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William Conrad
Actor

William Conrad

27 Sep 1920Born
11 Feb 1994Died
73Age at death
111Credits

Biography

William Conrad (September 27, 1920 - February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director. He was born William Cann in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a theatre-owner who moved to southern California, where he excelled at drama and literature while at school. Starting work in radio in the late 1930s in California, Conrad went on to serve as a fighter pilot in World War II. He entered the army in 1942, and was commissioned at Luke Field, Arizona in 1943 (now Luke Air Force Base). On the day of his commission he married June Nelson.

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He returned to the airwaves after the war, going on to accumulate over 7,000 roles in radio by his own estimate.

Among Conrad's various film roles, where he was usually cast as threatening figures, perhaps his most notable role was his first credited one, as one of the gunmen sent to eliminate Burt Lancaster in the 1946 film The Killers. He also appeared in Body and Soul (1947), Sorry, Wrong Number, Joan of Arc (both 1948), and The Naked Jungle (1954).

As a producer for Warner Brothers, he made a string of feature films, including An American Dream (1966, retitled See You in Hell, Darling for British release), A Covenant With Death (1966), First to Fight (1967) and The Cool Ones (1967), and also directed My Blood Runs Cold, Brainstorm and Two on a Guillotine (all 1965).

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 111 credits.

  1. 1991Hudson HawkFilm: Narrator (voice)
  2. 1987Jake and the FatmanSeries: Jason McCabe (106 episodes)
  3. 1987The HighwaymanSeries: Narrator (1 episode)
  4. 1986Vengeance: The Story of Tony CimoFilm: Jim Dunn
  5. 1986MatlockSeries: James McShane (2 episodes)
  6. 1986Killing CarsFilm: Mr. Mahoney
  7. 1985In Like FlynnFilm: Sgt. Dominic
  8. 1985BlitzFilm: Mr. Mahoney
  9. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Anatole Karzof (1 episode)
  10. 1983The MikadoFilm: The Mikado
  11. 1982Shock-TraumaFilm: Dr. R. Adams Cowley
  12. 1982HotelSeries (2 episodes)
  13. 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidFilm: (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
  14. 1982Police Squad!Series: Stabbed Man (1 episode)
  15. 1982The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. ServiceFilm: Narrator
  16. 1981Nero WolfeSeries: Nero Wolfe (14 episodes)
  17. 1981Side ShowFilm: Ring Announcer (voice), Director
  18. 1980The Return of Frank CannonFilm: Frank Cannon
  19. 1980Turnover SmithFilm: Thaddeus Smith
  20. 1980The Return of the KingFilm: Lord Denethor (voice)
  21. 1980The Murder That Wouldn't DieFilm: William Battles
  22. 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyFilm: Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
  23. 1978KeeferFilm: Col. Keefer
  24. 1978Night CriesFilm: Dr. Whelan
  25. 1977The Making of Star WarsFilm: Narrator (voice)
  26. 1977Moonshine County ExpressFilm: Jack Starkey
  27. 1977CatastropheFilm: Narrator (voice)
  28. 1977The Force of EvilFilm: Narrator (voice)
  29. 1977How the West Was WonSeries: Narrator (voice) (uncredited) (3 episodes)
  30. 1977Quinn Martin's Tales of the UnexpectedSeries: Narrator (8 episodes)
  31. 1977The CityFilm: Narrator (voice)
  32. 1976The MacahansFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  33. 1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneFilm: Narrator (voice)
  34. 1974VoicesFilm: Narrator (voice)
  35. 1973Barnaby JonesSeries: Frank Cannon (2 episodes)
  36. 1971CannonSeries: Frank Cannon (123 episodes)
  37. 1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourSeries (1 episode)
  38. 1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation CobraFilm: Keegan
  39. 1971CannonFilm: Frank Cannon
  40. 1971The D.A.: Conspiracy to KillFilm: Chief Vincent Kovac
  41. 1970The Brotherhood of the BellFilm: Bart Harris
  42. 1970ChisumFilm: Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
  43. 1969The Dudley Do-Right ShowSeries (39 episodes)
  44. 1968The Name of the GameSeries: Arnold Wexler, Director (1 episode)
  45. 1967The High ChaparralSeries: China Pierce (1 episode)
  46. 1967CountdownFilm: TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
  47. 1966Chamber of HorrorsFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  48. 1965Battle of the BulgeFilm: Narrator (uncredited), Narrator (voice)
  49. 1965The Dean Martin ShowSeries (1 episode)
  50. 1965F TroopSeries (1 episode)
  51. 1965BrainstormFilm: Mental Patient (uncredited), Director
  52. 1965My Blood Runs ColdFilm: Director
  53. 1965Two on a GuillotineFilm: Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited), Director
  54. 1965Eggs BenedictFilm: Narrator
  55. 1963The Man from GalvestonFilm: Director
  56. 1963Temple HoustonSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  57. 1963The FugitiveSeries: Narrator (120 episodes)
  58. 1962General Electric TrueSeries: Director (1 episode)
  59. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Sergent Cresse (1 episode)
  60. 1962Saints and SinnersSeries: Director (1 episode)
  61. 1962Design for DisasterFilm: Narrator
  62. 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series: Director (1 episode)
  63. 1960The Case of the Dangerous RobinSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  64. 1960KlondikeSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  65. 1960Route 66Series: Director (1 episode)
  66. 1960The AquanautsSeries: Corey (1 episode)
  67. 1959The Bullwinkle ShowSeries: Narrator (voice) (815 episodes)
  68. 1959The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and FriendsSeries: Narrator (voice) (163 episodes)
  69. 1959-30-Film: Jim Bathgate
  70. 1959This Man DawsonSeries: Narrator (voice only), Director (11 episodes)
  71. 1959Men Into SpaceSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  72. 1959Lock-UpSeries: Director (1 episode)
  73. 1959The Man and the ChallengeSeries (1 episode)
  74. 1959Bold VentureSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  75. 195877 Sunset StripSeries: Bystander (uncredited), Clapper (uncredited), Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Director (1 episode)
  76. 1958Mackenzie's RaidersSeries: Director (1 episode)
  77. 1958Bat MastersonSeries: Clark Benson, Dick MacIntyre, Director (1 episode)
  78. 1958The Rough RidersSeries: Director (1 episode)
  79. 1958Naked CitySeries: Director (3 episodes)
  80. 1958The RiflemanSeries: Director (1 episode)

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