Raymond Burr
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Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor best known for his iconic television roles as defense attorney Perry Mason and wheelchair-bound detective Robert Ironside.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raymond Burr canonical | 30 |
| Raymond William Stacy Burr | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T654307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raymond Burr Context triple: [Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, hasNotableMultipleWinner, Raymond Burr]
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A.
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden was an American actor and World War II hero known for his rugged film roles and his clandestine service as a Marine and OSS operative.
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B.
Don Ameche
Don Ameche was an American actor and radio star best known for his charismatic performances in classic Hollywood films and later for his Academy Award–winning role in the 1980s.
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C.
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern was an American stage and film actor known for his sophisticated character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including notable performances in films like "The Asphalt Jungle" and "Julius Caesar."
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D.
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
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E.
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson was an American film and television director, producer, and writer known for works such as "Lilies of the Field" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raymond Burr Target entity description: Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor best known for his iconic television roles as defense attorney Perry Mason and wheelchair-bound detective Robert Ironside.
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A.
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden was an American actor and World War II hero known for his rugged film roles and his clandestine service as a Marine and OSS operative.
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B.
Don Ameche
Don Ameche was an American actor and radio star best known for his charismatic performances in classic Hollywood films and later for his Academy Award–winning role in the 1980s.
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C.
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern was an American stage and film actor known for his sophisticated character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including notable performances in films like "The Asphalt Jungle" and "Julius Caesar."
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D.
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
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E.
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson was an American film and television director, producer, and writer known for works such as "Lilies of the Field" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian-American
ⓘ
actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1993 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
ⓘ
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ⓘ |
| birthName |
Raymond Burr
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Raymond William Stacy Burr
|
| burialPlace | Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney cancer ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Perry Mason
ⓘ
Robert T. Ironside ⓘ |
| citizenshipAcquired | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-09-12 ⓘ |
| employer |
CBS
ⓘ
NBC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian of Irish descent ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.83 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ironside
ⓘ
Perry Mason ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| militaryService |
United States Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy (disputed)
|
| name | Raymond Burr self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ironside
ⓘ
surface form:
Ironside (TV series)
Perry Mason ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason (TV series)
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
television producer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
A Place in the Sun
ⓘ
surface form:
A Place in the Sun (1951 film)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956 film) ⓘ Rear Window ⓘ
surface form:
Rear Window (1954 film)
|
| partner | Robert Benevides ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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| placeOfDeath |
Healdsburg, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Healdsburg, California, United States
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| residence |
Healdsburg, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Healdsburg, California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Isabella Ward ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raymond Burr Description of subject: Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor best known for his iconic television roles as defense attorney Perry Mason and wheelchair-bound detective Robert Ironside.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Raymond William Stacy Burr
subject surface form:
M (1951 film)
subject surface form:
Fraser Cemetery