William Conrad
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 27, 1920
- Died
- February 11, 1994
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
- The Return of the King
The Return of the King TBA
as Lord Denethor (voice)
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout 2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Box 2009
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Hudson Hawk 1991
as Narrator (voice)
- Daws Butler: Voice Magician
Daws Butler: Voice Magician 1987
as Self—Host
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo 1986
as Jim Dunn
Killing Cars 1986
as Mr. Mahoney
In Like Flynn 1985
as Sgt. Dominic
- Blitz
Blitz 1985
as Mr. Mahoney
The Mikado 1983
as The Mikado
Shock-Trauma 1982
as Dr. R. Adams Cowley
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
- The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service
The Cremation of Sam McGee: A Poem by Robert W. Service 1982
as Narrator
Side Show 1981
as Ring Announcer (voice), Director, Songs
The Return of Frank Cannon 1980
as Frank Cannon
Turnover Smith 1980
as Thaddeus Smith, Executive Producer
The Return of the King 1980
as Lord Denethor (voice)
The Murder That Wouldn't Die 1980
as William Battles
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979
as Opening Narrator / Draconian officer (uncredited) (voice)
Keefer 1978
as Col. Keefer
Night Cries 1978
as Dr. Whelan
The Making of Star Wars 1977
as Narrator (voice)
Moonshine County Express 1977
as Jack Starkey
Catastrophe 1977
as Narrator (voice)
The Force of Evil 1977
as Narrator (voice)
The City 1977
as Narrator (voice)
The Macahans 1976
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One 1974
as Narrator (voice)
Hamburgers 1974
as Self
- Voices
Voices 1974
as Narrator (voice)
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra 1971
as Keegan
Cannon 1971
as Frank Cannon
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill 1971
as Chief Vincent Kovac
The Brotherhood of the Bell 1970
as Bart Harris
Chisum 1970
as Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
The Learning Tree 1969
Executive Producer
Assignment to Kill 1968
Executive Producer
Chubasco 1968
Producer
Countdown 1967
as TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited), Executive Producer
The Cool Ones 1967
Executive Producer
First to Fight 1967
Executive Producer
Chamber of Horrors 1966
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
An American Dream 1966
Producer
Battle of the Bulge 1965
as Narrator (uncredited), as Narrator (voice)
Brainstorm 1965
as Mental Patient (uncredited), Director, Producer
My Blood Runs Cold 1965
Director, Producer
Two on a Guillotine 1965
as Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited), Director, Producer
Eggs Benedict 1965
as Narrator
The Man from Galveston 1963
Director
Design for Disaster 1962
as Narrator
-30- 1959
as Jim Bathgate
Zero Hour! 1957
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Ride Back 1957
as Sheriff Chris Hamish, Producer
Johnny Concho 1956
as Tallman
The Conqueror 1956
as Kasar
The Naked Sea 1955
as Narrator
5 Against the House 1955
as Eric Berg
The Naked Jungle 1954
as Commissioner
The Desert Song 1953
as Lachmed
Cry of the Hunted 1953
as Goodwin
Lone Star 1952
as Mizette
The Racket 1951
as Turk
The Sword of Monte Cristo 1951
as Major Nicolet
Cry Danger 1951
as Louie Castro
Dial 1119 1950
as Chuckles
The Milkman 1950
as Mike Morrel
One Way Street 1950
as Ollie
East Side, West Side 1949
as Lt. Jacobi
Tension 1949
as Lt. Edgar Gonsales
Any Number Can Play 1949
as Frank Sistina
Joan of Arc 1948
as Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor
To the Victor 1948
as Farnsworth
Sorry, Wrong Number 1948
as Morano
Four Faces West 1948
as Sheriff Egan
Arch of Triumph 1948
as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Body and Soul 1947
as Quinn
The Killers 1946
as Max
Pillow to Post 1945
as First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.