William Conrad

William Conrad

b. 1920 — d. 1994 (aged 74) Louisville, Kentucky

Actor Director

Conrad 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. 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

The Killers

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

Cannon

Hudson Hawk

Filmography

Of Moose and Men: The Rocky & Bullwinkle Story

Of Moose and Men: The Rocky & Bullwinkle Story

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

Jason Lochinvar 'Fatman' McCabe

Daws Butler: Voice Magician

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

Killing Cars

In Like Flynn

TV's Censored Bloopers #5

The Mikado

Shocktrauma

Dr. R Adams Cowley

The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service

CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade

Nero Wolfe

Side Show

CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

The Return of Frank Cannon

The Return of Frank Cannon

The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger

The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die

Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die

William Battles

Turnover Smith

CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Rebels

The Lost Treasure of the Concepcion

Night Cries

The Making of 'Star Wars'

The Making of 'Star Wars'

Moonshine County Express

Moonshine County Express

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Catastrophe

Shields and Yarnell

Shields and Yarnell

Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dan Haggerty

Löylyä! Suomalaisen saunan nousu ja uho

CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade

Alcatraz: America's Toughest Prison

Bonjour, Catrin - Ein Leben voll Musik

Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman

Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evel Knievel

The Flip Wilson Special

The 17th Annual TV Week Logie Awards

Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

The Wild, Wild World of Animals

The Wild, Wild World of Animals

CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Cannon

Cannon

D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

Chief Vincent Kovac

Keep America Beautiful: The Crying Indian

The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Dudley Do-Right Show

The Dudley Do-Right Show

Narrator (segments \Faithful Dog\ - \Coming-Out Party\)

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

Brainstorm

My Blood Runs Cold

My Blood Runs Cold

The American Sportsman

The American Sportsman

Time-Life Specials: The March of Time

Hoppity Hooper

The Fugitive

The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston

Temple Houston

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

G.E. True

Design for Disaster

Ripcord

Target: The Corruptors

Target: The Corruptors

King of Diamonds

King of Diamonds

Acapulco

Route 66

The Aquanauts

Klondike

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Bullwinkle Show

The Bullwinkle Show

-30-

Men Into Space

The Best of Mr. Peabody & Sherman

The Best of Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Lock Up

This Man Dawson

This Man Dawson

1959 Actor Director

Bold Venture

The Rifleman

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Naked City

Bat Masterson

Mackenzie's Raiders

Mackenzie's Raiders

The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders

Target

Have Gun - Will Travel

Have Gun - Will Travel

The Ride Back

Sheriff Chris Hamish

Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

The Conqueror

Kasar - Kahn Loyalist

Johnny Concho

Tallman - Gunman

Gunsmoke

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

Highway Patrol

The Naked Sea

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

Commissioner - Local Govt. Official

The Bob Mathias Story

The Bob Mathias Story

The Cowboy

Cry of the Hunted

Cry of the Hunted

Detective Goodwin

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

Lachmed - an Arab

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