William Conrad
Born September 27, 1920 (Age: 105)
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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).
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).
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Filmography
The Box
2009
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as Self (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 89
Hudson Hawk
1991
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 70
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
1986
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as Jim Dunn
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Age: 66
In Like Flynn
1985
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as Sgt. Dominic
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Age: 64
No Image
Blitz
1985
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as Mr. Mahoney
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Age: 64
Shock-Trauma
1982
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as Dr. R. Adams Cowley
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Age: 62
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
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as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
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Age: 61
Side Show
1981
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as Ring Announcer (voice)
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Age: 60
The Return of Frank Cannon
1980
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as Frank Cannon
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Age: 60
Turnover Smith
1980
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as Thaddeus Smith
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Age: 59
The Return of the King
1980
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as Lord Denethor (voice)
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Age: 59
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980
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as William Battles
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Age: 59
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
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as Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
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Age: 58
Keefer
1978
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as Col. Keefer
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Age: 57
Night Cries
1978
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as Dr. Whelan
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Age: 57
Moonshine County Express
1977
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as Jack Starkey
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Age: 56
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 54
Hamburgers
1974
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as self
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Age: 53
No Image
Voices
1974
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 53
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971
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as Keegan
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Age: 50
Cannon
1971
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as Frank Cannon
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Age: 50
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
1971
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as Chief Vincent Kovac
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Age: 50
Chisum
1970
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as Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Battle of the Bulge
1965
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as Narrator (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Brainstorm
1965
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as Mental Patient (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Two on a Guillotine
1965
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as Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Eggs Benedict
1965
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as Narrator
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Age: 44
Design for Disaster
1962
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as Narrator
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Age: 41
-30-
1959
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as Jim Bathgate
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Age: 39
Johnny Concho
1956
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as Tallman
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Age: 35
The Conqueror
1956
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as Kasar
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Age: 35
The Naked Sea
1955
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as Narrator
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Age: 35
5 Against the House
1955
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as Eric Berg
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Age: 34
The Naked Jungle
1954
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as Commissioner
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Age: 33
The Desert Song
1953
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as Lachmed
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Age: 32
Cry of the Hunted
1953
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as Goodwin
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Age: 32
Dial 1119
1950
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as Chuckles
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Age: 30
The Milkman
1950
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as Mike Morrel
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Age: 30
One Way Street
1950
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as Ollie
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Age: 29
Pillow to Post
1945
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as First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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Age: 24