Perry Mason deserves a little recognition during Pride because of the actor most associated with the role: Raymond Burr, one of the first—if not the first—gay actors to ever star in the lead ...

Here’s a well-used TV industry bromide that we’ve heard for the better part of 25 years: Nobody else would dare play Perry Mason after Raymond Burr. But here’s another TV industry bromide ...

The television legacy left by Raymond ... Burr, who died Sunday at 76 after a battle with cancer, is one equaled by few performers in the history of the medium. His famed defense attorney, Perry ...

He finds solace in alcohol while he’s eking out a living taking compromising photos of Hollywood ... phone interview with Raymond Burr for his then-latest “Perry Mason” TV movie: “The ...

The Americans star has said he didn’t watch Raymond Burr’s iconic take on the character before season 1, which aired in 2020. But for many TV viewers, Burr is Perry Mason. The actor played the ...

Raymond Burr biography, "Hiding in Plain Sight," explores the actor's life. May 26, 2008 — -- Raymond Burr, who played Perry Mason in the wildly popular television show "Perry Mason" and ...

Matthew Rhys plays the titular character in HBO's 'Perry Mason,' which bears limited resemblance to the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner or the Raymond Burr-starring TV franchise. By Daniel Fienberg ...

Raymond Burr was a Canadian actor who played the eponymous character in the original Perry Mason television series ... gigs like capturing scandalous photos of movies stars pays some of the ...