Perry Mason Was Everyone’s Favorite Lawyer – But Not All Fans Will Know These Off-Screen Secrets

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But Gardner certainly chose quite the episode to make both his acting debut and swan-song. You see, he appeared in the Perry Mason finale, an episode called “The Case of the Final Fade-Out.” Naturally, he played a judge. And the accused was portrayed by New Year’s Rockin’ Eve legend Dick Clark.

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