Raymond Burr

AKA:
Raymond William Stacey Burr
Nationality:
Canadian
Birthdate:
05/21/1917
Birthplace:
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Death Date:
09/12/1993
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biography
A commanding, heavy-set player, Raymond Burr first made an impression in vicious roles in the Anthony Mann films noir, "Desperate" (1947) and "Raw Deal" (1948). With his dark hair, prominent eyebrows and stern voice, Burr made an ideal villain. An economical actor, he brought an aura of authority to many of his best roles, whether it be the attorney prosecuting Montgomery Clift in "A Place in the Sun" (1951) or the white-haired, methodical murderer Lars Thorwald in Alfred Hitchcock's masterful "Rear Window" (1954).

During the course of his career, the Canadian-born actor often spun stories of Continued

Credits
Steve Martin
2004
Inspector Tony Pope
1957
Lars Thorwald
1954
Harry Prebble
1953
Frank Marlowe
1951
Actor
1948
Actor
Nick Ferraro
Actor
Kerric
Carter Hedison
Yancey Huggins
Dr Brean
Cyrus Miller
Stanley
Captain Rodriguez
William Orbison
Mallabee
Steve Martin
Colonel Ben Marquand
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Born in small town in Canada
1923 
Moved to California so mother could pursue career in music; father disliked living there and returned to Canada after parents' divorce; lived with maternal grandparents who owned and operated a hotel in Vallejo
 
During the Depression, worked for government agencies
 
Began acting at the Pasadena Playhouse
1940 
Broadway debut in "Crazy with the Heat"
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