William Conrad

Personal Info

Birthday

September 27, 1920

Day of Death

1994-02-11

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

John William Cann Jr.

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Fugitive

Cannon

The Bullwinkle Show

Jake and the Fatman

The Name of the Game

How the West Was Won

Filmography

2024
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Box
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
1991
Hudson Hawk
as Narrator (voice)
1986
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
as Jim Dunn
Killing Cars
as Mr. Mahoney
1985
In Like Flynn
as Sgt. Dominic
1983
The Mikado
as The Mikado
1982
Shock-Trauma
as Dr. R. Adams Cowley
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1981
Side Show
as Ring Announcer (voice)
1980
The Return of Frank Cannon
as Frank Cannon
Turnover Smith
as Thaddeus Smith
The Return of the King
as Lord Denethor (voice)
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as William Battles
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
1978
Keefer
as Col. Keefer
Night Cries
as Dr. Whelan
1977
The Making of Star Wars
as Narrator (voice)
Moonshine County Express
as Jack Starkey
Catastrophe
as Narrator (voice)
The Force of Evil
as Narrator (voice)
The City
as Narrator (voice)
1976
The Macahans
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Narrator (voice)
Hamburgers
as self
Voices
as Narrator (voice)
1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
as Keegan
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
as Chief Vincent Kovac
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell
as Bart Harris
Chisum
as Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
1967
Countdown
as TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
1966
Chamber of Horrors
as Narrator
1965
Battle of the Bulge
as Narrator (uncredited)
Brainstorm
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
as Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
Eggs Benedict
as Narrator
1959
-30-
as Jim Bathgate
1957
Zero Hour!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Ride Back
as Sheriff Chris Hamish
1956
Johnny Concho
as Tallman
The Conqueror
as Kasar
1955
The Naked Sea
as Narrator
5 Against the House
as Eric Berg
1954
The Naked Jungle
as Commissioner
1953
The Desert Song
as Lachmed
Cry of the Hunted
as Goodwin
1952
Lone Star
as Mizette
1951
The Racket
as Det. Sgt. Turk
The Sword of Monte Cristo
as Major Nicolet
Cry Danger
as Louie Castro
1950
Dial 1119
as Chuckles
The Milkman
as Mike Morrel
One Way Street
as Ollie
1949
East Side, West Side
as Lt. Jacobi
Tension
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Any Number Can Play
as Frank Sistina
1948
Joan of Arc
as Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor
To the Victor
as Farnsworth
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Morano
Four Faces West
as Sheriff Egan
Arch of Triumph
as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
1947
Body and Soul
as Quinn
1946
The Killers
as Max
1945
Pillow to Post
as First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)