Burr and the main cast reunited for a made-for-TV movie in 1993, "The Return of Ironside", which aired on May 4, 1993 on NBC, not long before Burr's death. At the time, Burr was starring in a series of telefilms for NBC playing his most famous character, Perry Mason. In the intervening years between the end of "Ironside" in 1975 and the first "Perry Mason" movie in 1985, Burr's appearance had undergone some changes. His hair was grayer, he had gained a significant amount of weight, and after years of playing clean shaven characters he grew a beard.