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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.
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.
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. He was the corrupt state inspector Turck ...
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.
Sep 27, 2021 · The end of network radio drama in the United States found William Conrad just as busy as ever. He remained in demand as a voice in commercials, thundering out the virtues of the 1965 Plymouth Fury with the same authority he’d rung down on outlaws as Matt Dillon.
Feb 11, 1994 · 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.
One of radio’s consummate actors, William Conrad was born in September of 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky. He began his radio career in the late 1930s, appearing on various California stations.
