William Conrad

William Conrad

Acting
Born 1920-09-27 - Died 1994-02-11Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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). 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).

Movies (69)

The Box
5.6

The Box

2009Movie5.6
Hudson Hawk
5.7

Hudson Hawk

1991Movie5.7
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982Movie6.6
Chisum
6.7

Chisum

1970Movie6.7
The Killers
7.4

The Killers

1946Movie7.4
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
8.0

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

1974Movie8.0
Moonshine County Express
4.9

Moonshine County Express

1977Movie4.9
Sorry, Wrong Number
6.8

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948Movie6.8
The Racket
6.3

The Racket

1951Movie6.3
Lone Star
5.7

Lone Star

1952Movie5.7
Tension
6.8

Tension

1949Movie6.8
Battle of the Bulge
6.9

Battle of the Bulge

1965Movie6.9
The Return of Frank Cannon
6.5

The Return of Frank Cannon

1980Movie6.5
Shock-Trauma
10.0

Shock-Trauma

1982Movie10.0
The Naked Jungle
6.6

The Naked Jungle

1954Movie6.6
Joan of Arc
6.2

Joan of Arc

1948Movie6.2
The Return of the King
6.4

The Return of the King

1980Movie6.4
Zero Hour!
6.6

Zero Hour!

1957Movie6.6
Countdown
5.8

Countdown

1967Movie5.8
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
6.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979Movie6.1
The Desert Song
6.8

The Desert Song

1953Movie6.8
Body and Soul
6.7

Body and Soul

1947Movie6.7
Killing Cars
3.7

Killing Cars

1986Movie3.7
Arch of Triumph
6.0

Arch of Triumph

1948Movie6.0
The Conqueror
3.6

The Conqueror

1956Movie3.6
The Milkman
7.0

The Milkman

1950Movie7.0
Any Number Can Play
6.9

Any Number Can Play

1949Movie6.9
Cry Danger
6.7

Cry Danger

1951Movie6.7
The Macahans
6.7

The Macahans

1976Movie6.7
Chamber of Horrors
5.6

Chamber of Horrors

1966Movie5.6
Two on a Guillotine
6.1

Two on a Guillotine

1965Movie6.1
One Way Street
5.3

One Way Street

1950Movie5.3
The Making of Star Wars
7.1

The Making of Star Wars

1977Movie7.1
5 Against the House
5.9

5 Against the House

1955Movie5.9
Cannon
5.0

Cannon

1971Movie5.0
The Mikado
4.6

The Mikado

1983Movie4.6
East Side, West Side
7.1

East Side, West Side

1949Movie7.1
Brainstorm
6.1

Brainstorm

1965Movie6.1
Night Cries
6.0

Night Cries

1978Movie6.0
Pillow to Post
5.5

Pillow to Post

1945Movie5.5
The Sword of Monte Cristo
4.6

The Sword of Monte Cristo

1951Movie4.6
Blitz
2.0

Blitz

1985Movie2.0
To the Victor
6.5

To the Victor

1948Movie6.5
Hamburgers

Hamburgers

1974Movie
The Ride Back
6.4

The Ride Back

1957Movie6.4
-30-
6.0

-30-

1959Movie6.0
The Brotherhood of the Bell
6.0

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970Movie6.0
Four Faces West
5.8

Four Faces West

1948Movie5.8
Johnny Concho
4.5

Johnny Concho

1956Movie4.5
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
5.3

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

2024Movie5.3
The City
6.1

The City

1977Movie6.1
The Force of Evil
6.0

The Force of Evil

1977Movie6.0
Cry of the Hunted
6.1

Cry of the Hunted

1953Movie6.1
Dial 1119
5.5

Dial 1119

1950Movie5.5
Catastrophe
8.3

Catastrophe

1977Movie8.3
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
6.3

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

1986Movie6.3
Turnover Smith
7.0

Turnover Smith

1980Movie7.0
Keefer
8.0

Keefer

1978Movie8.0
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
4.3

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

1980Movie4.3
Side Show
8.5

Side Show

1981Movie8.5
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
9.0

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

1971Movie9.0
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
8.0

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

1971Movie8.0
Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict

1965Movie
In Like Flynn
6.5

In Like Flynn

1985Movie6.5
The Naked Sea
10.0

The Naked Sea

1955Movie10.0
Voices

Voices

1974Movie
Design for Disaster

Design for Disaster

1962Movie
Daws Butler: Voice Magician

Daws Butler: Voice Magician

1987Movie
The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service

The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service

1982Movie

TV Shows (38)

The Bullwinkle Show
7.1

The Bullwinkle Show

1959Series7.1
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962Series7.9
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Jake and the Fatman
6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987Series6.2
Matlock
7.1

Matlock

1986Series7.1
Hotel
6.8

Hotel

1982Series6.8
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Barnaby Jones
7.1

Barnaby Jones

1973Series7.1
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

1967Series7.7
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
The High Chaparral
6.8

The High Chaparral

1967Series6.8
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
Bat Masterson
6.4

Bat Masterson

1958Series6.4
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
Bambi
9.0

Bambi

1948Series9.0
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968Series6.8
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
Tombstone Territory
6.9

Tombstone Territory

1957Series6.9
The Dean Martin Show
7.4

The Dean Martin Show

1965Series7.4
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
8.0

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

1959Series8.0
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1977Series7.0
F Troop
6.3

F Troop

1965Series6.3
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973Series5.4
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
6.7

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971Series6.7
Police Squad!
7.9

Police Squad!

1982Series7.9
Nero Wolfe
7.5

Nero Wolfe

1981Series7.5
The Aquanauts
6.0

The Aquanauts

1960Series6.0
The Sonny and Cher Show
7.1

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976Series7.1
Tony Orlando and Dawn
3.5

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974Series3.5
The Highwayman
7.3

The Highwayman

1987Series7.3
General Electric True

General Electric True

1962Series
The Man and the Challenge
9.0

The Man and the Challenge

1959Series9.0
Target: The Corruptors!
5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961Series5.7
The Dudley Do-Right Show
7.5

The Dudley Do-Right Show

1969Series7.5
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

1977Series6.8
This Man Dawson
5.0

This Man Dawson

1959Series5.0