Acting
William Conrad
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
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Film · 2024
The Box
Film · 2009
Hudson Hawk
Film · 1991
Daws Butler: Voice Magician
Film · 1987
Jake and the Fatman
Series · 1987
The Highwayman
Series · 1987
Killing Cars
Film · 1986
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Film · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
In Like Flynn
Film · 1985
Blitz
Film · 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
The Mikado
Film · 1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Film · 1982
Shock-Trauma
Film · 1982
The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service
Film · 1982
Hotel
Series · 1982
Police Squad!
Series · 1982
Side Show
Film · 1981
Nero Wolfe
Series · 1981
The Return of the King
Film · 1980
The Return of Frank Cannon
Film · 1980
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Film · 1980
Turnover Smith
Film · 1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Film · 1979
Keefer
Film · 1978
Night Cries
Film · 1978
Moonshine County Express
Film · 1977
The Force of Evil
Film · 1977
The City
Film · 1977
Catastrophe
Film · 1977
The Making of Star Wars
Film · 1977
How the West Was Won
Series · 1977
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1977
The Macahans
Film · 1976
The Sonny and Cher Show
Series · 1976
Hamburgers
Film · 1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
Film · 1974
Voices
Film · 1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Series · 1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Series · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Film · 1971
Cannon
Film · 1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Film · 1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Series · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Series · 1971
Chisum
Film · 1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Film · 1970
The Dudley Do-Right Show
Series · 1969
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Countdown
Film · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
Chamber of Horrors
Film · 1966
Brainstorm
Film · 1965
Eggs Benedict
Film · 1965
Battle of the Bulge
Film · 1965
Two on a Guillotine
Film · 1965
Battle of the Bulge
Film · 1965
F Troop
Series · 1965
The Dean Martin Show
Series · 1965
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Design for Disaster
Film · 1962
General Electric True
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Target: The Corruptors!
Series · 1961
The Aquanauts
Series · 1960
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Film · 1959
The Man and the Challenge
Series · 1959
This Man Dawson
Series · 1959
The Bullwinkle Show
Series · 1959
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Series · 1959
Bat Masterson
Series · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
Bat Masterson
Series · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
The Ride Back
Film · 1957
Zero Hour!
Film · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Tombstone Territory
Series · 1957
Johnny Concho
Film · 1956
The Conqueror
Film · 1956
5 Against the House
Film · 1955
The Naked Sea
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Naked Jungle
Film · 1954
Cry of the Hunted
Film · 1953
The Desert Song
Film · 1953
Lone Star
Film · 1952
Cry Danger
Film · 1951
The Racket
Film · 1951
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Film · 1951
One Way Street
Film · 1950
Dial 1119
Film · 1950
The Milkman
Film · 1950
Tension
Film · 1949
Any Number Can Play
Film · 1949
East Side, West Side
Film · 1949
Sorry, Wrong Number
Film · 1948
Four Faces West
Film · 1948
Arch of Triumph
Film · 1948
To the Victor
Film · 1948
Joan of Arc
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Bambi
Series · 1948
Body and Soul
Film · 1947
The Killers
Film · 1946
Pillow to Post
Film · 1945