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William Conrad (1920-1994)

Alias:
John William Cann Jr.

Birthplace:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Born:
September 27, 1920

Died:
February 11, 1994

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1963  The Man from Galveston
1965  Brainstorm
1965  My Blood Runs Cold
1965  Two on a Guillotine
1981  Side Show

Executive Producer:
1963  The Man from Galveston
1965  Brainstorm
1965  My Blood Runs Cold
1965  Two on a Guillotine
1967  Countdown
1967  First to Fight
1967  The Cool Ones
1968  Assignment to Kill
1980  Turnover Smith
1981  Side Show

Producer:
1957  The Ride Back
1963  The Man from Galveston
1965  Brainstorm
1965  My Blood Runs Cold
1965  Two on a Guillotine
1966  An American Dream
1967  Countdown
1967  First to Fight
1967  The Cool Ones
1968  Assignment to Kill
1968  Chubasco
1980  Turnover Smith
1981  Side Show

Songs:
1957  The Ride Back
1963  The Man from Galveston
1965  Brainstorm
1965  My Blood Runs Cold
1965  Two on a Guillotine
1966  An American Dream
1967  Countdown
1967  First to Fight
1967  The Cool Ones
1968  Assignment to Kill
1968  Chubasco
1980  Turnover Smith
1981  Side Show

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
1955  Gunsmoke
1955  Highway Patrol
1957  Have Gun, Will Travel
1957  Tombstone Territory
1958  77 Sunset Strip
1958  Bat Masterson
1958  Mackenzie's Raiders
1958  Naked City
1958  The Rifleman
1958  The Rough Riders
1959  Bold Venture
1959  Lock-Up
1959  Men into Space
1959  This Man Dawson
1960  Klondike
1960  Route 66
1960  The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1961  Target: The Corruptors!
1962  General Electric True
1962  Saints and Sinners
1963  Temple Houston
1968  The Name of the Game

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