Raymond William Stacey Burr May 21 1917 September 12 1993 was a Canadian actor primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside His early acting career included roles on Broadway radio television and in film usually as the villain He won two Emmy Awards in 1959 and 1961 for the role of Perry Mason which he played for nine seasons between 1957 and 1966 His second hit series Ironside earned him six Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations He is also known for his role as Steve Martin in both Godzilla King of the Monsters and Godzilla 1985 In addition to acting Burr owned an orchid business and had begun to grow a vineyard He was a collector of wines and art and was very fond of cooking After his death from cancer in 1993 Burrs personal life came into question as details of his known biography appeared to be unverifiable Gradually it was revealed that Burr had possibly contrived a life story that hid his homosexuality Description above from the Wikipedia article Raymond Burr licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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