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 Mason,… ...

The pending revival of “Ironside” reminds us of Raymond Burr, which naturally reminds us of “Perry Mason,” the series that turned Burr from a character actor into a household name. Burr ...

If he had his life to do over again, says Raymond Burr, the one thing he would not do is the Perry Mason series. He looks back without fondness on those nine years, remembering 24-hour days in the ...

Perry Mason (1957) Season 1 is a classic legal drama TV series based on Erle Stanley Gardner’s characters. Starring Raymond Burr as defense attorney Perry Mason, the show follows his adept ...

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… ...

RAYMOND BURR, the actor who has played Perry Mason on television for the past 36 years and will continue to for another 36 in re-runs even though he just died, said once that he thought he had ...

DRY CREEK, Calif. — Raymond Burr, the portly actor who became a TV icon as a crime-solving lawyer in the “Perry Mason” series, died Sunday of cancer. He was 76.

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 ...

For more than 60 years, “Perry Mason” has been TV comfort food. The original series ran from 1957-66, and the 271 black-and-white episodes featuring Raymond Burr as the title character — a ...

He’s more than just the Raymond Burr version from the classic TV show. Pop culture’s most famous defense lawyer has also appeared in books, movies, comics and radio shows for almost 90 years.

OK, so you’re Raymond Burr, you’re turning 40 and you’ve finally hit the big time. After years of playing menacing heavies in B-movies and noir thrillers – most notably wife… ...

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.