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William Conrad

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1920-09-27

Day of Death

1994-02-11

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

William Conrad

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).

Filmography (69)

⭐ 5.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

2024
⭐ 5.6 Role: Self (voice) (uncredited)

The Box

2009
⭐ 5.7 Role: Narrator (voice)

Hudson Hawk

1991
⭐ 6.3 Role: Jim Dunn

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

1986
⭐ 3.7 Role: Mr. Mahoney

Killing Cars

1986
⭐ 6.5 Role: Sgt. Dominic

In Like Flynn

1985
No Image
⭐ 2.0 Role: Mr. Mahoney

Blitz

1985
⭐ 5.4 Role: The Mikado

The Mikado

1983
⭐ 10.0 Role: Dr. R. Adams Cowley

Shock-Trauma

1982
⭐ 6.7 Role: (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982
⭐ 8.5 Role: Ring Announcer (voice)

Side Show

1981
⭐ 6.5 Role: Frank Cannon

The Return of Frank Cannon

1980
⭐ 7.0 Role: Thaddeus Smith

Turnover Smith

1980
⭐ 6.4 Role: Lord Denethor (voice)

The Return of the King

1980
⭐ 4.3 Role: William Battles

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

1980