Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad (born October 16, 1925 in New York City , New York - † November 22, 1983 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Conrad began his career in 1954 with an extra role in the monumental film The Gladiators . He then regularly had small film roles and guest appearances in numerous successful television series from the 1950s to 1980s. In 1965 he was on the side of Charlton Heston in come the Normans to see three years later alongside Peter Ustinov in the Disney - Comedy Blackbeard's Ghost . In 1969 he played the role of Rollo in Sydney Pollack's Oscar- winning drama Only Horses Are Given the Gunshot . He had a major supporting role in the French - Italian crime film The Boss by Jean-Pierre Melville . He had one of his most prominent film roles alongside Burt Reynolds in The Hardest Mile as head coach Nate Scarboro ; in the remake in 2005 Reynolds took over this role.
From 1976 to 1977 he was seen in the crime series Delvecchio as the superior of the title character Sgt. Delvecchio . He achieved success and notoriety late in his career through the crime series Hill Street Police Station as Sergeant Phil Esterhaus , for which he received two Emmy Awards out of a total of four nominations . He died of cancer while filming the fourth season of the series. Conrad was married for a second time and had no children.
Filmography (selection)
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- 1963: Perry Mason
- 1964: pinball machine
- 1964: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke )
- 1965: A Thousand Miles of Dust ( Rawhide )
- 1965: tennis rackets and cannons ( I Spy )
- 1966: Bonanza
- 1966: Laredo
- 1968: Her appearance, Al Mundy ( It Takes a Thief )
- 1969: The Shiloh Ranch People ( The Virginian )
- 1972: Hawaii Five-O ( Hawaii Five-0 )
- 1972: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible )
- 1975: Detective Rockford - Just call ( The Rockford Files )
- 1975: The Bad Five ( SWAT )
- 1976-1977: Delvecchio
- 1977: Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie )
- 1978: The Waltons ( The Waltons )
- 1978: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels )
- 1979: CHiPs
- 1981–1984: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues )
Movie
- 1954: The Gladiators ( Demetrius and the Gladiators )
- 1962: The Fist in the Face ( Requiem for a Heavyweight )
- 1965: The Normans Come ( The War Lord )
- 1968: Captain Blackbeard's Spuk-Kaschemme ( Blackbeard's Ghost )
- 1968: balls are his autograph ( Sol Madrid )
- 1969: Only horses are given the coup de grace ( They Shoot Horses, Don't They? )
- 1970: Monte Walsh
- 1972: The Boss ( Un flic )
- 1973: The Scream of Death ( Scream Blacula Scream )
- 1974: The Longest Yard ( The Longest Yard )
- 1976: And tomorrow a thing will be shot ( Harry and Walter go to New York )
- 1981: Four daughters of pastors ( Las mujeres de Jeremias )
Awards
- 1981: Emmy for Hill Street Blues
- 1982: Emmy for Hill Street Blues
- 1983: Emmy nomination for Hill Street Blues
- 1984: Emmy nomination for Hill Street Blues
Web links
- Michael Conrad in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Conrad in the All Movie Guide (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Conrad, Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1983 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |