The Quiz: Raymond Burr played a criminal defense attorney on what TV series?
Perry Mason
Matlock
Law & Order
Night Court
“Perry Mason” was one of the first scripted legal dramas on television. Starring Raymond Burr in the titular role — a character who originated in the detective novels of author Erle Stanley Gardner — the CBS series premiered on September 21, 1957, and introduced the American public to the inner workings of the criminal justice system. In fact, the show was so popular that it spawned multiple TV movies and revivals (including an HBO series in 2020 starring Matthew Rhys), and even influenced real-life legal cases — more than 250 judicial opinions mention the name “Perry Mason.”
The correct answer to this quiz is Perry Mason.