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.
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 (Movies)
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/06/2024
The Box
Character:Self (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/2009
Hudson Hawk
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:23/05/1991
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Character:Jim Dunn
Release Date:01/11/1986
Killing Cars
Character:Mr. Mahoney
Release Date:13/02/1986
In Like Flynn
Character:Sgt. Dominic
Release Date:14/08/1985
Blitz
Character:Mr. Mahoney
Release Date:13/03/1985
The Mikado
Character:The Mikado
Release Date:18/08/1983
Shock-Trauma
Character:Dr. R. Adams Cowley
Release Date:27/10/1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Character:(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Release Date:21/05/1982
Side Show
Character:Ring Announcer (voice)
Release Date:05/06/1981
The Return of Frank Cannon
Character:Frank Cannon
Release Date:31/10/1980
Turnover Smith
Character:Thaddeus Smith
Release Date:08/06/1980
The Return of the King
Character:Lord Denethor (voice)
Release Date:11/05/1980
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Character:William Battles
Release Date:09/03/1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character:Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
Release Date:02/03/1979
Keefer
Character:Col. Keefer
Release Date:16/03/1978
Night Cries
Character:Dr. Whelan
Release Date:29/01/1978
The Making of Star Wars
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:16/09/1977
Moonshine County Express
Character:Jack Starkey
Release Date:01/06/1977
Catastrophe
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:20/04/1977
The Force of Evil
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/03/1977
The City
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/01/1977
The Macahans
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/1976
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/02/1975
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:08/11/1974
Hamburgers
Character:self
Release Date:02/04/1974
Voices
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1974
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Character:Keegan
Release Date:02/04/1971
Cannon
Character:Frank Cannon
Release Date:26/03/1971
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Character:Chief Vincent Kovac
Release Date:11/01/1971
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Character:Bart Harris
Release Date:17/09/1970
Chisum
Character:Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:23/07/1970
Countdown
Character:TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/08/1967
Chamber of Horrors
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/10/1966
Battle of the Bulge
Character:Narrator (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1965
Battle of the Bulge
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:16/12/1965
Brainstorm
Character:Mental Patient (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1965
Two on a Guillotine
Character:Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
Release Date:13/01/1965
Eggs Benedict
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1965
Design for Disaster
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/02/1962
-30-
Character:Jim Bathgate
Release Date:11/11/1959
Zero Hour!
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:13/11/1957
The Ride Back
Character:Sheriff Chris Hamish
Release Date:28/04/1957
Johnny Concho
Character:Tallman
Release Date:01/07/1956
The Conqueror
Character:Kasar
Release Date:28/03/1956
The Naked Sea
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/12/1955
5 Against the House
Character:Eric Berg
Release Date:10/06/1955
The Naked Jungle
Character:Commissioner
Release Date:03/03/1954
The Desert Song
Character:Lachmed
Release Date:30/05/1953
Cry of the Hunted
Character:Goodwin
Release Date:08/05/1953
Lone Star
Character:Mizette
Release Date:24/10/1952
The Racket
Character:Turk
Release Date:25/10/1951
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Character:Major Nicolet
Release Date:03/03/1951
Cry Danger
Character:Louie Castro
Release Date:23/02/1951
Dial 1119
Character:Chuckles
Release Date:03/11/1950
The Milkman
Character:Mike Morrel
Release Date:17/10/1950
One Way Street
Character:Ollie
Release Date:01/04/1950
East Side, West Side
Character:Lt. Jacobi
Release Date:22/12/1949
Tension
Character:Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Release Date:25/11/1949
Any Number Can Play
Character:Frank Sistina
Release Date:15/07/1949
Joan of Arc
Character:Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor
Release Date:22/12/1948
To the Victor
Character:Farnsworth
Release Date:26/10/1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Character:Morano
Release Date:24/09/1948
Four Faces West
Character:Sheriff Egan
Release Date:03/08/1948
Arch of Triumph
Character:Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Release Date:17/02/1948
Body and Soul
Character:Quinn
Release Date:11/11/1947
The Killers
Character:Max
Release Date:30/08/1946
Pillow to Post
Character:First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1945
Television Appearances
Jake and the Fatman
Character:Jason McCabe
The Highwayman
Character:Narrator
Matlock
Character:James McShane
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Anatole Karzof
Hotel
Character:
Police Squad!
Character:Stabbed Man
Nero Wolfe
Character:Nero Wolfe
How the West Was Won
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Narrator
The Sonny and Cher Show
Character:
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Character:Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
Barnaby Jones
Character:Frank Cannon
Cannon
Character:Frank Cannon
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Character:
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Character:Self
The Dudley Do-Right Show
Character:
The Name of the Game
Character:Arnold Wexler
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self
The High Chaparral
Character:China Pierce
The Dean Martin Show
Character:
F Troop
Character:
The Fugitive
Character:Narrator
General Electric True
Character:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Sergent Cresse
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
The Aquanauts
Character:Corey
The Bullwinkle Show
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Character:Narrator (voice)
This Man Dawson
Character:Narrator (voice only)
The Man and the Challenge
Character:
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Bystander (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Clapper (uncredited)
Bat Masterson
Character:Clark Benson
Bat Masterson
Character:Dick MacIntyre
Tombstone Territory
Character:Frank Banter
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Moses Kadish
Gunsmoke
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self
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