Robert Conrad
Robert Conrad (* March 1, 1935 (after Publicityquellen ) or March 1, 1929 ( according to court documents ) in Chicago; born Konrad Robert Falkowski ) is an American actor.
Life and achievements
Conrad was brought up after the second marriage of his mother by his grandmother. He studied at Northwestern University.
The first roll of film that was mentioned in the credits, Conrad played in the film drama Thundering Jets from the year 1958. During the years 1965 to 1969, he starred in the television series The Wild Wild West ( The Wild Wild West) the lead role of Secret Service agent James T. West. In the Western movie The outlaws (1967 ), he took a starring role, and he also worked as a director and screenwriter with.
For his role in the television series Pacific Squadron 214, was to be seen in the Conrad in 1976, he was nominated in 1978 for a Golden Globe Award. In the action film Sudden Death (1977 ) he played the lead role, another starring role followed in the gangster film The Woman in Red in 1979. A black comedy flame on the horizon (1982 ), he starred opposite Sean Connery one of the major roles.
Conrad was married in 1983 to 1952 with Joan Kenlay, with whom he had five children. In 1983 he married Fann LaVelda, with whom he has three children. He lived in Bear Valley (California ) until he meet in 2006 moved to Southern California with his second wife and their children. Some of his children work as an actor. ( If the year of birth to vote in 1935, he would have been the time of closing his first marriage age of 16. )
Family
Conrad is a half-brother of actor Larry Manetti, with whom he co-starred in the Pacific Squadron 214. Conrad was a friend from his youth with the mobster Michael Spilotro Peter, who received a cameo appearance in the television series Magnum by Manetti.