The Conqueror
1956
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William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon.
William Conrad. Actor: Cannon. William Conrad became a television star relatively late in his career. In fact, the former Army Air Corps World War II fighter pilot began his screen career playing heavies. He was Max, one of The Killers (1946) hired to finish off Burt Lancaster in his dingy lodgings.
September 27, 1920 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Died. February 11, 1994 · North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart failure) Birth name. John William Cann. Nickname. Bill. Height. 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m) Mini Bio. William Conrad became a television star relatively late in his career.
Feb 12, 1994 · William Conrad, 73, the heavy-set actor who was one of television's principal lawmen in "Cannon" and "Jake and the Fatman," died yesterday in California. A family statement attributed death to...
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 ...
William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
When the golden age of radio was over, Conrad could be heard delivering the urgent narration for Jay Ward’s classic Bullwinkle Show. He later starred on the television shows Cannon and Jake and the Fatman. William Conrad died on February 11, 1994. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997.
