William Conrad

William Conrad

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).

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: September 27, 1920

Deathday: February 11, 1994

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Known For

The Return of the King
The Return of the King

1980-05-11

Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number

1948-09-24

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982-05-21

Cry Danger
Cry Danger

1951-02-23

The Racket
The Racket

1951-10-25

Tension
Tension

1949-11-25

Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted

1953-05-08

-30-
-30-

1959-11-11

One Way Street
One Way Street

1950-04-01

Dial 1119
Dial 1119

1950-11-03

The Killers
The Killers

1946-08-30

Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho

1956-07-01

The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle

1954-03-03

The Sword of Monte Cristo
The Sword of Monte Cristo

1951-03-03

5 Against the House
5 Against the House

1955-06-10

Four Faces West
Four Faces West

1948-08-03

Body and Soul
Body and Soul

1947-11-11

The Mikado
The Mikado

1983-08-18

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975-02-20

Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph

1948-02-17

Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play

1949-07-15

East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side

1949-12-22

Moonshine County Express
Moonshine County Express

1977-06-01

The Force of Evil
The Force of Evil

1977-03-13

The Ride Back
The Ride Back

1957-04-28

Keefer
Keefer

1978-03-16

The Milkman
The Milkman

1950-10-17

Night Cries
Night Cries

1978-01-29

The Return of Frank Cannon
The Return of Frank Cannon

1980-10-31

Killing Cars
Killing Cars

1986-02-13

The Desert Song
The Desert Song

1953-05-30

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

1971-01-11

The City
The City

1977-01-12

Hamburgers
Hamburgers

1974-04-02

Catastrophe
Catastrophe

1977-04-20

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
The Murder That Wouldn't Die

1980-03-09

Cannon
Cannon

1971-03-26

Lone Star
Lone Star

1952-10-24

Shock-Trauma
Shock-Trauma

1982-10-27

Chisum
Chisum

1970-07-23

The Conqueror
The Conqueror

1956-03-28

In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn

1985-08-14

Blitz
Blitz

1985-03-13

Brainstorm
Brainstorm

1965-05-05

To the Victor
To the Victor

1948-10-26

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979-03-02

Zero Hour!
Zero Hour!

1957-11-13

Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict

1965-01-01

Pillow to Post
Pillow to Post

1945-06-09

The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars

1977-09-16

Side Show
Side Show

1981-06-05

Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk

1991-05-23

Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Horrors

1966-10-19

The Brotherhood of the Bell
The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970-09-17

The Box
The Box

2009-10-29

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

1986-11-01

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

1948-12-22

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

1971-04-02

Turnover Smith
Turnover Smith

1980-06-08

The Naked Sea
The Naked Sea

1955-12-20

Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge

1965-12-16

Countdown
Countdown

1967-08-20

The Macahans
The Macahans

1976-01-19

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

1974-11-08