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William Conrad

Born 27 Sept 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky, USADied 11 Feb 1994aged 7358 credits

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, nascut John William Cann Jr. (Louisville, Kentucky, 27 de setembre de 1920 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 11 de febrer de 1994), va ser un actor estatunidenc. Probablement el seu personatge més popular va ser el de l'obès detectiu que donava títol a la sèrie "Cannon", emesa per la cadena CBS entre 1971 i 1976. Posteriorment va protagonitzar també les sèries "Nero Wolfe" (1981) i "Jake and the Fatman" (1987–1992)

William Conrad (geb. John William Cann Jr.) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Produzent und Regisseur, dessen Unterhaltungskarriere sich über fünf Jahrzehnte in Radio, Film und Fernsehen erstreckte. Als Radioautor und Schauspieler zog er nach seinem Dienst als Kampfpilot im Zweiten Weltkrieg nach Hollywood und spielte eine Reihe von Charakterrollen in Filmen, beginnend mit dem Film Noir „The Killers“ (1946). Er verkörperte die Rolle des Marshal Matt Dillon in der Radioserie „Rauchende Colts“ (1952–1961) und sprach die Fernsehabenteuer „Rocky und Bullwinkle“ (1959–1964), „Dudley Do – Right of the Mounties“ (1959–1964), „Auf der Flucht“ (1963–1967) und „Hoppity Hooper“ (1964–1967). Da er in den 1950er Jahren weniger Rollen auf der Leinwand fand, wechselte er in den 1960er Jahren vom Schauspieler zum Produzenten und Regisseur mit Fernseharbeiten, Erzählungen und einer Reihe von Warner Bros.-Filmen. Conrad wurde als Detektiv in den Fernsehserien Cannon (1971–1976) und Nero Wolfe (1981) sowie als Bezirksstaatsanwalt Jason Lochinvar McCabe in dem Rechtsdrama Fatman – Der Dicke und ich (später auf Sat.1: Jake & McCabe – Durch dick und dünn) (1987–1992) berühmt.

Acting (47)

The Box
The Box2009 · Self (voice) (uncredited)
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk1991 · Narrator (voice)
Killing Cars
Killing Cars1986 · Mr. Mahoney
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Return of the King
The Return of the King1980 · Lord Denethor (voice)
The Rebels
The Rebels1979 · Narrator
The Lost Treasure of the Concepcion
The Lost Treasure of the Concepcion1979 · Narrator
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
Moonshine County Express
Moonshine County Express1977 · Jack Starkey
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars1977 · Narrator (voice)
Catastrophe
Catastrophe1977 · Narrator
Chisum
Chisum1970 · Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
Countdown
Countdown1967 · TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Horrors1966 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
Two on a Guillotine1965 · Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge1965 · Narrator (voice)
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge1965 · Narrator (uncredited)
-30-
-30-1959 · Jim Bathgate
Zero Hour!
Zero Hour!1957 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Ride Back
The Ride Back1957 · Sheriff Chris Hamish
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho1956 · Tallman - Gunman
The Conqueror
The Conqueror1956 · Kasar
5 Against the House
5 Against the House1955 · Eric Berg
The Naked Sea
The Naked Sea1955 · Narrator
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle1954 · Commissioner
The Bob Mathias Story
The Bob Mathias Story1954 · Narrator
The Bob Mathias Story
The Bob Mathias Story1954 · Narrator
The Cowboy
The Cowboy1954 · Narrator
The Desert Song
The Desert Song1953 · Lachmed - an Arab
Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted1953 · Detective Goodwin
Lone Star
Lone Star1952 · Mizette
The Racket
The Racket1951 · Turk
Cry Danger
Cry Danger1951 · Louis Castro
The Sword of Monte Cristo
The Sword of Monte Cristo1951 · Major Nicolet
One Way Street
One Way Street1950 · Ollie - Henchman
The Milkman
The Milkman1950 · Mike Morrel
Dial 1119
Dial 11191950 · Chuckles
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side1949 · Lt. Jacobi
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play1949 · Frank Sistina
Tension
Tension1949 · Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Four Faces West
Four Faces West1948 · Sheriff Egan
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph1948 · Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
To the Victor
To the Victor1948 · Farnsworth
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc1948 · Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor
Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number1948 · Morano
Body and Soul
Body and Soul1947 · Quinn
The Killers
The Killers1946 · Max

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