Biography
But his true breakout series came as the 19th-century secret agent James T. West in the tongue-in-cheek Western adventure "The Wild, Wild West" (CBS, 1965-69). The series helped to establish Conrad as an actor who enjoyed doing his own stunts - occasionally to his own physical detriment. In the 1970s, Conrad starred as real-life World War II flying ace Gregory "Pappy" Boyington on the action-comedy series "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (NBC, 1976-78), …
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Career Milestones
1996 | Had first big screen role in over a decade in "Jingle All the Way" | |
1995 | Created and starred in the short-lived NBC series "High Sierra Search and Rescue"; wife LaVelda Fann was a regular on the show | |
1994 | Reteamed with George Hamilton for the sequel "Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent" (NBC) | |
1994 | Starred in the NBC pilot "Search and Rescue" | |
1989 | With sons Christian and Shane, starred in the sequel series "Jesse Hawkes" (CBS) | |
1988 | Directed and starred in the CBS TV-movie "Glory Days" | |
1988 | Credited as creator and also starred in "High Mountain Rangers" (CBS); sons Christian and Shane co-starred | |
1987 | Made CBS pilot "High Mountain Rangers" | |
1986 | Played title role in the CBS movie "Charley Hannah" | |
1985 | Teamed with George Hamilton for "Two Fathers' Justice" (NBC) | |
1984 | Had title role in the busted NBC pilot "Hard Knox" | |
1982 | Last film appearance for 14 years in "Wrong Is Right" | |
1982 | Had title role in the NBC TV-movie "Will, G Gordon Liddy" | |
1980 | Again played West in "More Wild Wild West" (CBS) | |
| Played title role in series "A Man Called Sloane" (NBC); also directed episodes | ||
1979 | First reprised the role of James West in the CBS TV-movie "The Wild Wild West Revisited" | |
1979 | Played John Dillinger in "The Lady in Red" | |
1979 | Starred in short-lived series "The Duke" (NBC); also directed episodes | |
| Played the French-Canadian trapper Pasquinel in the NBC miniseries "Centennial" | ||
| Appeared as Pappy Boyington in "Baa Baa Black Sheep/The Black Sheep Squadron"; also directed episodes ; daughter Nancy Conrad appeared in episodes as a nurse | ||
1974 | Portrayed Allan Kuhn, the partner of burglar Jack Murphy in the big screen biopic "Murph the Surf/Live a Little, Steal a Lot"; Conrad and Kuhn developed the story for the feature | |
| Starred in "Assignment: Vienna" (ABC) | ||
1972 | Starred in the unsuccessful pilot "The | |
| Reprised role of District Attorney Paul Ryan in "The D.A." (NBC) | ||
1969 | First played the character of Paul Ryan in the NBC TV-movie "The D.A.: Murder One" | |
| Starred as James West on the CBS series "The Wild, Wild West" | ||
1965 | Portrayed Pretty Boy Floyd in the biopic "Young Dillinger" | |
| Toured with a nightclub act; appeared in USA, Australia and Mexico | ||
1959 | Co-starred in the ABC detective series "Hawaiian Eye" | |
1958 | Earliest feature film appearances include a role in "Thundering Jets" | |
| Actor Nick Adams helped Conrad to obtain a contract at Warner Bros. | ||
| Sang in Chicago nightclubs while working as a milk truck driver | ||
Awards
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Baa Baa Black Sheep |