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Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 16, 1925
Died Nov 22, 1983 (58)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Michael Conrad was an American actor, primarily on television. Conrad had a long acting career in television from the 1950s to the 1980s. In 1963 he played Felton Grimes, the title character and murder victim in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Bigamous Spouse." He played far left-wingMich ... ael Stivic's, Uncle Casimir on All in the Family, and gave bigoted Archie Bunker as good as he got. He had a memorable role in the 1974 film, The Longest Yard, playing Nate Scarboro, a retired NFL tight end (New York Giants) who was also the head coach for the Mean Machine, the team of prisoners put together by Burt Reynolds' character Paul Crewe to play the team of guards (Reynolds himself would later play the role of Scarboro in the 2005 remake starring Adam Sandler.) During the 1976-1977 season of Delvecchio, Conrad was a regular, as he played the role of Lt. Macavan. Conrad may be best known for his portrayal of veteran cop Sgt. Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues, in which he ended the introductory roll call to each week's show with "Let's be careful out there". He won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues in 1981 and 1982.

Known For

Filmography

Fire on the Mountain

Fire on the Mountain

1981

as Col. Desalius

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid

1979

as Silas Rumford

A Cry For Justice

A Cry For Justice

1979

as Johnny Badchuik

Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

1976

as Drill Instructor

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976

as Billy Gallagher

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

1975

as Robert John Holtzman

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975

as Cannell

Satan's Triangle

Satan's Triangle

1975

as Lt. Cmdr. Pagnolini

Long Way Home

Long Way Home

1975

as Ham

Gone with the West

Gone with the West

1975

as Smithy

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

1974

as Nate Scarboro

W

W

1974

as Lt. Whitfield

The Rangers

The Rangers

1974

as Frank

Scream Blacula Scream

Scream Blacula Scream

1973

as Sheriff Harley Dunlop

Thumb Tripping

Thumb Tripping

1972

as Diesel

The Todd Killings

The Todd Killings

1971

as Detective Shaw

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

1970

as Dally Johnson

Castle Keep

Castle Keep

1969

as Sgt. DeVaca

Three Guns for Texas

Three Guns for Texas

1968

as Ranger Willy G. Tinney

Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid

1968

as Scarpi

Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

as Pinetop Purvis

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1967

as Sam Robish

The War Lord

The War Lord

1965

as Rainault

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962

as Ma Greeny's Thug

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Hill Street Blues

as Phil Esterhaus

Episodes: 79

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Delvecchio

as Lt. Macavan

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Sep 09, 1976

All in the Family

as Uncle Casimir

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

Charlie's Angels

as Ed Slocum

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Perry Mason

as Felton Grimes

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Gunsmoke

as Cash McLean

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

CHiPs

as Karl Maddox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

The F.B.I.

as Paul Hogan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Hawaii Five-O

as Kira Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Naked City

as Hartog

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Lost in Space

as Creech

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Dick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Twilight Zone

as Deputy Sheriff Harper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Soap

as 'Boomer' David

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1977

Temperatures Rising

as Livingston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1972

Rawhide

as Jerry Munson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Daniel Boone

as Sharben

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Fugitive

as Hogan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Charles Bowdre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Bonanza

as Hank Kelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Starsky & Hutch

as Hitman Cannell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Naked City

as Pierce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Naked City

as Firing Range Officer (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Route 66

as Al Jenkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

The Virginian

as John White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The F.B.I.

as Roger Tetlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Paul Douglas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Jimbo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

Hawaii Five-O

as Arthur

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Boris Retsky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

The Rockford Files

as George Macklan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Virginian

as Sam Marish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Ironside

as Tracy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

CHiPs

as Mr. Chambers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

How the West Was Won

as Marshal Russell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 1977

How the West Was Won

as Marshall Russell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 1977

Love, American Style

as Rossi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Mr. Mack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

My Favorite Martian

as A.C.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1963

Barney Miller

as Col. Charles Dundee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Silas Rumford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Emergency!

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Felony Squad

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Bob Newhart Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1972

Mannix

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Planet of the Apes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Garrison's Gorillas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1967

The Incredible Hulk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

Starsky & Hutch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

That Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1964

Alias Smith and Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1971

Flipper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1964

Mission: Impossible

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

The Waltons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Laredo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

The Immortal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

Vega$

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

The Outcasts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

S.W.A.T.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 1975

Search

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Paris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1979

Working Stiffs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1979

Tallahassee 7000

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1961

Bronk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 1975

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 7 10 4
2024 7 13 24 5
2024 8 12 31 5
2024 9 11 29 2
2024 10 4 6 2
2024 11 7 13 4
2024 12 5 10 3
2025 1 8 17 3
2025 2 3 9 1
2025 3 3 5 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 1 0

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