The Conqueror
1956
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The portly, balding, crumple-faced, self-confessed gourmand had an ever-present weight problem (at one time 260 lbs.) which proved to be a natural obstacle to progressing to more substantial leading film roles. That, however, didn't hinder a very successful career in radio.
125 x 60 minute episodes. When Cannon premiered in 1971, star William Conrad weighed in at a beefy 230 pounds. Two seasons later he had ballooned to 260-plus but remained unfazed. “Oh, I could stand to lose 20 pounds, but it’s no big deal,” said the actor, who played a cop turned private eye.
Feb 12, 1994 · Feb. 12, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. William Conrad, who starred as the portly district attorney in television’s “Jake and the Fatman” and played the title role in the earlier detective...
Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. [1] [2] [3] Created by Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger and Ann Doherty, the series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992.
Sep 27, 2021 · William Conrad: The Voice Of Postwar Radio. September 27, 2021. By Elizabeth McLeod. Authoritative, resonant, and powerful. Sensitive, thoughtful and compassionate. Few actors of the radio era combined all these qualities so thoroughly as the man who, in many ways, encapsulates all that was most creative and most memorable about postwar radio ...
Feb 13, 1994 · William Conrad, who starred in the television series "Jake and the Fatman," "Cannon" and other shows, died on Friday at the Medical Center of North Hollywood. He was 73. The cause was a heart ...
Feb 3, 2022 · He had a magnificent, resonant bass voice, but he carried 230 pounds on his 5-9 frame, which weight ballooned up to 260 pounds during the run of “Cannon.” Unfortunately, his pear-shaped tones were matched by a pear-shaped shape, and the producers of the TV “Gunsmoke” gave the role to James Arness, who was much more impressive visually.
