How Each Perry Mason Cast Member Died

a poll by the national law journal shows perry mason sits just behind attorney f lee bailey as the most admired lawyer in the world despite being fictional he gave a positive picture of what a lawyer should be the perry mason series ran from 1957 to 1966 and spawned several tv movies it was based on a series of novels by lawyer and author earl stanley gardner it was one of the first hour-long tv shows to ever air and most successful law shows of all time each perry mason cast member served as part of the show's success they created memorable personas who were crucial to solving each case keep watching to learn how each perry mason cast member died raymond burr raymond williams stacy burr was born in new westminster british columbia on may 21 1917 after his parents divorced when he was six he grew up in vallejo near his grandfather's small hotel raymond went to hollywood in 1946 and made his film debut in san quentin his imposing appearance left him typecast in villain roles for some time one of the most memorable of which was in rear window he also appeared in films such as a place in the sun a cry in the night the adventures of don juan and tomorrow never comes his big break was his role as the titular lawyer in perry mason he was also famous for starring as the wheelchair-bound detective in ironside edward p burke executive director of the national council on disabilities called ironside a tremendous inspiration raymond's longtime friend melvin belly san francisco lawyer said he did more for the law than anyone else by showing that wright will always win in the end rey's first wife annette sutherland died in a 1943 plane crash he divorced his second wife isabelle ward and lost his third wife laura morgan to cancer in 1955. he lost his only child michael evan burr to leukemia at age 10 in 1953. despite these tragedies perry mason cast member don galloway said rey's philosophy was to leave the world greater than you found it raymond bird died of liver cancer at his northern california ranch at age 76. ray collins ray collins was born december 10 1889 in sacramento his desire to become an actor began when he saw his uncle ulrich collins in a performance of way down east he put on plays with his fellow neighborhood kids and made his professional stage debut at age 13 at the liberty playhouse in oakland california he earned over 900 stage roles throughout his career ray set up a vaudeville team with his first wife margaret marriott in december 1912. they performed at the alhambra theater in seattle until moving to vancouver with their son junius in 1914 ray joined a stock company called vancouver's popular players at the orpheum theater and ran his own stock company for five years at the empress theater he continued to work in vaudeville and eventually found his way to new york when the great depression began he turned his focus to radio he completed 18 broadcasts a week and worked up to 16 hours a day this extreme work schedule may have harmed his relationships he divorced margaret in 1924 and married joan euron in 1926. he met orson welles in 1935 while working on his first radio job as part of the repertory cast of the american school of the air he became part of his mercury theater worked with him on the cavalcade of america for six years and appeared in his version of les miserables in 1937 and the shadow from 1937 to 38. one of his best-known appearances was playing three different roles in war of the worlds orison wells gave him his film debut in the acclaimed citizen kane ray appeared in 75 films after that in 1960 rey's physical health and memory began to decline he blamed the change on shifting from the stage to radio where he no longer had to memorize lines rey's final perry mason episode the case of the capering camera aired on january 16 1964. producers insisted his name remain in the title sequence because he still watched the show every week he died on july 11 1965 of emphysema in santa monica california at age 75. hey if you're enjoying this video so far make sure you give it a like and subscribe to facts first if you haven't already keep watching to learn about the careers of the rest of the perry mason cast wesley lau wesley lau was born june 18 1921 in sheboygan wisconsin he appeared on perry mason as client amory fallon in 1961. he then permanently joined the cast as lieutenant andy anderson to replace ray collins as lieutenant arthur tragg the character was not part of the original perry mason novels but appeared in 82 episodes and lasted until the 8th season finale wesley disagreed with certain aspects of the role he wanted to inject humor into it but the script usually called for his character to give suspicious looks he and his wife didn't like the hat he wore so he slipped it off as often as possible the public continued to overlook wesley but the show's crew appreciated his contribution producer gail patrick jackson even considered him to play the lead in a future earl stanley gardner crime series wesley lau died of heart failure on august 30th 1984 at age 63. richard anderson richard anderson was born in 1926 in long branch new jersey his family moved to l.a when he was 10. he studied at the actors laboratory after graduating from university high school and serving for 17 months in the army during world war ii he began his career with mgm in the mailroom he was working on an nbc show called lights camera action in 1949 and got a phone call to come in for a screen test that led to a six-year contract and 30 films a few examples include the magnificent yankee scaramucci escaped from fort bravo and forbidden planet richard later moved to fox and appeared in the long hot summer in 1958 he played oscar goldman on the 6 million dollar man tv show tv films and spin off the bionic woman from 1978 to 1994. this made him the first actor to play the same character on two tv series running at the same time on two different networks richard was a major tv figure in the 60s he played richard kimball in the two episode finale of the fugitive police chief george untermeyer on dan august and police lieutenant steve drumm on the final season of perry mason richard was married twice first to carol lee ladd and next to katherine thalberg he had three daughters ashley brooke and diva richard anderson died of natural causes at his beverly hills home at the age of 91. william tallman william tallman was born in detroit he founded the drama club at the cranbrook school in bloomfield hills michigan and acted while studying at dartmouth and the university of michigan after college he joined a stock company to begin his stage acting career he played district attorney hamilton berger on perry mason williams said in a 1958 interview that although his character lost all but three of his cases it's not technically a loss when a d.a fails to convict an innocent man and he always acted in the interest of justice william was the first hollywood actor to film an anti-smoking psa for the american cancer society he had been a heavy smoker all his life and was dying of lung cancer while filming he began with the words before i die i want to do what i can to leave a world free of cancer for my six children per his request the commercial wasn't aired until william tomlin died on august 30 1968 at age 53. william hopper william hopper was the only child of hollywood columnist heda hopper he played detective paul drake on perry mason he was with the show from its debut in 1957 until his death he appeared in three films in 1937 including footloose heiress over the goal and torchy blaine the adventurous blonde he also earned a role in the track of the cat in 1954. william hopper died of a heart attack on march 6 1970 at age 54 after being hospitalized for two weeks barbara hale barbara hale was born in dekalb illinois in 1922 as the second child of willa and luther hale she spent her early career under contract with rko she appeared in films like higher and higher lady luck and far horizons barbara played della street in nine seasons of perry mason and 30 tv movies based on the series she earned a primetime emmy award for the role in 1959 and a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1960. she died of natural causes surrounded by family and friends at her home in sherman oaks california at age 94. now it's time to hear from you which perry mason actor or actress was your favorite let us know in the comments section below and before you go make sure you give this video a like and subscribe to facts first if you haven't already the bell icon to stay updated on all our latest content you

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Published: Thu Jun 03 2021