Can you tell the difference between Raymond Burr and James Arness?

How well do you know the men behind Perry Mason and Matt Dillon?

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Raymond Burr and James Arness are two icons of classic television. They both began to make their mark in the 1950s with long-running shows beloved by millions of TV fans to this day. Interestingly, before he won the role of Perry Mason, Burr was actually considered for the part of Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke!

How well do you know these two television leading men? Take this quiz to find out!

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  1. Who began acting in the 1940s?
  2. Who was born in 1917?
  3. Who stood over six and half feet tall?
  4. Who played a character named Steve Martin in the 1956 U.S. release of Godzilla?
  5. Who played the titular monster in The Thing from Another World?
  6. Who liked to go surfing?
  7. Who is related to Mission: Impossible star Peter Graves?
  8. Who starred in the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rear Window?
  9. Who appeared in the 1947 western Code of the West?
  10. Who played William Tell in a 1955 television biopic?
  11. Who founded a vineyard in the 1980s?
  12. Whose final role came in a 1990s TV-movie sequel of their most famous show?

Can you tell the difference between Raymond Burr and James Arness?

Your Result...

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54 Comments

Tresix 19 months ago
5/12. Less than half, although I got cheated on the height question: it shifted as I was about to answer the question above it and I ended up hitting a wrong choice for the height question. At least I got the one I was originally aiming for correct.
EllisClevenger 35 months ago
You got 11 out of 12
You looked sharp on that quiz!
Missed #12
JamesRichardson 44 months ago
the first question asks, who began acting in the 1940's and after marking my answer wrong, it states that one began acting in 1946 and the other in 1947. the question should be who started acting first.
the correct answer is BOTH...which is an option.
Rodney 45 months ago
I watch Perry Mason M-F at 11:30 pm on MeTV. My favorite TV show
mojetv Rodney 42 months ago
On which channel ?
MichaelGreene mojetv 36 months ago
It depends on where you are. For me, MeTV is on Comcast/Xfinity Digital Channel 802 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA,
Cowgirl 45 months ago
You got 12 out of 12
You looked sharp on that quiz!

I knew most of them & guessed on the rest.
Moverfan 45 months ago
I believe Mr. Burr's final film was "The Return Of Ironside", not "The Case Of The Killer Kiss". So, who's got the reference books?
Cowgirl Moverfan 45 months ago
I just did a Google search & "The Case of the Killer Kiss" was Raymond Burr's final film.
EllisClevenger 45 months ago
You got 10 out of 12
You looked sharp on that quiz!
Missed #9 and #10.
AndiP 45 months ago
7/12 is pretty good when you consider I only actually knew the answer to 2 1/2 of them ;-)
lisaiggy 45 months ago
I missed three that's not to bad.
Runeshaper 45 months ago
You got 8 out of 12 - I'll take it! LOL
TheDavBow3 45 months ago
10/12. Could've been much harder but the right questions were asked (for me anyway 😉)
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