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William Conrad

William Conrad

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 27, 1920
Died Feb 11, 1994 (73)
Birthplace Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 t ... he 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).

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Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk

1991

as Narrator (voice)

In Like Flynn

In Like Flynn

1985

as Sgt. Dominic

The Mikado

The Mikado

1983

as The Mikado

Shock-Trauma

Shock-Trauma

1982

as Dr. R. Adams Cowley

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

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

Side Show

Side Show

1981

as Ring Announcer (voice)

The Return of Frank Cannon

The Return of Frank Cannon

1980

as Frank Cannon

Turnover Smith

Turnover Smith

1980

as Thaddeus Smith

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

1980

as William Battles

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

1980

as Lord Denethor (voice)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

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

Keefer

Keefer

1978

as Col. Keefer

Night Cries

Night Cries

1978

as Dr. Whelan

The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

1977

as Narrator (voice)

Catastrophe

Catastrophe

1977

as Narrator (voice)

Moonshine County Express

Moonshine County Express

1977

as Jack Starkey

The Force of Evil

The Force of Evil

1977

as Narrator (voice)

The City

The City

1977

as Narrator (voice)

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Cannon

Cannon

1971

as Frank Cannon

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

1971

as Chief Vincent Kovac

The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970

as Bart Harris

Chisum

Chisum

1970

as Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)

Countdown

Countdown

1967

as TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Chamber of Horrors

Chamber of Horrors

1966

as Narrator

Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict

1965

as Narrator

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965

as Narrator (uncredited)

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1965

as Mental Patient (uncredited)

-30-

-30-

1959

as Jim Bathgate

The Ride Back

The Ride Back

1957

as Sheriff Chris Hamish

Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!

1957

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

1956

as Tallman

The Conqueror

The Conqueror

1956

as Kasar

The Naked Sea

The Naked Sea

1955

as Narrator

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955

as Eric Berg

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

1954

as Commissioner

Cry of the Hunted

Cry of the Hunted

1953

as Goodwin

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953

as Lachmed

Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

as Mizette

The Sword of Monte Cristo

The Sword of Monte Cristo

1951

as Major Nicolet

Cry Danger

Cry Danger

1951

as Louie Castro

The Racket

The Racket

1951

as Det. Sgt. Turk

One Way Street

One Way Street

1950

as Ollie

The Milkman

The Milkman

1950

as Mike Morrel

Dial 1119

Dial 1119

1950

as Chuckles

Tension

Tension

1949

as Lt. Edgar Gonsales

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

as Lt. Jacobi

Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

1949

as Frank Sistina

To the Victor

To the Victor

1948

as Farnsworth

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

1948

as Sheriff Egan

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

as Morano

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1948

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948

as Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947

as Quinn

The Killers

The Killers

1946

as Max

Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post

1945

as First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Side Show

Side Show

1981

Songs

Side Show

Side Show

1981

Director

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1965

Director

Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

1965

Director

My Blood Runs Cold

My Blood Runs Cold

1965

Director

The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston

1963

Director

Turnover Smith

Turnover Smith

1980

Executive Producer

Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill

1968

Executive Producer

Chubasco

Chubasco

1968

Producer

The Cool Ones

The Cool Ones

1967

Executive Producer

First to Fight

First to Fight

1967

Executive Producer

Countdown

Countdown

1967

Executive Producer

An American Dream

An American Dream

1966

Producer

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1965

Producer

Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

1965

Producer

My Blood Runs Cold

My Blood Runs Cold

1965

Producer

The Ride Back

The Ride Back

1957

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Bullwinkle Show

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 815

First Aired: Nov 19, 1959

Cannon

as Frank Cannon

Episodes: 123

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

The Fugitive

as Narrator

Episodes: 120

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Jake and the Fatman

as Jason McCabe

Episodes: 106

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

Nero Wolfe

as Nero Wolfe

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jan 16, 1981

Manimal

as Narrator (uncredited)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 30, 1983

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

as Narrator

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 02, 1977

How the West Was Won

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 06, 1977

Gunsmoke

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Barnaby Jones

as Frank Cannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

The High Chaparral

as China Pierce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

The Aquanauts

as Corey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1960

Bat Masterson

as Clark Benson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

77 Sunset Strip

as Bystander (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Police Squad!

as Stabbed Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1982

The Name of the Game

as Arnold Wexler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Bat Masterson

as Dick MacIntyre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

The Highwayman

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1987

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sergent Cresse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Murder, She Wrote

as Anatole Karzof

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Dudley Do-Right Show

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Apr 27, 1969

Matlock

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

Hotel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 01, 1971

F Troop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1965

The Sonny and Cher Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1976

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1971

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

The Man and the Challenge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

The Dean Martin Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

General Electric True

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1962

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1973

Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 20, 1979

This Man Dawson

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

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