About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1925-10-16
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Michael Conrad

Overview

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

Acting
1981 Fire on the Mountain Actor Col. Desalius 59
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1981 Cattle Annie and Little Britches Actor Engineer 58
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1981 Bordello Actor Spencer 58
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1980 Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes Actor Janor 59
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1979 A Cry For Justice Actor Johnny Badchuik 59
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1979 Donovan's Kid Actor Silas Rumford 58
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1978 The Meanest Men in the West Actor 58
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1976 Delvecchio Actor Lt. Macavan N/A
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1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York Actor Billy Gallagher 58
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1976 Baby Blue Marine Actor Drill Instructor 58
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1975 Long Way Home Actor Ham N/A
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1975 Gone with the West Actor Smithy 58
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1975 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant Actor Graham N/A
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1975 Starsky & Hutch Actor Cannell 59
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1975 Delancey Street: The Crisis Within Actor Robert John Holtzman N/A
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1975 Satan's Triangle Actor Lt. Cmdr. Pagnolini 58
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1974 The Rangers Actor Frank N/A
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1974 The Longest Yard Actor Nate Scarboro 61
Fair
1974 W Actor Lt. Whitfield 59
Average
1973 The Third Girl from the Left Actor Hugh 59
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1973 Scream Blacula Scream Actor Sheriff Harley Dunlop 58
Average
1972 Thumb Tripping Actor Diesel 58
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1972 A Cop Actor Louis Costa 61
Fair
1971 The Todd Killings Actor Detective Shaw 58
Average
1970 Monte Walsh Actor Dally Johnson 59
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1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Actor Rollo 65
Fair
1969 Castle Keep Actor Sgt. DeVaca 58
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1968 Three Guns for Texas Actor Ranger Willy G. Tinney 59
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1968 Blackbeard's Ghost Actor Pinetop Purvis 60
Fair
1968 Sol Madrid Actor Scarpi 59
Average
1967 The Desperate Hours Actor Sam Robish 58
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1965 The War Lord Actor Rainault 59
Average
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight Actor Ma Greeny's Thug 60
Fair
1955 Julius Caesar Actor Citizen N/A
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