William Conrad
Known for
William Conrad reached veteran standing the slow way, as an American actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 'The Killers' is the other credit that tends to come up. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Hudson Hawk'.
William Conrad
32 Movies
21 Series
William Conrad reached veteran standing the slow way, as an American actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 'The Killers' is the other credit that tends to come up. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Hudson Hawk'.
Movies
Plays Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor
Joan of Arc
1948
Plays Dr. R. Adams Cowley
Shock-Trauma
1982
Plays Max
The Killers
1946
Plays Mizette
Lone Star
1952
Plays Morano
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
Plays Lord Denethor (voice)
The Return of the King
1980
Plays Kasar
The Conqueror
1956
Plays Commissioner
The Naked Jungle
1954
Plays Quinn
Body and Soul
1947
Plays Turk
The Racket
1951
Plays Jack Starkey
Moonshine County Express
1977
Plays Eric Berg
5 Against the House
1955
Plays Jim Bathgate
-30-
1959
Plays Ollie
One Way Street
1950
Plays Frank Sistina
Any Number Can Play
1949
Plays Lt. Jacobi
East Side, West Side
1949
Plays Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Tension
1949
Plays Sheriff Egan
Four Faces West
1948
Plays Major Nicolet
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951
Plays Goodwin
Cry of the Hunted
1953
Plays Chuckles
Dial 1119
1950
Producer
Plays Sheriff Chris Hamish
The Ride Back
1957
Plays Lachmed
The Desert Song
1953
Plays Louie Castro
Cry Danger
1951
Plays Mr. Mahoney
Killing Cars
1986
Plays Tallman
Johnny Concho
1956
Plays Mike Morrel
The Milkman
1950
Plays Col. Keefer
Keefer
1978
TV Shows
Plays Narrator (voice)
The Bullwinkle Show
1959
Plays Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1959
Plays Frank Cannon
Cannon
1971
Plays Narrator
The Fugitive
1963
Plays Jason McCabe
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Plays Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
1981
Director
Plays Narrator (voice only)
This Man Dawson
1959
Plays Narrator
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
1977
Plays James McShane
Matlock
1986
Plays Frank Cannon
Barnaby Jones
1973
Plays China Pierce
The High Chaparral
1967
Plays Corey
The Aquanauts
1960
Director
Plays Clark Benson
Bat Masterson
1958
Plays Stabbed Man
Police Squad!
1982
Director
Plays Arnold Wexler
The Name of the Game
1968
Plays Sergent Cresse
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Plays Anatole Karzof
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Director
Plays Moses Kadish
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Director
Plays Frank Banter
Tombstone Territory
1957
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Jake and the Fatman
Jason McCabe · 106 episodes
1987–
TV
Matlock
James McShane · 2 episodes
1986
TV
Killing Cars
Mr. Mahoney
1986
Film
Murder, She Wrote
Anatole Karzof · 1 episode
1984
TV
Police Squad!
Stabbed Man · 1 episode
1982
TV
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe · 14 episodes
1981–
TV
The Return of the King
Lord Denethor (voice)
1980
Film
How the West Was Won
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 3 episodes
1976–1977
TV
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Narrator · 8 episodes
1977
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is William Conrad still alive?
William Conrad passed away on February 11, 1994 at age 73.
What are the most famous roles of William Conrad?
William Conrad is best known for roles in Hudson Hawk, The Killers, Battle of the Bulge.
How many movies has William Conrad been in?
Over a 49-year career (since 1945), William Conrad has appeared in 32 movies and 15 TV shows.
What was William Conrad's first movie?
The career of William Conrad began with Pillow to Post (1945).
What is William Conrad's most recent movie or series?
William Conrad's most recent release is Hudson Hawk, which premiered on May 23, 1991.
What TV shows has William Conrad appeared in?
On television, William Conrad has appeared in Murder, She Wrote, Police Squad!, Matlock, Gunsmoke.
William Conrad
1920-09-27 · 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).