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William Conrad (I) (1920–1994)


William Conrad became a television star relatively late in his career. In fact, the former Army Air Corps World War II fighter pilot began his screen career playing heavies. He was Max, one of The Killers hired to finish off Burt Lancaster in his dingy lodgings. He was the corrupt state inspector Turck working for the syndicate in The Racket... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (104 titles)
1993 Bill Nye, the Science Guy (TV series)
Garbage (1993)
 
1991 Hudson Hawk
Narrator (voice)
 
1987 The Highwayman (TV series)
Narrator
 
1987 The Highwayman (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1986 Matlock (TV series)
D.A. James L. McShane
The Don: Part 2 (1986) … D.A. James L. McShane
The Don: Part 1 (1986) … D.A. James L. McShane
 
1986 Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo (TV movie)
Jim Dunn
 
1986 Killing Cars
Mr. Mahoney
 
1986 Hotel (TV series)
Art Patterson
 
1985 In Like Flynn (TV movie)
Sergeant Dominic
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Major Anatole Karzof
Death Takes a Curtain Call (1984) … Major Anatole Karzof
 
1983 Manimal (TV series)
Narrator
High Stakes (1983) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Female of the Species (1983) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Illusion (1983) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Manimal (1983) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1983 Trauma Center (TV series)
Narrator
Breakthrough (1983) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Trauma Center (Pilot) (1983) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1983 The Mikado (TV movie)
The Mikado
 
1982 Shocktrauma (TV movie)
Dr. R Adams Cowley
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
Stabbed Man
Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) … Stabbed Man
 
1981 Side Show (TV movie)
Ring Announcer (voice)
 
1981 Nero Wolfe (TV series)
Nero Wolfe
Sweet Revenge (1981) … Nero Wolfe
Gambit (1981) … Nero Wolfe
 
1980 The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour (TV series)
The Lone Ranger (1980) (voice) (as J. Darnoc)
 
1980 Turnover Smith (TV movie)
Thaddeus Smith
 
1980 The Return of the King (TV movie)
Lord Denethor (voice)
 
1979-1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Narrator
Flight of the War Witch (1980) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Buck's Duel to the Death (1980) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Space Rockers (1980) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Dream of Jennifer (1980) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Olympiad (1980) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1980 Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (TV movie)
William Battles
 
1979 The Rebels (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV movie)
Opening Narrator/Draconian officer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1978 Keefer (TV movie)
Keefer
 
1978 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Narrator
 
1978 Night Cries (TV movie)
Dr. Whelan
 
1977 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Narrator
No Way Out (1977) … Narrator (voice)
You're Not Alone (1977) … Narrator (voice)
Force of Evil (1977) … Narrator (voice)
A Hand for Sonny Blue (1977) … Narrator (voice)
The Nomads (1977) … Narrator (voice)
 
1977 Moonshine County Express
Jack Starkey
 
1977 The Force of Evil (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1977 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Narrator
Episode #1.3 (1977) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Episode #1.2 (1977) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Episode #1.1 (1977) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1977 The City (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1971-1976 Cannon (TV series)
Frank Cannon
Madman (1976) … Frank Cannon
Bloodlines (1976) … Frank Cannon
Snapshot (1976) … Frank Cannon
The Quasar Kill (1976) … Frank Cannon
 
1976 The Macahans (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1973-1975 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Frank Cannon
 
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV movie)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1973 The Wild, Wild World of Animals (TV series)
Narrator (1973-76)
 
1973 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Narrator
Women for Sale: Part 2 (1973) … Narrator (voice)
Women for Sale: Part 1 (1973) … Narrator (voice)
 
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Keegan
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971) … Keegan
 
1971 D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (TV movie)
Chief Vincent Kovac
 
1970 Men at Law (TV series)
Kornedi
Survivors Will Be Prosecuted (1970) … Kornedi
 
1970 The High Chaparral (TV series)
'China' Pierce
Spokes (1970) … 'China' Pierce
 
1970 The Brotherhood of the Bell (TV movie)
Bart Harris
 
1970 Chisum
Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
 
1970 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Strategy Room Announcer
Situation Red (1970) … Strategy Room Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Arnold Wexler
The Power (1969) … Arnold Wexler
 
1969 The Dudley Do-Right Show (TV series)
Narrator #2 (voice)
 
1963-1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Narrator
The Judgment: Part II (1967) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Shattered Silence (1967) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Walls of Night (1967) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dossier on a Diplomat (1967) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Death of a Very Small Killer (1967) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1967 Countdown
TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
 
1966 Chamber of Horrors
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1965 Battle of the Bulge
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1965 F Troop (TV series)
Announcer
Scourge of the West (1965) … Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1965 Hoppity Hooper (TV series)
Dirty Poole / Narrator / Oil Man #2 / …
Wonder Water (1965) … Narrator/Sparring Partner/Spectator #1/Dirty Poole/Senator/Oil Man #2 (voice) (uncredited)
 
1965 Brainstorm
Mental Patient (uncredited)
 
1965 My Blood Runs Cold
Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
 
1965 Two on a Guillotine
Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Bystander
5: The Conclusion (1963) … Bystander (uncredited)
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Sgt. Cresse
The Thirty-First of February (1963) … Sgt. Cresse
 
1962 G.E. True (TV series)
Dr. James Fallon
Circle of Death (1962) … Dr. James Fallon
 
1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Moses Kadish / Norge
Genesis (1962) … Norge
Man Who Struck Moonshine (1962) … Moses Kadish
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Dan
Yankee Dollar (1962) … Dan
 
1962 Geronimo
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1958-1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Clark Benson / Dick MacIntyre
Terror on the Trinity (1961) … Dick MacIntyre
Stampede at Tent City (1958) … Clark Benson
 
1959-1961 Rocky and His Friends (TV series)
Narrator
Window Pains or The Moosetrap/Doorway to Danger or Doom in the Room (1961) … Narrator (voice) (as Bill Conrad)
Metal-Eating Mice/Bullwinkle Bites Back! or Nothing But the Tooth (1961) … Narrator (voice) (as Bill Conrad)
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Corey
Killers in Paradise (1961) … Corey
 
1961 The Bullwinkle Show (TV series)
Dudley Do-Right Narrator #2 / Rocky and Bullwinkle Narrator
Upsidaisium, Parts 29 & 30 … Rocky and Bullwinkle Narrator/Dudley Do-Right Narrator #2 (voice)
Upsidaisium, Parts 31 & 32 … Rocky and Bullwinkle Narrator/Dudley Do-Right Narrator #2 (voice)
Upsidaisium, Parts 33 & 34 … Rocky and Bullwinkle Narrator/Dudley Do-Right Narrator #2 (voice)
Upsidaisium, Parts 35 & 36 … Rocky and Bullwinkle Narrator/Dudley Do-Right Narrator #2 (voice)
 
1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Frank Banter
The Governor (1960) … Frank Banter
 
1959-1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
Narrator
Accessory to Murder (1960) … Narrator (voice)
Arson Ring (1960) … Narrator
Get Dawson (1960) … Narrator (voice)
Hired to Kill a Cop (1960) … Narrator
Human Predator (1960) … Narrator
 
1959 -30-
Jim Bathgate
 
1959 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
Jim Harrigan
Invisible Force (1959) … Jim Harrigan
 
1958 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Wade Hacker
The Governor (1958) … Wade Hacker
 
1957 Zero Hour!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957 The Ride Back
Sheriff Chris Hamish
 
1956 Johnny Concho
Tallman
 
1956 The Conqueror
Kasar
 
1955 5 Against the House
Eric Berg
 
1954 The Bob Mathias Story
Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
 
1954 The Naked Jungle
Commissioner
 
1953 The Desert Song
Lachmed
 
1953 Cry of the Hunted
Goodwin
 
1952 Lone Star
Mizette
 
1951 The Sword of Monte Cristo
Major Nicolet
 
1951 Cry Danger
Castro
 
1950 Dial 1119
Chuckles - Bartender
 
1950 The Milkman
Mike Morrel
 
1950 One Way Street
Ollie
 
1950 Escape (TV series)
Narrator
 
1949 East Side, West Side
Lt. Jacobi
 
1949 Tension
Lt. Edgar Gonsales
 
1949 Any Number Can Play
Frank Sistina
 
1948 Joan of Arc
Guillaume Erard (a prosecutor)
 
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
Morano
 
1948 Four Faces West
Sheriff Egan
 
1948 To the Victor
Farnsworth
 
1948 Arch of Triumph
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
 
1947 Body and Soul
Quinn
 
1946 The Killers
Max
 
1945 Pillow to Post
First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (29 titles)
1981 Side Show (TV movie)
 
1963-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Captain Sligo (1971)
Panacea Sykes (1963)
 
1965 Brainstorm
 
1963-1964 Temple Houston (TV series)
Thy Name Is Woman (1964)
Billy Hart (1963)
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
5: The Conclusion (1963)
5: Part 4 (1963)
5: Part 3 (1963)
5: Part 2 (1963)
5: Part 1 (1963)
 
1962-1963 G.E. True (TV series)
Commando (1963)
Heydrich: Part 2 (1963)
Heydrich: Part 1 (1963)
The Tenth Mona Lisa (1963)
 
1962-1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
The Black Bull (1963)
Genesis (1962)
Darwin's Man (1962)
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
 
1961-1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Yankee Dollar (1962)
A Book of Faces (1962)
A Man's Castle (1962)
My Native Land (1962)
 
1961-1962 Ripcord (TV series)
The Silver Cord (1962)
Crime Jump (1961)
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Bridge Party (1961)
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
First-Class Mouliak (1961)
 
1960-1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
Java (1961)
Tin Caper (1961)
The Nightmare (1960)
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
 
1959-1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Ledger of Guilt (1961)
Wanted: Dead (1959)
 
1960 Klondike (TV series)
Saints and Stickups (1960)
Klondike Fever (1960)
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
Mystery Satellite (1960)
Mission to Mars (1960)
 
1959-1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Betrayal (1960)
The Governor (1960)
Memory (1960)
Silver Killers (1960)
The Black Diamond (1959)
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
So Shall Ye Reap (1960)
Poker Club (1960)
 
1959-1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
Get Dawson (1960)
Loose Cannon (1960)
Plague (1960)
Short Circuit (1960)
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Deadfall (1959)
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series)
Three Legged Terror (1959)
 
1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
 
1959 Highway Patrol (TV series)
The Trap (1959)
 
1958 Target (TV series)
The Unknown (1958)
 
Show ShowProducer (14 titles)
1980 Turnover Smith (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1968 Assignment to Kill (executive producer)
 
1967 Countdown (executive producer)
 
1967 Chubasco (producer)
 
1967 The Cool Ones (executive producer)
 
1967 A Covenant with Death (producer)
 
1967 First to Fight (executive producer)
 
1966 An American Dream (producer)
 
1965 Brainstorm (producer)
 
1965 My Blood Runs Cold (producer)
 
1965 Two on a Guillotine (producer)
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
88 Bars (1963) (producer)
5: The Conclusion (1963) (producer)
5: Part 4 (1963) (producer)
5: Part 3 (1963) (producer)
5: Part 2 (1963) (producer)
 
1959-1960 This Man Dawson (TV series) (producer - 21 episodes)
Arson Ring (1960) (producer)
Hired to Kill a Cop (1960) (producer)
Human Predator (1960) (producer)
Juvenile Delinquent (1960) (producer)
Loose Cannon (1960) (producer)
 
1957 The Ride Back (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1981 Side Show (TV movie) (writer: "All These Things", "Circus Day Parade")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1981 Side Show (TV movie) (composer: songs "All These Things" and "Circus Day Parade")
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
1990 Of Moose and Men: The Rocky & Bullwinkle Story (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator
 
1987 Daws Butler: Voice Magician (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator
 
1987 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 26 October 1987 (1987) … Guest Appearance
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Himself
Private Eyes (1984) … Himself
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
The Great Whodunit (1983) … Himself
 
1982 CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
As Himself
 
1981 CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
As Himself
 
1980 CBS All American Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 Jockey (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1976-1979 The American Sportsman (TV series)
Himself
Klamath River Fishing (1979) … Himself
Trout Fishing in New Zealand (1976) … Himself
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Catastrophe (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1977 The Making of 'Star Wars' (TV documentary)
Narrator (original narration from 1977)
 
1977 The Sonny and Cher Show (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
Episode #2.16 (1977) … Himself/Various Characters
 
1976-1977 Break the Bank (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 26 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 25 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 24 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 9 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1977 Löylyä! - suomalaisen saunan nousu ja uho (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1976 The Rich Little Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 The 17th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973-1975 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.16 (1975) … Himself
Episode #6.23 (1973) … Himself
 
1975 Am laufenden Band (TV series)
Cannon / Himself
Episode #2.1 (1975) … Himself/Cannon
 
1972-1973 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.13 (1973) … Himself
Episode #3.13 (1972) … Himself
Episode #3.7 (1972) … Himself
 
1972-1973 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Celebrity Roast: Barry Goldwater (1973) … Himself
Celebrity Roast: William Conrad (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 12 April 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 22 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 26 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.3 (1972) … Himself
 
1971-1972 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 22 May 1972 (1972) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 20 March 1972 (1972) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 29 November 1971 (1971) … Guest Appearance
 
1965-1966 Time-Life Specials: The March of Time (TV series documentary)
Narrator
The Enterprise in Action (1966) … Narrator
The Search for Vengence (1966) … Narrator
The Longs: A Louisiana Dynasty (1966) … Narrator
Frontiers of the Mind (1965) … Narrator
Seven Days in the Life of a President (1965) … Narrator
 
1955 The Naked Sea (documentary)
Narrator
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.21 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 The Cowboy (documentary)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 The Box
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
2003 50 Greatest TV Animals (TV documentary)
Narrator of Rocky & Bullwinkle (voice) (uncredited)
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers")
 
1953 The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (short)
Himself, Actor as Bartender in film clip from 'Dial 1119' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) TV commercial (voice of Quake): Quaker Oats Quake cereal See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bill Conrad | J. Darnoc

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

His third wife was the widow of newscaster Chet Huntley. See more »

Nickname:

Bill See more »

Star Sign:

Libra