William Conrad

Born

September 27, 1920

Died

February 11, 1994 (73 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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).

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Self (archive footage)

8.0

2024

The Box

The Box

Self (voice) (uncredited)

5.6

2009

Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk

Narrator (voice)

5.7

1991

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

Jason McCabe · (106 episodes)

6.1

1987

The Highwayman

The Highwayman

Narrator · (1 episode)

7.4

1987

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

Jim Dunn

6.0

1986

Matlock

Matlock

(2 episodes)

7.1

1986

Killing Cars

Killing Cars

Mr. Mahoney

3.2

1986

In Like Flynn

In Like Flynn

Sgt. Dominic

0.0

1985

Blitz

2.0

1985

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Anatole Karzof · (1 episode)

7.5

1984

Manimal

Manimal

Narrator (uncredited) · (8 episodes)

7.3

1983

The Mikado

The Mikado

The Mikado

3.8

1983

Shock-Trauma

Shock-Trauma

Dr. R. Adams Cowley

0.0

1982

Hotel

Hotel

(2 episodes)

6.8

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

6.6

1982

Police Squad!

Police Squad!

Stabbed Man · (1 episode)

7.9

1982

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe · (14 episodes)

7.4

1981

Side Show

Side Show

Ring Announcer (voice)

7.0

1981

The Return of Frank Cannon

The Return of Frank Cannon

Frank Cannon

6.2

1980

Turnover Smith

Turnover Smith

Thaddeus Smith

0.0

1980

The Return of the King

The Return of the King

Lord Denethor (voice)

6.4

1980

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

William Battles

2.0

1980

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)

6.0

1979

Keefer

Keefer

Col. Keefer

0.0

1978

Night Cries

Night Cries

Dr. Whelan

5.5

1978

The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

Narrator (voice)

7.0

1977

Moonshine County Express

Moonshine County Express

Jack Starkey

4.9

1977

Catastrophe

Catastrophe

Narrator (voice)

8.0

1977

The Force of Evil

The Force of Evil

Narrator (voice)

6.0

1977

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · (3 episodes)

6.9

1977

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

Narrator · (8 episodes)

6.0

1977

The City

The City

Narrator (voice)

5.7

1977

The Sonny and Cher Show

The Sonny and Cher Show

(1 episode)

6.0

1976

The Macahans

The Macahans

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

1976

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

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

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.0

1975

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Self · (1 episode)

3.5

1974

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

Narrator (voice)

0.0

1974

Hamburgers

Hamburgers

self

0.0

1974

Voices

Narrator (voice)

0.0

1974

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Self · (1 episode)

5.4

1973

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Frank Cannon · (2 episodes)

6.9

1973

Cannon

Cannon

Frank Cannon · (123 episodes)

6.5

1971

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

(1 episode)

6.5

1971

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Self · (2 episodes)

6.5

1971

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

Keegan

10.0

1971

Cannon

Cannon

Frank Cannon

3.5

1971

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

Chief Vincent Kovac

0.0

1971

The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

Bart Harris

5.4

1970

Chisum

Chisum

Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

1970

The Dudley Do-Right Show

The Dudley Do-Right Show

(39 episodes)

7.7

1969

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Arnold Wexler · (1 episode)

6.8

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

1968

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest / Various Characters · (1 episode)

7.7

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.7

1967

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

China Pierce · (1 episode)

6.5

1967

Countdown

Countdown

TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

1967

Chamber of Horrors

Chamber of Horrors

Narrator

5.5

1966

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

Narrator (uncredited)

6.9

1965

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

Narrator (voice)

6.9

1965

The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show

(1 episode)

7.3

1965

F Troop

F Troop

(1 episode)

6.2

1965

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

Mental Patient (uncredited)

6.2

1965

Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)

6.1

1965

Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict

Narrator

0.0

1965

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Narrator · (120 episodes)

7.2

1963

General Electric True

(1 episode)

0.0

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Sergent Cresse · (1 episode)

7.8

1962

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

(1 episode)

3.5

1961

The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts

Corey · (1 episode)

5.5

1960

The Bullwinkle Show

The Bullwinkle Show

Narrator (voice) · (815 episodes)

7.0

1959

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

Narrator (voice) · (163 episodes)

0.0

1959

-30-

-30-

Jim Bathgate

5.7

1959

This Man Dawson

(0 episode)

5.0

1959

The Man and the Challenge

The Man and the Challenge

(1 episode)

0.0

1959

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Bystander (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.7

1958

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

Clark Benson · (1 episode)

6.1

1958

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

Dick MacIntyre · (1 episode)

6.1

1958

Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

1957

Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

Frank Banter · (1 episode)

6.0

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1 episode)

7.4

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Moses Kadish · (1 episode)

7.4

1957

The Ride Back

The Ride Back

Sheriff Chris Hamish

6.4

1957

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

Tallman

3.7

1956

The Conqueror

The Conqueror

Kasar

3.4

1956

The Naked Sea

The Naked Sea

Narrator

0.0

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)

6.6

1955

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

Eric Berg

6.0

1955

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

Commissioner

6.4

1954

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

Lachmed

6.5

1953

Cry of the Hunted

Cry of the Hunted

Goodwin

5.7

1953

Lone Star

Lone Star

Mizette

5.6

1952

The Racket

The Racket

Det. Sgt. Turk

6.3

1951

The Sword of Monte Cristo

The Sword of Monte Cristo

Major Nicolet

4.0

1951

Cry Danger

Cry Danger

Louie Castro

6.7

1951

Dial 1119

Dial 1119

Chuckles

5.6

1950

The Milkman

The Milkman

Mike Morrel

8.0

1950

One Way Street

One Way Street

Ollie

5.2

1950

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

Lt. Jacobi

7.0

1949

Tension

Tension

Lt. Edgar Gonsales

6.8

1949

Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

Frank Sistina

6.9

1949

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor

6.1

1948

To the Victor

To the Victor

Farnsworth

0.0

1948

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

Morano

6.8

1948

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

Sheriff Egan

5.6

1948

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

5.8

1948

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

Quinn

6.7

1947

The Killers

The Killers

Max

7.4

1946

Design for Disaster

Design for Disaster

Narrator

0.0

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

1948

Bambi-Verleihung

Bambi-Verleihung

Self · (1 episode)

9.0

1948

Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post

First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

5.5

1945