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Michael Conrad(1925-1983)

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Michael Conrad in Hill Street Blues (1981)
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Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
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Michael Conrad was a powerfully built, towering New York-born American character actor, best known for his role as the pompous but beloved desk sergeant Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues (1981), for which he won two Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Awards (1981, 1982). He also played Michael Stivic (Rob Reiner)'s uncle on an early episode of All in the Family (1971), who objects to his nephew's non-religious marriage ceremony to a non-Catholic. Conrad did a stint of military service with the U.S. Army Field Artillery before attended New York City College and later drama school. He made his television debut in 1955, moving to Hollywood in 1963. Conrad remained busy for almost 30 years, appearing in 25 TV movies. He was a familiar supporting player in films, including The Longest Yard (1974), and, early in his career, on stage. Conrad died from urethral cancer during the shooting of the police drama's fourth season, five weeks after his 58th birthday.
BornOctober 16, 1925
DiedNovember 22, 1983(58)
BornOctober 16, 1925
DiedNovember 22, 1983(58)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys

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Harry Caesar and Michael Conrad in The Longest Yard (1974)
Michael Conrad and John Steadman in The Longest Yard (1974)
Michael Conrad in The Longest Yard (1974)
Michael Conrad in The Twilight Zone (1959)
Michael Conrad in Death Valley Days (1952)
Peter Bonerz, Michael Conrad, Bob Newhart, and Marcia Wallace in The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
Richard Crenna, Michael Conrad, and Riccardo Cucciolla in A Cop (1972)
Michael Conrad in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Luther Adler, Elizabeth Allen, and Michael Conrad in Naked City (1958)
Michael Conrad and Jonathan Harris in Lost in Space (1965)
Michael Conrad in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Michael Conrad in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Known for

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
  • Sgt. Phil Esterhaus
Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard (1974)
The Longest Yard
7.1
  • Nate Scarboro
  • 1974
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
7.8
  • Rollo
  • 1969
Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.1
TV Series
  • Boris Retsky
  • Jimbo

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  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
  • Ron Howard and Buddy Ebsen in Fire on the Mountain (1981)
    Fire on the Mountain
  • Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
    The Incredible Hulk
  • Bordello (1981)
    Bordello
  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980)
    Cattle Annie and Little Britches
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
  • James Earl Jones in Paris (1979)
    Paris
  • Michael Keaton and Jim Belushi in Working Stiffs (1979)
    Working Stiffs
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
  • Vincent Price in Time Express (1979)
    Time Express
  • Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, Gregory Sierra, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • Donovan's Kid (1979)
    Donovan's Kid
  • Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cathryn Damon, Jay Johnson, Robert Mandan, Richard Mulligan, and Arthur Peterson in Soap (1977)
    Soap

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Hill Street Blues: The Complete Series
Scream Blacula Scream
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Scream Blacula Scream

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    • October 16, 1925
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • November 22, 1983
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(urethral cancer)
    • January 27, 1974 - November 22, 1983 (his death)
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    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 1 Interview
    • 5 Articles

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    He served in the US Army during World War II.
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