Conversation so far:
When was Raymond Burr's film debut?
1946.
What was is first film?
CANNOTANSWER.
How did he embark in film industry?
"He tried to make you see the psychosis below the surface, even when the parts weren't huge.
What was his role in the film industry?
Burr appeared in more than 50 feature films.
What are the examples of such films?
Desperate (1947), Sleep, My Love (1948), Raw Deal (1948), Pitfall (1948), Abandoned (1949), Red Light (1950).
What were the subject matters of these films?
array of villains that established him as an icon of film noir.
Was these film followed by other activities?
Burr's occasional roles on the right side of the law.
What roles he played in that?
the aggressive prosecutor in A Place in the Sun.

Question: How was he received by the fans and the press?
Self-contained rewrite: How was Raymond Burr received by the fans of A Place in the Sun and the press?