William Conrad
73 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 27, 1920
- Died
- Feb 11, 1994 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- John William Cann Jr.
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).
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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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Known for
William Conrad: movies and TV shows
Acting (95)
- 1991 Hudson Hawk
as Narrator (voice)
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986 Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
as Jim Dunn
- 1986
- 1986 Killing Cars
as Mr. Mahoney
- 1985 In Like Flynn
as Sgt. Dominic
- 1985 Blitz
as Mr. Mahoney
- 1984
- 1983 The Mikado
as The Mikado
- 1982 Shock-Trauma
as Dr. R. Adams Cowley
- 1982
- 1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981 Side Show
as Ring Announcer (voice)
- 1980 The Return of Frank Cannon
as Frank Cannon
- 1980 Turnover Smith
as Thaddeus Smith
- 1980 The Return of the King
as Lord Denethor (voice)
- 1980 The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as William Battles
- 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
- 1978 Keefer
as Col. Keefer
- 1978 Night Cries
as Dr. Whelan
- 1977 The Making of Star Wars
as Narrator (voice)
- 1977 Moonshine County Express
as Jack Starkey
- 1977 Catastrophe
as Narrator (voice)
- 1977 The Force of Evil
as Narrator (voice)
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 The City
as Narrator (voice)
- 1976 The Macahans
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1974 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Narrator (voice)
- 1974 Voices
as Narrator (voice)
- 1973
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 Cannon
as Frank Cannon
- 1971 The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
as Chief Vincent Kovac
- 1970 The Brotherhood of the Bell
as Bart Harris
- 1970 Chisum
as Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967 Countdown
as TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1966 Chamber of Horrors
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1965 Battle of the Bulge
as Narrator (uncredited) / Narrator (voice)
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Brainstorm
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- 1965 Two on a Guillotine
as Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
- 1965 Eggs Benedict
as Narrator
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 Design for Disaster
as Narrator
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 -30-
as Jim Bathgate
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip · TV
as Bystander (uncredited) / Clapper (uncredited) / Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 3 episodes
- 1958
- 1957 Zero Hour!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 The Ride Back
as Sheriff Chris Hamish
- 1956 Johnny Concho
as Tallman
- 1956 The Conqueror
as Kasar
- 1955 The Naked Sea
as Narrator
- 1955
- 1955 5 Against the House
as Eric Berg
- 1954 The Naked Jungle
as Commissioner
- 1953 The Desert Song
as Lachmed
- 1953 Cry of the Hunted
as Goodwin
- 1952 Lone Star
as Mizette
- 1951 The Racket
as Turk
- 1951 The Sword of Monte Cristo
as Major Nicolet
- 1951 Cry Danger
as Louie Castro
- 1950 Dial 1119
as Chuckles
- 1950 The Milkman
as Mike Morrel
- 1950 One Way Street
as Ollie
- 1949 East Side, West Side
as Lt. Jacobi
- 1949 Tension
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
- 1949 Any Number Can Play
as Frank Sistina
- 1948 Joan of Arc
as Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor
- 1948 To the Victor
as Farnsworth
- 1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
as Morano
- 1948 Four Faces West
as Sheriff Egan
- 1948 Arch of Triumph
as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
- 1947 Body and Soul
as Quinn
- 1946 The Killers
as Max
- 1945 Pillow to Post
as First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Behind the camera (36)
- 1981 Side Show
Director, Songs
- 1980 Turnover Smith
Executive Producer
- 1969 The Learning Tree
Executive Producer
- 1968
- 1968 Assignment to Kill
Executive Producer
- 1968 Chubasco
Producer
- 1967 Countdown
Executive Producer
- 1967 The Cool Ones
Executive Producer
- 1967 First to Fight
Executive Producer
- 1966 An American Dream
Producer
- 1965 Brainstorm
Producer, Director
- 1965 My Blood Runs Cold
Director, Producer
- 1965 Two on a Guillotine
Director, Producer
- 1963 The Man from Galveston
Director
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 The Ride Back
Producer
- 1955
- 1955
Talk shows and appearances (12)
- 2024
- 2009
- 1987
- 1976 The Sonny and Cher Show
1 episode
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn
1 episode
- 1974
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1 episode
- 1971 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
3 episodes
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1 episode
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show
2 episodes
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode
- 1948 Bambi
1 episode