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William Conrad

William Conrad

Acting September 27, 1920 (73 years old) February 11, 1994 Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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. 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).

Movies 71

Hudson Hawk 5.7

Hudson Hawk

as Narrator (voice)

1991
Battle of the Bulge 6.9

Battle of the Bulge

as Narrator (uncredited)

1965
Battle of the Bulge 6.9

Battle of the Bulge

as Narrator (voice)

1965
The Box 5.6

The Box

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

2009
Chisum 6.6

Chisum

as Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)

1970
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 6.6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

1982
The Killers 7.4

The Killers

as Max

1946
The Conqueror 3.6

The Conqueror

as Kasar

1956
The Return of the King 6.4

The Return of the King

as Lord Denethor (voice)

1980
Sorry, Wrong Number 6.8

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Morano

1948
The Naked Jungle 6.6

The Naked Jungle

as Commissioner

1954
The Racket 6.3

The Racket

as Turk

1951
Countdown 5.8

Countdown

as TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

1967
Joan of Arc 6.2

Joan of Arc

as Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor

1948
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 6.2

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)

1979
Body and Soul 6.7

Body and Soul

as Quinn

1947
Chamber of Horrors 5.5

Chamber of Horrors

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1966
Lone Star 5.7

Lone Star

as Mizette

1952
East Side, West Side 7.1

East Side, West Side

as Lt. Jacobi

1949
The Force of Evil 6.0

The Force of Evil

as Narrator (voice)

1977
The Making of Star Wars 7.1

The Making of Star Wars

as Narrator (voice)

1977
Any Number Can Play 6.8

Any Number Can Play

as Frank Sistina

1949
5 Against the House 5.9

5 Against the House

as Eric Berg

1955
Two on a Guillotine 6.1

Two on a Guillotine

as Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)

1965
Zero Hour! 6.6

Zero Hour!

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1957
Cry of the Hunted 6.1

Cry of the Hunted

as Goodwin

1953
The Brotherhood of the Bell 6.0

The Brotherhood of the Bell

as Bart Harris

1970
The Macahans 6.7

The Macahans

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1976
Four Faces West 5.8

Four Faces West

as Sheriff Egan

1948
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One 8.0

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

as Narrator (voice)

1974
Cry Danger 6.7

Cry Danger

as Louie Castro

1951
Brainstorm 6.1

Brainstorm

as Mental Patient (uncredited)

1965
The Murder That Wouldn't Die 4.3

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

as William Battles

1980
Arch of Triumph 6.0

Arch of Triumph

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

1948
Moonshine County Express 4.9

Moonshine County Express

as Jack Starkey

1977
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra 9.0

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

as Keegan

1971
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo 6.3

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

as Jim Dunn

1986
One Way Street 5.3

One Way Street

as Ollie

1950
The City 6.1

The City

as Narrator (voice)

1977
Killing Cars 3.7

Killing Cars

as Mr. Mahoney

1986
The Sword of Monte Cristo 4.6

The Sword of Monte Cristo

as Major Nicolet

1951
The Return of Frank Cannon 6.5

The Return of Frank Cannon

as Frank Cannon

1980
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout 5.3

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Cannon 5.0

Cannon

as Frank Cannon

1971
Tension 6.8

Tension

as Lt. Edgar Gonsales

1949
The Mikado 4.6

The Mikado

as The Mikado

1983
Johnny Concho 4.5

Johnny Concho

as Tallman

1956
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill 8.0

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

as Chief Vincent Kovac

1971
The Desert Song 6.8

The Desert Song

as Lachmed

1953
Night Cries 6.0

Night Cries

as Dr. Whelan

1978
Pillow to Post 5.5

Pillow to Post

as First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1945
The Ride Back 6.4

The Ride Back

as Sheriff Chris Hamish

1957
The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service

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

as Narrator

1982
Shock-Trauma 10.0

Shock-Trauma

as Dr. R. Adams Cowley

1982
In Like Flynn 6.5

In Like Flynn

as Sgt. Dominic

1985
To the Victor 6.5

To the Victor

as Farnsworth

1948
Dial 1119 5.5

Dial 1119

as Chuckles

1950
Hamburgers

Hamburgers

as Self

1974
The Milkman 7.0

The Milkman

as Mike Morrel

1950
Keefer 8.0

Keefer

as Col. Keefer

1978
Blitz 2.0

Blitz

as Mr. Mahoney

1985
-30- 6.0

-30-

as Jim Bathgate

1959
Turnover Smith 7.0

Turnover Smith

as Thaddeus Smith

1980
Side Show 8.5

Side Show

as Ring Announcer (voice)

1981
Daws Butler: Voice Magician

Daws Butler: Voice Magician

as Self—Host

1987
Catastrophe 8.3

Catastrophe

as Narrator (voice)

1977
The Return of the King

The Return of the King

as Lord Denethor (voice)

Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict

as Narrator

1965
The Naked Sea 10.0

The Naked Sea

as Narrator

1955
Voices

Voices

as Narrator (voice)

1974
Design for Disaster

Design for Disaster

as Narrator

1962

TV Shows 44

Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Anatole Karzof

1984
The Bullwinkle Show 7.2

The Bullwinkle Show

as Narrator (voice)

1959
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Narrator

1963
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Moses Kadish

1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sergent Cresse

1962
The Carol Burnett Show 7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967
The Carol Burnett Show 7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

1967
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as James McShane

1986
Cannon 6.8

Cannon

as Frank Cannon

1971
Bambi 9.0

Bambi

as Self

1948
Hotel 6.7

Hotel

1982
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as Frank Cannon

1973
Jake and the Fatman 6.2

Jake and the Fatman

as Jason McCabe

1987
The High Chaparral 6.7

The High Chaparral

as China Pierce

1967
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Narrator (voice)

1955
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Arnold Wexler

1968
Bat Masterson 6.5

Bat Masterson

as Clark Benson

1958
Bat Masterson 6.5

Bat Masterson

as Dick MacIntyre

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Bystander (uncredited)

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Clapper (uncredited)

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1958
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends 7.3

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

as Narrator (voice)

1959
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

1968
Tombstone Territory 6.9

Tombstone Territory

as Frank Banter

1957
F Troop 6.2

F Troop

1965
The Dean Martin Show 7.4

The Dean Martin Show

1965
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 6.6

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 6.6

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

as Self

1971
How the West Was Won 7.0

How the West Was Won

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1977
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

1973
The Sonny and Cher Show 7.1

The Sonny and Cher Show

as Self

1976
Tony Orlando and Dawn 3.5

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

1974
Target: The Corruptors! 5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
Police Squad! 7.9

Police Squad!

as Stabbed Man

1982
General Electric True

General Electric True

1962
The Aquanauts 6.0

The Aquanauts

as Corey

1960
Nero Wolfe 7.5

Nero Wolfe

as Nero Wolfe

1981
The Dudley Do-Right Show 7.5

The Dudley Do-Right Show

1969
The Man and the Challenge 9.0

The Man and the Challenge

1959
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

as Narrator

1977
The Highwayman 7.3

The Highwayman

as Narrator

1987
This Man Dawson 5.0

This Man Dawson

as Narrator (voice only)

1959

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