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Michael Conrad (I) (1925–1983)

Actor

Michael Conrad was a stalwart American character actor who appeared frequently on television, best known for his recurring role as the desk sergeant Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues, for which he won two Best Supporting Actor Emmy Awards, in 1981 and 1982. Conrad died from urethral cancer during the shooting of the police drama's fourth season... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 58) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1981-1984 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Sgt. Phil Esterhaus
– Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow (1984) … Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (credit only)
– The Other Side of Oneness (1984) … Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (credit only)
– Grace Under Pressure (1984) … Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (credit only)
– Fuchs Me? Fuchs You! (1984) … Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (credit only)
– Nichols from Heaven (1984) … Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (credit only)
See all 71 episodes »
 
1981 Fire on the Mountain (TV movie)
Col. Desalius
 
1981 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Emerson Fletcher
– Interview with the Hulk (1981) … Emerson Fletcher
 
1981 Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Engineer
 
1981 Bordello
Spencer
 
1979 CHiPs (TV series)
Karl Maddox / Mr. Chambers
– Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 2 (1979) … Mr. Chambers
– Bio-Rhythms (1979) … Karl Maddox
 
1979 Paris (TV series)
Sam Beecher
– Once More for Free (1979) … Sam Beecher
 
1979 Working Stiffs (TV series)
Uncle Harry
– The Preview Presentation (1979) … Uncle Harry
 
1979 Police Story: A Cry for Justice (TV movie)
Johnny Badchuik
 
1979 Time Express (TV series)
– Garbage Man/Doctor's Wife (1979)
 
1979 Barney Miller (TV series)
Col. Charles Dundee
– Wojo's Girl: Part 1 (1979) … Col. Charles Dundee
– Wojo's Girl: Part 2 (1979) … Col. Charles Dundee
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Albert Brown
– The Eleventh Event (1979) … Albert Brown
 
1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Silas Rumford
– Donovan's Kid: Part 2 (1979) … Silas Rumford
– Donovan's Kid: Part 1 (1979) … Silas Rumford
 
1979 Donovan's Kid (TV movie)
Silas Rumford
 
1978 Soap (TV series)
'Boomer' David
– Episode #2.7 (1978) … 'Boomer' David
 
1978 The Waltons (TV series)
Matt Sarver
– The Empty Nest (1978) … Matt Sarver
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Ed Slocum
– Angels in Vegas (1978) … Ed Slocum
 
1978 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Marshal Russell
– Episode #1.10 (1978) … Marshal Russell
– Episode #1.9 (1978) … Marshal Russell
– Episode #1.8 (1978) … Marshal Russell
– Episode #1.7 (1978) … Marshal Russell
 
1972-1978 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Arthur / Kira Johnson
– A Short Walk on the Longshore (1978) … Arthur
– Fools Die Twice (1972) … Kira Johnson
 
1977 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Broder
– The Aftermath (1977) … Broder
 
1976-1977 Delvecchio (TV series)
Lt. Macavan / Lieutenant Macavan
– Cancelled Contract (1977) … Lt. Macavan
– Requiem for a Loser (1977) … Lt. Macavan
– The Madness Within: Part 2 (1977) … Lt. Macavan
– The Madness Within: Part 1 (1977) … Lt. Macavan
– Licensed to Kill (1977) … Lieutenant Macavan
See all 22 episodes »
 
1975-1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Cannell / Capt. Mike Ferguson
– Iron Mike (1976) … Capt. Mike Ferguson
– Pilot (1975) … Cannell
 
1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York
Billy Gallagher
 
1976 Baby Blue Marine
Drill Instructor
 
1975 Bronk (TV series)
Stu
– Deception (1975) … Stu
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Jimbo
– The Blue Flash (1975) … Jimbo
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
George Macklan
– The Deep Blue Sleep (1975) … George Macklan
 
1975 The Family Holvak (TV series)
Ham
– The Long Way Home: Part 2 (1975) … Ham
– The Long Way Home: Part 1 (1975) … Ham
 
1975 Gone with the West
Smithy
 
1975 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (TV movie)
Graham
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Vince
– The Steel-Plated Security Blanket (1975) … Vince
 
1975 Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (TV movie)
Robert John Holtzman
 
1973-1975 Emergency! (TV series)
Bob Hurley / Bob Stecker
– Back-Up (1975) … Bob Stecker
– The Old Engine (1973) … Bob Hurley
 
1975 Satan's Triangle (TV movie)
Lt. Cmdr. Pagnolini
 
1974 The Rangers (TV movie)
Frank
 
1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
Janor
– The Tyrant (1974) … Janor
 
1974 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Mr. Farnsworth
– Look the Other Way (1974) … Mr. Farnsworth
 
1974 The Longest Yard
Nate Scarboro
 
1974 W
Lt. Whitfield
 
1973-1974 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Mr. Trevesco
– A Matter of Principal (1974) … Mr. Trevesco
– Backlash (1973) … Mr. Trevesco
 
1966-1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Danvers / Paul Hogan
– Ransom (1973) … Danvers
– The Man Who Went Mad by Mistake (1966) … Paul Hogan
 
1970-1973 Mannix (TV series)
Dave / Rick
– A World Without Sundays (1973) … Dave
– Once Upon a Saturday (1970) … Rick
 
1973 The Third Girl from the Left (TV movie)
Hugh
 
1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Rossi (segment "Love and the See-Through Mind")
– Love and the Golden Memory/Love and the Heavy Set/Love and the Novel/Love and the See-Through Mind/Love and the Seven Year Wait (1973) … Rossi (segment "Love and the See-Through Mind")
 
1973 Scream Blacula Scream
Sheriff Harley Dunlop
 
1973 Wheeler and Murdoch (TV movie)
Turk
 
1973 Search (TV series)
Sam Donner
– The 24 Carat Hit (1973) … Sam Donner
 
1973 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series)
Livingston
– How to Cure a Doctor of Money (1973) … Livingston
 
1972 All in the Family (TV series)
Uncle Casimir Stivic
– Flashback - Mike and Gloria's Wedding: Part 2 (1972) … Uncle Casimir Stivic
– Flashback - Mike and Gloria's Wedding: Part 1 (1972) … Uncle Casimir Stivic
 
1972 Thumb Tripping
Diesel (as Mike Conrad)
 
1972 A Cop
Louis Costa
 
1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Mike McCloskey
– Bushwack! (1972) … Mike McCloskey
 
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Ralph Davies
– TOD-5 (1972) … Ralph Davies
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Ernie Mapes
– The Letter of the Law (1971) … Ernie Mapes
 
1970-1971 Ironside (TV series)
Frank O'Neill / Tracy
– License to Kill (1971) … Tracy
– Warrior's Return (1970) … Frank O'Neill
 
1971 The Todd Killings
Detective Shaw
 
1971 Head On
Mike
 
1970 The Immortal (TV series)
Monte Loomis
– By Gift of Chance (1970) … Monte Loomis
 
1970 The Silent Force (TV series)
Max Fredericks
– Cry in Concrete (1970) … Max Fredericks
 
1970 Monte Walsh
Dally Johnson
 
1969-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
John White / Sam Marish
– Nightmare (1970) … John White
– The Stranger (1969) … Sam Marish
 
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Rollo
 
1969 Castle Keep
Sgt. DeVaca
 
1968 The Outcasts (TV series)
Sergeant McCracker
– The Man from Bennington (1968) … Sergeant McCracker
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Anton
– The Galloping Skin Game (1968) … Anton
 
1968 Three Guns for Texas
Ranger Willy G. Tinney
 
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost
Pinetop Purvis
 
1968 Sol Madrid
Scarpi
 
1968 Lost in Space (TV series)
Creech
– Fugitives in Space (1968) … Creech
 
1968 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Jorge
– African Rodeo: Part 2 (1968) … Jorge
– African Rodeo: Part 1 (1968) … Jorge
 
1966-1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
Zachary / Steve
– An Arrangement with Death: Part 2 (1967) … Zachary
– An Arrangement with Death: Part 1 (1967) … Zachary
– The Terror Trap (1966) … Steve
 
1967 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Samson
– The Deadly Masquerade (1967) … Samson
 
1967 The World: Color It Happy (TV movie)
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Hogan
– Approach with Care (1966) … Hogan
 
1966 That Girl (TV series)
Mr. Johnson
– Little Auction Annie (1966) … Mr. Johnson
 
1964-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Cash McLean / Dick / Paul Douglas
– Gunfighter, R.I.P (1966) … Paul Douglas
– The Raid: Part 2 (1966) … Cash McLean
– The Raid: Part 1 (1966) … Cash McLean
– Hung High (1964) … Dick
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
McWhorter
– Time of Flight (1966) … McWhorter
 
1965-1966 I Spy (TV series)
Dinat / Morton
– So Coldly Sweet (1966) … Dinat
– Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao (1965) … Morton
 
1966 Bonanza (TV series)
Hank Kelly
– The Fighters (1966) … Hank Kelly
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
Willie G. Tinney
– No Bugles, One Drum (1966) … Willie G. Tinney
 
1966 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
A.C.
– Martin's Revoltin' Development (1966) … A.C.
 
1966 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Sergeant Arthur Henchley
– Gomer and the Beast (1966) … Sergeant Arthur Henchley
 
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Bernie Stern / Mr. Mack
– Body and Sol (1965) … Bernie Stern
– The Ugliest Dog in the World (1965) … Mr. Mack
 
1965 The War Lord
Rainault
 
1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Sharben
– My Name Is Rawls (1965) … Sharben
 
1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Jerry Munson
– Prairie Fire (1965) … Jerry Munson
 
1964 Flipper (TV series)
Conlon
– Not Necessarily Gospel (1964) … Conlon
 
1959-1964 Brenner (TV series)
Chick Arnel
– Episode #2.6 (1964)
– False Witness (1959) … Chick Arnel
 
1964 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– The Bigger They Are (1964)
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff Harper
– Black Leather Jackets (1964) … Deputy Sheriff Harper
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Rocky Courtney
– One Nation Indivisible (1964) … Rocky Courtney
 
1964 Duncan Be Careful (TV movie)
 
1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Luke Moss
– The Sandra Cummings Story (1963) … Luke Moss
 
1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Felton Grimes
– The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1963) … Felton Grimes
 
1960-1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Deputy Sam Harris / Mr. Jenkins
– Shadows of an Afternoon (1963) … Deputy Sam Harris
– The Man on the Monkey Board (1960) … Mr. Jenkins
 
1962-1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Herb Jaffee / Kry Hoskl
– Judgment Eve (1963) … Herb Jaffee
– The Benefactor (1962) … Kry Hoskl
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Russo
– The Perfect Nurse (1963) … Russo
 
1962 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Construction worker / Smasher
– Occupancy, August 1st (1962) … Construction worker
– The Sacrifice (1962) … Smasher (uncredited)
 
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight
Ma Greeny's Thug
 
1962 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Doorman
– Merchants of Evil (1962) … Doorman
 
1961 Tallahassee 7000 (TV series)
Haines
– Trial and Error (1961) … Haines
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Nightime Paul
– Dissolve to Black (1961) … Nightime Paul
 
1959-1960 Naked City (TV series)
Firing Range Officer / Hartog - Killer / Pierce
– The Man Who Bit a Diamond in Half (1960) … Pierce
– Fire Island (1959) … Hartog - Killer
– The Shield (1959) … Firing Range Officer (uncredited)
 
1958 The Mugger
Guy Throwing Craps
 
1957 Harbormaster (TV series)
– Spear Gun (1957)
 
1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Lee Bolton
– Reprisal (1957) … Lee Bolton
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Charles Bowdre
– The Death of Billy the Kid (1955) … Charles Bowdre
 
1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators
Gladiator (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1983 Hill Street Blues (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Goodbye, Mr. Scripps (1983) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1982 The 34th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1982 The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Overall New TV Program
 
1981 Stand Up and Cheer for the National Football League's Sixtieth Year (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1969 The Moviemakers (documentary short)
Himself (actor) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1981 Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (TV movie)
Janor
 
1971 That Girl (TV series)
 
1967 The Meanest Men in the West (TV movie)
Harge Talbot Sr.
 

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