William Conrad Biography (1920-)

Born September 27, 1920, in Louisville, KY. Addresses: AGENT--CreativeArtists Agency, 1888 Century Park E., Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
September 27, 1920
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
  • Narrator, The Bullwinkle Show, NBC, 1961-62.
  • narrator, The Fugitive, ABC, 1963-67.
  • title role, Cannon, CBS, 1971-76.
  • narrator, The Wild, Wild World of Animals, syndicated, 1973-78.
  • narrator, Tales of the Unexpected, NBC, 1977.
  • narrator, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, 1979-80.
  • title role, Nero Wolfe, NBC, 1981.
  • J.L. McCabe, Jake and the Fat Man, CBS, 1987--.
  • Credits; MOVIES
  • Title role, The Return of Frank Cannon, CBS, 1980.
  • title role, Turnover Smith, 1980.
  • Narrator, The Return of the King. Also appeared in The Brotherhood of theBell, 1970; Conspiracy to Kill, 1970; Night Cries, 1978; The Rebels, 1979; Shocktrauma, 1982; In Like Flynn, 1985.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
  • Producer and director, Klondike, NBC, 1960-61.
  • director, 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1963-64.
  • director, General Electric True (thirty-five episodes), CBS, 1962- 63.
  • producer, Turnover Smith, 1980.
  • FILM DEBUT--The Killers, Universal, 1946.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Body and Soul, United Artists, 1947.
  • Sorry, Wrong Number, Paramount, 1948.
  • East Side, West Side, 1949.
  • Cry Danger, R.K.O., 1951.
  • The Naked Jungle, 1954.
  • narrator, The Naked Sea, R.K.O., 1955.
  • The Conqueror, R.K.O., 1956.
  • --30--, Warner Brothers, 1959.
  • Moonshine County Express, 1977.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
  • Director, The Man from Galveston, Warner Brothers, 1964.
  • producer and director, Two on a Guillotine, Warner Brothers, 1965.
  • producer and director, Brainstorm, Warner Brothers, 1965.
  • producer, An American Dream, Warner Brothers, 1966.
  • A Covenant with Death, Warner Brothers, 1967.
  • First to Fight, Warner Brothers, 1967.
  • The Cool Ones, Warner Brothers, 1967.
  • producer, Countdown, Warner Brothers, 1968.
  • producer, Chubasco, Warner Brothers, 1968.
  • producer, Assignment to Kill, Warner Brothers, 1969.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
  • Marshal Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke, 1949-60.
  • announcer, KMPC, Los Angeles, CA.

Further Reference

PERIODICALS

  • Chicago Tribune, February 12, 1994, p. 19.
  • Los Angeles Times, February 12, 1994, p. A24.
  • Times (London), February 14, 1994, p. 19.