Biography for
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Date of Birth

15 April 1917, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Date of Death

5 January 1982, Burbank, California, USA (heart ailment)

Birth Name

Hans Georg Conried Jr.

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Hans Conried was born in Baltimore and raised both there and in New York City. He studied acting at Columbia University, and played many major classical roles onstage. After having been a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company, he was heard as Prof. Kropotkin on the radio show "My Friend Irma" and had various roles on the "Edgar Bergen - Charlie McCarthy Show". He was in the original cast of Cole Porter's 1953 Broadway hit "Can-Can" and stayed with the show for more than a year. Known for his sharp wit, Conried was in demand as an actor, panelist and narrator, appearing frequently in television series and movies throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

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Spouse

Margaret Grant

(29 January 1942 - 5 January 1982) (his death) 4 children

Trivia

Body donated to medical science.

Best known as the voice of Captain Hook in Peter Pan (1953).

His distinctive voice made him a popular radio performer during the 1930s and 1940s. In the following four decades he had a lucrative second career doing voice work for animated feature films and television productions.

Stage productions of "Peter Pan" have a tradition of casting the same actor as both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook. Conried played both roles in the animated Walt Disney adaptation, becoming the first actor to play both roles on film.

Known for portrayal of Uncle Tonoose on "The Danny Thomas Show" (1953) (aka "The Danny Thomas Show").

His father was a Jewish immigrant from Austria and his Connecticut-born mother was descended from Pilgrims.

Father of Trilby Conried.