Ironside 1967 1975 opening and closing theme youtube. He is also known as the antagonistic man in the other apartment in alfred. Ironside death by the numbers tv episode 1972 trivia. Ironside is a universal television series that ran on nbc from september 14, 1967, to january 16, 1975. Ironside was the chief of detectives in the sfpd, until a snipers bullet paralysed him from the waist down.
Yet the canadianborn actor was far more than televisions greatest defense lawyer. For eight seasons, from 196775, burr portrayed the titular wheelchairbound police consultant on ironside. Seven things to know about raymond burr classic film and tv cafe. Ironside raymond burr was a 25 year veteran of the san francisco police department who had risen to chief of detectives. Quizmoz offers one of the internets largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced quizmoz quiz masters. Several early tv stars found a second life solving crimes. The case of the lady in the lake, the return of ironside, perry mason. The interior set of ironsides office was originally constructed for alfred hitchcocks 1964 drama marnie, where it appeared as one of the places of employment whose safe was robbed by kleptomaniac tippi hedren. The show starred raymond burr as a paraplegic chief of detectives, robert t. Quizmoz raymond burr quiz, raymond burr facts quiz.
The secret life of raymond burr is a fascinating look at one of the icons from my childhood. With raymond burr, lee grant, farley granger, don galloway. Of course, he played the titular wheelchairbound police consultant on ironside, too. His portrayal of the suspected murderer in the alfred hitchcock thriller rear window is his bestknown film role, although he is also remembered for his role in the. Citizens of san francisco are stunned by the news that robert ironside, the citys hardnosed, toughtalking chief of detectives, has been shot and left for dead while vacationing at his friend the police commissioners rural retreat. Ironside on television, died on sunday at his ranch in dry creek valley, near healdsburg, calif. Classic tv shows ironside, raymond burr, fiftiesweb.
Ironside becomes embroiled in a scandal, both personal and professional, when a. With raymond burr, don galloway, don mitchell, elizabeth baur. Raymond burr directed achilles heel and nightmare trip. Sixteen months later, he starred in the first episode. Ironside starring raymond burr was about a police detective. He was prominently involved in multiple charitable. Donald woods was the last actor before burr to play perry mason in the case of the stuttering bishop 1937, but there would be another shortlived perry in the 1970s when monte markham took over for burr in the new perry mason. Raymond burr in vietnam mason raymond, raymond burr, tv detectives, perry. September 12, 1993 in healdsburg, california, usa from cancer. Burr appeared in the last episode of perry mason on may 22, 1966. Hoping to arouse the conscience of the public, ironside raymond burr. Ironside eat, drink and be buried tv episode 1967 imdb. In the case of raymond burr, the venerable actor was able to shake off the suits of perry mason and catch lightning again as ironside.
The cause was kidney cancer, said his doctor, paul j. An attempted assassination left him paralysed from the waist down and thus wheelchair bound. Quotes about his character in perry mason 1957 lets just say that the part isnt conducive to leisurely living the way i once knew it. Raymond burr celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. Raymond burr injured the first two fingers of his hand when he fell after being shot. In the pilot, ironside wears a bandage on his right hand. Spoilers this turned out to be a real tough case to solve, or hard nut to crack, by special police consultant robert t. Perry mason is one of my favorite characters, and getting. In 1955, raymond take a hearing for the role of hamilton burger, the district attorney of the novels of erle stanley gardner.
With raymond burr, geraldine brooks, wally cox, kim darby. This last, present at hearing, will recognize at once in the actor that which must play perry mason. Raymond burr was a canadianborn american actor who throughout his career became best known for starring in the television series ironside and perry mason. The police are stymied by a lack of witnesses and clues as they investigate the murder of a pretty coed in san francisco park. I only hope that i can regain my own identity, once i decide that perry mason and myself have come to the parting of. Detective sergeant ed brown and policewoman eve whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Raymond burr family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. Raymond burr biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. Don galloway brown and don mitchell sanger appeared in all the episodes, with the exception of 1. Raymond burr, ironside, also played a dual role in perry mason, as a merchant seamen.
Raymond burr, the burly, impassive actor who played the defense lawyer perry mason and the police detective robert t. Raymond william stacy burr may 21, 1917 september 12, 1993 was a canadianamerican actor primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas perry mason and ironside. In 1967, raymond burr begins a new police series which will gain an enormous success. Its always a pleasure to see fine actors doing a swell job of chasing seedy villains with master plans. An expoliceman murders his wife and sets up a complicated false trail and apparently flawless alibi in. Ironside on television, died on sunday at his ranch in. American actor best known for his starring roles in the tv shows perry mason and ironside. Born raymond william stacy burr on 21 may 1917 in new westminster, british columbia, burr spent. The new ironside really should have added a suffix rather than simply borrowing the title of the old series starring raymond burr. Raymond burr ironside is the only actor to appear in every episode of the series. Ironside, the series remake, has its debut on nbc the. Burrs early acting career included roles on broadway, radio, television, and film, usually as the villain. The house used for the farley granger and lee grant characters house was. Gardner waited 20 years before he would give studios another crack at it, and when the original perry mason series premiered, it was on the authors terms.