Michael Conrad
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-10-16
- Died:
- 1983-11-22
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Conrad (October 16, 1925 – November 22, 1983) was an American actor, primarily on television. Conrad had a long acting career in television from the 1950s to the 1980s. In 1963 he played Felton Grimes, the title character and murder victim in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Bigamous Spouse." He played far left-wingMichael Stivic's, Uncle Casimir on All in the Family, and gave bigoted Archie Bunker as good as he got. He had a memorable role in the 1974 film, The Longest Yard, playing Nate Scarboro, a retired NFL tight end (New York Giants) who was also the head coach for the Mean Machine, the team of prisoners put together by Burt Reynolds' character Paul Crewe to play the team of guards (Reynolds himself would later play the role of Scarboro in the 2005 remake starring Adam Sandler.) During the 1976-1977 season of Delvecchio, Conrad was a regular, as he played the role of Lt. Macavan. Conrad may be best known for his portrayal of veteran cop Sgt. Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues, in which he ended the introductory roll call to each week's show with "Let's be careful out there". He won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues in 1981 and 1982.
Known For
Filmography
Fire on the Mountain
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Bordello
Hill Street Blues
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Paris
Working Stiffs
A Cry for Justice
Donovan's Kid
Vega$
The Meanest Men in the West
The Incredible Hulk
CHiPs
Soap
How the West Was Won
Charlie's Angels
Delvecchio
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Baby Blue Marine
Timothy and the Angel
Starsky & Hutch
Long Way Home
Gone with the West
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
Starsky & Hutch
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Bronk
S.W.A.T.
Barney Miller
Satan's Triangle
The Rangers
Planet of the Apes
The Rockford Files
Little House on the Prairie
The Longest Yard
W
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Third Girl from the Left
Scream Blacula Scream
Police Story
Un Flic
Thumb Tripping
The Bob Newhart Show
The Waltons
Search
Temperatures Rising
Emergency!
The Todd Killings
All in the Family
Alias Smith and Jones
Monte Walsh
The Immortal
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Love, American Style
Castle Keep
Hawaii Five-O
Three Guns for Texas
The Outcasts
Blackbeard's Ghost
Sol Madrid
It Takes a Thief
The Desperate Hours
Mannix
Garrison's Gorillas
Ironside
Mission: Impossible
Felony Squad
That Girl
The War Lord
The F.B.I.
Laredo
Lost in Space
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Daniel Boone
Flipper
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
My Favorite Martian
The Fugitive
Requiem for a Heavyweight
The Virginian
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Ben Casey
Tallahassee 7000
Route 66
The Twilight Zone
Bonanza
Rawhide
Naked City
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Gunsmoke
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Bob Hope Show
The Philco Television Playhouse