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Robert Conrad (born March 1, 1935) is an American film and TV actor and director. Robert James Conrad Jr (born 1958 in Chicago Illinois) is a United States federal district court judge in North Carolina. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. He is primarily known for the 1965-1969 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James West. The year 1965 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1965. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons (104 episodes from September 17, 1965 to James West or Jim West may refer to James West (Australian journalist James West (antiquary (1703-1772 English politician
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Biography
Early life
Conrad was born as Conrad Robert Falk[1] in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. During his early career one of Conrad's best friends was actor Nick Adams, who by many accounts helped him get work in Hollywood. Nick Adams ( July 10, 1931 - February 7, 1968) was an American Film and television Actor. [2]
Career
Before The Wild Wild West, Conrad played Tom Lopaka in ABC's Hawaiian Eye opposite Anthony Eisley and Connie Stevens. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Hawaiian Eye is an American Anthony Eisley ( January 19, 1925 – January 20, 2003) was an American actor Connie Stevens (born August 8 1938) is an American actress and Singer. In the mid-1970s he played World War II fighter ace Pappy Boyington in Baa Baa Black Sheep on NBC. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy Aircraft during aerial combat Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington USMC, (December 4 1912 - January 11 1988 was an American fighter ace. Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron) is a Television series that aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's His half-brother, Larry Manetti, also appeared in this series, as well as the CBS series Magnum, P.I.. Larry Manetti (born July 23, 1947, in Chicago) is an American Actor best known for his starring role as Orville "Rick" Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator In the late 1970s, Conrad served as the captain of the NBC team for six editions of Battle of the Network Stars. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Battle of the Network Stars was the name of nineteen US Television specials featuring competitions among teams of popular television performers representing He also played a modern day variation of James West in the short-lived secret agent series A Man Called Sloane in 1979, about the same time he reprised the role of West in a pair of made-for-TV films. A Man Called Sloane was an American Secret agent adventure television series that aired on NBC during the 1979 - 1980 He also starred in the 1978 TV miniseries Centennial on NBC. A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e
Conrad was widely identified in the late 1970s for his television commercials for Eveready batteries, particularly his challenge to the viewer to "knock the battery off my shoulder". A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced The commercial was frequently parodied on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show and The Carol Burnett Show. John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running The Carol Burnett Show is a Sketch comedy Television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, In 1988, Conrad starred in a short lived TV series called High Mountain Rangers with two of his sons. High Mountain Rangers was a weekly Television show about a group of highly trained wilderness Search and rescue law enforcement officers in Tahoe, Nevada He also starred in that show's one season spin-off Jesse Hawkes. In 1992, Conrad played the role of the sheriff in Richard Marx's Hazard video. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. A hazard is a situation which poses a level of threat to Life, Health, Property or environment.
Conrad took over hosting The History Channel's Weapons At War (later Tech Force) in 2000 following George C. Scott's 1999 death. History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. George Campbell Scott (October 18 1927 - September 22 1999 was an American stage and film Actor, director, and producer. In 2006, Conrad recorded special audio introductions for every episode of the first season of The Wild Wild West for its North American DVD release on June 6. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year The DVD set also included one of Conrad's Eveready battery commercials; in his introduction, Conrad stated that he was flattered to be parodied by Carson.
He was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame for his work on The Wild, Wild West series.
Personal life
Conrad is the father of eight children by two marriages. He lived in Bear Valley, California in the High Sierras until 2006, and now lives in Southern California with his current wife, LaVelda Fann, who is originally from Gadsden, Alabama, and their children. Bear Valley is a Census-designated place in Alpine County, California, United States. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gadsden is a city in and the County seat of Etowah County, northeastern Alabama, United States, approximately 60 miles northeast of Birmingham
Conrad was good friends with Michael Spilotro, whom the FBI identified as an associate of the Chicago mafia (a/k/a "The Outfit") and a suspected murderer and professional burglar. Michael Peter "Micky" Spilotro ( September 12, 1944 - June 14, 1986) was the brother of Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The friendship came to an abrupt end when Spilotro was beaten to death with baseball bats and buried in an Indiana cornfield in a famous mafia slaying. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The slaying of Conrad's mafia friend is portrayed in the movie Casino. Casino is an Academy Award nominated 1995 Crime drama Film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Conrad has been out of the public eye since 2003, when he was involved in a devastating car accident. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Conrad was driving his Jaguar while drunk on Highway 4 in the California Sierra foothills near his Calaveras County home, when he crossed over the center median and slammed head-on into a Subaru being driven by 26-year-old Kevin Burnett. Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business Calaveras County is a County located in the Gold Country of the U is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries Co Both men suffered serious injuries. [3][4] Conrad was convicted of drunk driving (his blood-alcohol level was 0. 22 percent, nearly three times the legal limit) and was sentenced to six months of house arrest, five years probation and alcohol counseling, and is banned from bars. He also lost his driver's license for one year.
References
- ^ Robert Conrad Biography
- ^ Elvispresleynews, In an interview, Red West, member of Elvis Presley's Memphis Mafia, says that in Hollywood, Adams helped Conrad to "get into the first door". Red West (born 1936 is an American Actor, film stuntman and Songwriter. Memphis Mafia was the nickname for a group of friends associates employees and "yes-men" whose main function was to be around Elvis Presley from 1954 until According to West, he, Adams, Presley, and Conrad "played football every Sunday"
- ^ Actor Robert Conrad to be tried on felony DUI charges - People In The News
- ^ Robert Conrad Let Off DUI Probation
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