William Conrad
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
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).
Born
Sep 27, 1920
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died
Feb 11, 1994
Known For
Acting
Movies
71 acting
18 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
Chisum
1970
as Narrator - Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)
The Box
2009
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Hudson Hawk
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Battle of the Bulge
1965
as Narrator (uncredited)
Battle of the Bulge
1965
as Narrator (voice)
The Naked Jungle
1954
as Commissioner
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Morano
The Killers
1946
as Max
The Return of the King
1980
as Lord Denethor (voice)
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