as Rick Coyle

Walk a Crooked Mile
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

as Krebs

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as CapitΓ£o Alvarez

Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Detective Sergeant Strake

Desperate
Desperate (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

as Walt Radak

Without Reservations
Without Reservations (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Paul Gill (uncredited)