Robert Conrad : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Baa Baa Black Sheep, The Wild Wild West, Assignment Vienna)

Robert Conrad (born Konrad Robert Falkowski on March 1, 1935 in Chicago) is a director and actor. He is primarily known for the 1965-1969 television series The Wild Wild West, in which he played the title character James West. The later Will Smith movie update was based on this series.

Before The Wild Wild West, he played Tom Lopaka in Hawaiian Eye. In the mid-1970s he played World War II fighter ace Pappy Boyington in Baa Baa Black Sheep.

Robert Conrad (born March 01, 1935 in Chicago) of his real name Conrad Robert Falk, born in Illinois, son of publicist Jacqueline Hubbard and Léonard Falk. He married in 1954, at the age of 19 with Joan Kenlay. From their naitronts union several children (5 in all) including three girls denominating Joan, Nancy (who played in the second series as an infirmer) and Christy, and two boys, Christian and Shane. After having exceeded several jobs in order to provide for his family, he ordered himself towards comedy and took some dramatic art courses at the University of Northwestern. He performed in parallel as a jazz singer in a group in various cabarets of Chicago . At that time he met Larry Manetti, with whom he will link a long friendship and become one of his best friends. In California, he continued to try his luck in the cinema world, television, and Chengea de surname by reversing his two first names. He won a few small role in the Maverick, Lawman, Colt45 series, Sea Hunt, 77 Sunset Strip, and in The films The Commies Are Coming (George Wagner-1957) and Thundering Jets (Helmut Dantine-1958) from that allowed his wife and children to California. He obtained the role of the private detective Thomas Jefferson Lopaka in the series Hawaiian Eye. This series was a success for four seasons on the ABC channel, which allowed him to have a notoriety start of the general public. After regularly roasted, he participated in other series like The Kraft suspense Theater, or he plays the role of a thug specializing in the engraving of counterfeit money, before winning the so much and famous role of the secret agent James T . West in the mystery of the West among several hundred candidates. This Seerie enables him to develop a full -fledged star of the small screen. He tackled the cinema Parlèment by playing in Young Dillinger (Terry Morse-1965), with Victor Buone. He also participated in the episode "La Scene" of Mannix and in Pleys of Mission: Impossible. He then obtained the role of prosecutor Paul Ryan in the short series The D.A, and chained the same year with that of the secret agent Jake Webster in the Espionage series The Man of Vienna, who, was tounée in Austria (in the capital and its surroundings). Is it running in the film How to steal the star of India? (Marvinchomsky-1974) Caramboling (John Llwellyn Moxey-1976) with Donna Mills and Vera Mills, in the role of a motorway police officer, in Colombo the episode "Fatal exercise" or he plays one of the rare performance of 'A diabolically intelligent assasin. In 1976, he agreed to play Major Grégory Boyington in the series Les Tes Brulees, adapted by Stephen J Cannell according to the autobiography of this famous American pilot of the Second World War, a legendary figure of the conflict in the South Pacific. Despite undeniable quilities and prestigious distribution, after 2 seasons the series was arrested. He passed his pilot certificate at that time following this series. He interpreted in the Colorado series, Pasquinel a French explorer, he regularly played in the police series The Duke, broadcast on NBC in 1979 where he played Oscar "Duke" Ramsay, who became a bar then private detective in Chicago after his boxer career .An his odds we find Larry Manetti and Red West, his partners in the burned heads. He obtained the role of the secret agent Thomas Remington Sloane III in Sloane, special agent, created by Cliff Gould and produced by Quinn Martin, after the cancellation of the production of The Duke. This series included 12 episodes broadcast on NBC of 1979 -1980.In this series The presence of an agent named torque (interpreted by Ji-Tu Cumbuka,) having a steel hand with many gadgets. He touran in a suite various film as sudden death (Eddie Romero-1977) with his Girl Nancy Conrad, from Red for a grip (Lewis Teague-1979) with Pamela Sue Martin, live furniture (Richard Brooks-1982) with Sir Sean Connery, Katherine Ross and Leslie Mielsen, where he played the role of General Wombat. He then found his favorite role as a secret agent James T West alongside Ross Martin in 2 TV movies adapted from the Serie Les Mysteres de l'Ouest produced in 1979 and 1980 by Burt Kennedy. In 1980, he founded his own production company in order to be able to control all stages. We live it in G. Gordon Liddy, the man who wanted too much (Robert Leiberman-1982) with Katherine Cannon, the financier (Steve Gethers-1983), the hero school (Peter Werner-1984 and Assassin (1986) Directed by Sandor Stern Jouan The role D (a CIA agent with service in order to destroy a robot programmed for assassinated politicians. He remarried with a young woman named the Velda Fann, and has his projects associated his children (his Two sons but also his eldest daughter Joan, who occupied the focus of executive producer. He produced and produced the TV movie fifty years and football star (1988) with Jennifer O'Neill with her son who played the supporting role. He played in, He must kill Dan Malone, the fifth missile, a police blunder, the godfather is too good and in revenge on the word. At the end of the 80s, he found a regular role in High Mountain Rangers broadcast in 1988 on CBS and Jess Hawkes, programmed the next year. He interpreted Jesse Hawkes, founder of a he elite rescue team established in the mountains of Siéi Névada, his two children were interpreted by his own sons Christian and Shane. So his line was the producer of this distribution shot in the natural sets of Lake Tahoe; Televisual productions: High Sierra Search and Rescue broadcast in 1995 Slanbc, the toy race (Brian Levant-1996) with Arnald Schwarzenegger, who marked his return to Cinema after 10 years of absence; after having resided many years in a Property in Bear Valley, in Sierra Nevada, the actor settled in Los Angeles; he no longer turned and gradually stalled; To take advantage of her free time to take care of her children 3 daughter of the second wedding, Kaja, Cheasea and Camille) and Pe Tit Children.

Robert Conrad was an American actor known for his role in the 1960s television series "Les Incorruptibles". He was born on March 1, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, and died on February 8, 2020 in Malibu, California, at the age of 84.

Conrad began his acting career in the 1950s by playing in television series and television films. He played in shows like "Perry Mason" and "Bat Masterson". In the 1960s, he obtained his most famous role in "Les Incorruptibles", where he interpreted the special agent James West, a daring and courageous character who worked for the American government by fighting against crime and corruption.

In addition to its role in "Les Incorruptibles", Conrad has played in many other television programs, including "La Grande Évasion" and "Cannon". He also played in movies for television and TV movies, such as "The Prince of Bel-Air" and "Remington Steele investigations".

Apart from his acting career, Conrad was also an experienced driver and a television producer. He produced several television programs, including "The Incorruptibles" and "La Grande Évasion". He was also very active in charitable organizations and participated in numerous fundraising campaigns for various causes.

In summary, Robert Conrad was a talented and versatile actor who left a lasting imprint on the entertainment industry. His performance in "The Incorruptibles" remains one of his greatest achievements, and he will always be the memory of many fans for his role as James West.

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Lives in Bear Valley, California, a ski resort village in the High Sierra; has three young daughters with LaVelda Fann and five other children from a previous marriage.

Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

On "Wild, Wild West," did most of his own stuntwork, resulting in several injuries during the course of the show. During one episode's shooting, he slipped while performing a stunt and fell head first onto a concrete floor 12 feet below. Seriously injured, his recuperation delayed the series' production for nearly three months.

Has brown hair and green eyes.

Was a star football and basketball player in middle school and high school.

Lied to get a job when he was seventeen. He had eloped with a lawyer's daughter,who was attending a religious boarding school. The only place he could think of where a kid his age could get decent wage was the loading docks in Chicago. He told them he was twenty-one and made $1.87 an hour - $74.40 a week.

When he eloped, he and his wife lived under the assumed name "Robert Conrad" so their parents wouldn't find them. They only told their parents where they were in May of 1952 when his wife found out she was having a baby. They were thrilled because they figured it would be too late for their parents to annul the marriage.

Got fired from his job at the docks in December of 1954 for handing out a petition to get his union steward fired. His wife was six months pregnant with their second child at the time.

Worked as a milkman in Chicago.

Lived with his grandmother when his mother remarried.

When the 1999 movie remake of WILD WILD WEST swept the 20th Annual Razzie Awards, "winning" 5 statuettes (including Worst Picture) Conrad, who played James West in the original 1960s TV series, accepted 3 of the awards in person as his way of expressing his low opinion of what had been done with his source material.

Speaks Spanish

Played the drums and the trumpet

During the Battle of the Network Stars (1976), Conrad and Gabe Kaplan (Welcome Back Kotter) had an infamous showdown. Conrad was the NBC Team Captain, Kaplan was ABC Team Captain. A dispute arose over the winner of an event, and Conrad really lost his temper, pacing & saying he wouldn't accept that the other team had won. Finally he insisted that he & Kaplan, as team captains, have a race & the winner would win the event for their team. But Conrad had underestimated Kaplan, and Kaplan won easily, which made Conrad look pretty foolish.

Worked as a California Highway Patrol officer near Palmdale, California after the end of "The Black Sheep Squadron."

As Bob Conrad he defeated Ed Hickman on points on March 15, 1962 in San Diego, California in a 6 round professional boxing match.

Had an undefeated professional boxing record of 3-0-1.

Had an undefeated professional boxing record of 4-0-1.

Citation de Robert Conrad en novembre 1961: "Je pense qu'il y a très peu de gens vraiment, dont la conduite réfléchit défavorablement sur le reste de nous du royaumes mythique d'Hollywood. Il y a des hommes qui ont besoin de beaucoup de femmes afin de soutenir leurs égos, la moitié du temps ils ne se rappellent pas de leurs noms après. Mais j'ai un bon moi à commencer et je suis trop sensible pour un rapport rapide avec une dame et seul le sexe ne serait jamais assez pour moi. Le mariage est quelque chose qui va manière au delà de la chair. Chaque être humain à son propre besoin de sécurité...Il est grand espoir que quelqu'un se penche dessus...est grand de faire s'appuyer quelqu'un sur vous".

Spouse : LaVelda Fann (1987 - present) 3 daughters, Joan Kenlay (23 February 1952 - 1984) (divorced) 5 children.

Father of actors Christian Conrad, Shane Conrad and Nancy Conrad.

Half-brother of actor Larry Manetti.

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