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
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Box
Self (voice) (uncredited)
2009
Hudson Hawk
Narrator (voice)
1991
Jake and the Fatman
Jason McCabe · (106 episodes)
1987
The Highwayman
Narrator · (1 episode)
1987
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Jim Dunn
1986
Matlock
(2 episodes)
1986
Killing Cars
Mr. Mahoney
1986
In Like Flynn
Sgt. Dominic
1985
Blitz
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Anatole Karzof · (1 episode)
1984
Manimal
Narrator (uncredited) · (8 episodes)
1983
The Mikado
The Mikado
1983
Shock-Trauma
Dr. R. Adams Cowley
1982
Hotel
(2 episodes)
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
Police Squad!
Stabbed Man · (1 episode)
1982
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe · (14 episodes)
1981
Side Show
Ring Announcer (voice)
1981
The Return of Frank Cannon
Frank Cannon
1980
Turnover Smith
Thaddeus Smith
1980
The Return of the King
Lord Denethor (voice)
1980
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
William Battles
1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
1979
Keefer
Col. Keefer
1978
Night Cries
Dr. Whelan
1978
The Making of Star Wars
Narrator (voice)
1977
Moonshine County Express
Jack Starkey
1977
Catastrophe
Narrator (voice)
1977
The Force of Evil
Narrator (voice)
1977
How the West Was Won
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · (3 episodes)
1977
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Narrator · (8 episodes)
1977
The City
Narrator (voice)
1977
The Sonny and Cher Show
(1 episode)
1976
The Macahans
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1976
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (1 episode)
1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
Narrator (voice)
1974
Hamburgers
self
1974
Voices
Narrator (voice)
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (1 episode)
1973
Barnaby Jones
Frank Cannon · (2 episodes)
1973
Cannon
Frank Cannon · (123 episodes)
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
(1 episode)
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Self · (2 episodes)
1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Keegan
1971
Cannon
Frank Cannon
1971
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Chief Vincent Kovac
1971
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Bart Harris
1970
Chisum
Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
1970
The Dudley Do-Right Show
(39 episodes)
1969
The Name of the Game
Arnold Wexler · (1 episode)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters · (1 episode)
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · (1 episode)
1967
The High Chaparral
China Pierce · (1 episode)
1967
Countdown
TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
1967
Chamber of Horrors
Narrator
1966
Battle of the Bulge
Narrator (uncredited)
1965
Battle of the Bulge
Narrator (voice)
1965
The Dean Martin Show
(1 episode)
1965
F Troop
(1 episode)
1965
Brainstorm
Mental Patient (uncredited)
1965
Two on a Guillotine
Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
1965
Eggs Benedict
Narrator
1965
The Fugitive
Narrator · (120 episodes)
1963
General Electric True
(1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sergent Cresse · (1 episode)
1962
Target: The Corruptors!
(1 episode)
1961
The Aquanauts
Corey · (1 episode)
1960
The Bullwinkle Show
Narrator (voice) · (815 episodes)
1959
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Narrator (voice) · (163 episodes)
1959
-30-
Jim Bathgate
1959
This Man Dawson
(0 episode)
1959
The Man and the Challenge
(1 episode)
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Bystander (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1958
Bat Masterson
Clark Benson · (1 episode)
1958
Bat Masterson
Dick MacIntyre · (1 episode)
1958
Zero Hour!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1957
Tombstone Territory
Frank Banter · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Moses Kadish · (1 episode)
1957
The Ride Back
Sheriff Chris Hamish
1957
Johnny Concho
Tallman
1956
The Conqueror
Kasar
1956
The Naked Sea
Narrator
1955
Gunsmoke
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
1955
5 Against the House
Eric Berg
1955
The Naked Jungle
Commissioner
1954
The Desert Song
Lachmed
1953
Cry of the Hunted
Goodwin
1953
Lone Star
Mizette
1952
The Racket
Det. Sgt. Turk
1951
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Major Nicolet
1951
Cry Danger
Louie Castro
1951
Dial 1119
Chuckles
1950
The Milkman
Mike Morrel
1950
One Way Street
Ollie
1950
East Side, West Side
Lt. Jacobi
1949
Tension
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
1949
Any Number Can Play
Frank Sistina
1949
Joan of Arc
Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor
1948
To the Victor
Farnsworth
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Morano
1948
Four Faces West
Sheriff Egan
1948
Arch of Triumph
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
1948
Body and Soul
Quinn
1947
The Killers
Max
1946
Design for Disaster
Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Pillow to Post
First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1945