Raymond Burr Movies

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Raymond Burr (1917-1993) was a Candian actor.  Burr was primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside.   Despite his television roles overshadowing his movie roles, he, in fact, had a very solid movie career.  His most famous movie role was as the bad guy in 1954’s Rear Window.    His IMDb page shows 145 acting credits from 1946 to 1993.  This page will rank Raymond Burr movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies not released in North American theaters and a few of his low budget 1950s movies were not included in the rankings.  To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition. This comes from a long time request from UMR Hall of Famer, Flora.

Raymond Burr Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

1954’s Rear Window

Raymond Burr Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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Raymond Burr tangled with Godzilla in 1956 and 1984.

Best IMDb Trivia On Raymond Burr

1. Raymond William Stacy Burr was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1917.

2. Raymond Burr moved to New York in 1940 and made his first Broadway appearance in Crazy With the Heat.  He started appearing movies in 1946.  Between 1946 and 1957 he appeared in more than 50 movies.  Often cast as the villain, he became a legend in the film noir world.

3. Raymond Burr is commemorated on a 2008 Canadian postage stamp, one of four honoring achievements of Canadians in Hollywood. The other three depict Norma Shearer, Marie Dressler, and Chief Dan George.

4.  Raymond Burr is one of the few stars to headline, not one, but two very successful television shows.  He played Perry Mason on Perry Mason from 1957 to 1966.   He played Michael Ironside on Ironside from 1967 to 1975.   From 1986 till his death he would return to these roles in television movies, making 26
Perry Mason movies and one Ironside movie.

5. Alfred Hitchcock supposedly hired Raymond Burr to play Lars Thorwald in 1954’s Rear Window because he could be easily made to look like his old producer David O. Selznick, who Hitchcock felt interfered too much.

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29 thoughts on “Raymond Burr Movies”

  1. Good to see that Flora is on the same page as me for I too am currently watching all of the old 1957-66 Perry Mason television episodes. I also agree with the summing up of WH and -though I hate to concede it – Hirsch of the career and qualities of Raymond.

    Especially good trivia from The Work Horse; and talking about Hitch in one episode of the 1957-66 series there was a role reversal under which Raymond who was the menacing villain of Rear Window was of course good guy Mason whilst Wendell Corey the good guy cop pal of my Jimmy in Rear Window was a bad guy murder victim. In the Mason episode Ray and Wendell had some strong scenes together.

    In the later episode of the series Raymond had again put on weight and in appearance was like the villain in Rear Window but in the early episodes he was slimmed down and looked very handsome and debonair.

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    1. Hey Bob, thanks for your thoughts on Raymond Burr. Interesting information about his reverse role in Hitchcock’s television show. Good to see you and Joel agreeing on something, having some really long has rejoice when it finally happens. Now onto your next comment.

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  2. Good to see that Flora is on the same page as me for I too am currently watching all of the old 1957-66 Perry Mason television episodes. I also agree with the summing up of WH and -though I hate to concede it – Hirsch of the career and qualities of Raymond.

    Especially good trivia from The Work Horse; and talking about Hitch in one episode of the 1957-66 series there was a role reversal under which Raymond who was the menacing villain of Rear Window was of course good guy Mason whilst Wendell Corey the good guy cop pal of my Jimmy in Rear Window was a bad guy murder victim. In the Mason episode Ray and Wendell had some string scenes together.

    In the later episode of the series Raymond had again put on weight and in appearance was like the villain in Rear Window but in the early episodes he was slimmed down and looked very handsome and debonair.

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    1. This looks like a duplicate comment, I will try and delete that when I am on my computer versus my phone.

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      1. BRUCE

        Sorry – I would be grateful if you would delete the 5.23 am one as it is wrongly labelled Part 2.
        I never spotted the duplication. Many thanks.

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  3. Thanks for finally doing a page on Raymond Burr. I adore him. I watch Perry Mason every weeknight. After he died I started watching his movies, beginning with Rear Window, which I eventually saw on the big screen in Vancouver.

    I have seen 16 Raymond Burr movies, including 7 of the top 10 and 10 of the top 15.

    The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is A Place in the Sun.

    The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Without Reservations.

    The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Borderline, which is a better film than its rating.

    Favourite Raymond Burr Movies:

    Rear Window
    A Place in the Sun
    Pitfall
    Desperate
    The Blue Gardenia
    Raw Deal
    His Kind of Woman
    M
    Crime of Passion
    Adventures of Don Juan
    Station West
    Key to the City
    Meet Danny Wilson

    Other Raymond Burr Movie I Have Seen:

    Airplane II: The Sequel
    Please Murder Me – worth a look, though, to see Burr and Lansbury together
    Borderline

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    1. By the way, you mention in the possibly interesting facts that Burr appeared on a Canadian postage stamp. I do not have one of Burr, but I do have one of Norma Shearer.

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      1. Hey Flora, marks cool that you have the Norma Shearer stamp. I wonder how much the Raymond Burr stamp goes for these days?

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    2. Hey Flora. Glad you like your long requested page on Raymond Burr. Sorry it took so long to complete, had lots of issues with all his low budget the movies from the 1950s. Tally count. I am seeing eight compared to your 16. I have only seen two of your favorites. Rear Window and The Adventures of Don Juan. I’ll have to check out his movie with Angela Lansbury. Thanks for sharing your movie knowledge on him. Good stuff as always.

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  4. Rating The Movie Stars 4 Star Raymond Burr Performances

    1948’s Raw Deal
    1948’s Pitfall
    1951’s His Kind of a Woman
    1954’s Rear Window
    1956’s A Cry in the Night

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    1. I have only seen one of the five 4 star performances….and a grand total of 8 Raymond Burr movies seen. Rear Window, his two Godzilla movies, Delirious, Airplane 2, A Place in the Sun, Casanova’s Big Night and Adventures of Don Juan.

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  5. “It took television to make a sympathetic actor out of Raymond Burr. In movies he was always menacing, usually murderous. Hitchcock’s Rear Window presented him at his loathsome best, as the man across the courtyard who hacked up his wife and stuffed her in a suitcase. Please Murder Me gave Burr his one starring part and billing, as a crooked attorney in love with Angela Lansbury. Dieting made the difference, and he found long-overdue stardom as “Perry Mason” and “Ironside”. But along the way, the screen lost possibly its best villain.” -Rating The Movie Stars

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