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William Conrad

Most Recent Role: Narrator on The Bullwinkle Show
Alias Name(s): Bill Conrad
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Birthday: 9-27-1920
Birth Name: William Cann
Date of Death: 2-11-1994
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
William Conrad was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He began his radio career on various California radio stations in the late 1930s. Conrad joined the service during World War II, serving as a fighter pilot. He returned to radio after the war and later took his talent to television and motion pictures. Conrad had a prolific career in radio. His most famous role was that of Matt Dillon in...
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The Bullwinkle Show
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Thursday 29 June 2000 on Syndicated

Rocky and Bullwinkle are living in the depressing environment of reruns. Fearless Leader, Boris and Natasha escape into the real world to take over all of the cable channels and hypnotize people to vote for him as president. FBI agent Karen Sympathy brings the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie to life...

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CBS asked producer Quinn Martin to create a series especially for William Conrad. Cannon was the result. (edit)
Conrad appeared as Frank Cannon, his character on Cannon, in two episodes of Barnaby Jones, including the pilot. (edit)
Conrad was a regular on a number of radio shows, including "Escape," "The Damon Runyon Theater," "The Lux Radio Theater," "Nightbeat," "Fibber McGee and Molly," and "Suspense." (edit)
Conrad was nominated for Emmys in 1973 and 1974 for his role in Cannon. (edit)
William was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in Cannon in 1972 and 1973. (edit)
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William Conrad: (on guest starring on other TV shows, including Barnaby Jones, while starring in Cannon) The Cannon people would be happy if I didn't do anything else — they're worried I might collapse. I do all these things because I like to do them. It's relaxation for me, a kick in the butt.... Quinn Martin, who produces both shows, asked me if I would do Buddy's first program, and I said I'd be delighted. If I hadn't wanted to do it, I wouldn't have. (edit)
William Conrad: Nobody else seems to mind my size, so why should I? I heard that Weight Watchers had banned its members from watching the show, but it turned out to be a gag. The publicist for Weight Watchers did call and suggest that I have lunch with their president. I said sure — if I could pick the restaurant. (edit)
William Conrad: (on whether his size effects his work on Cannon) There's nothing wrong with the word 'fat,' If you're fat, you're fat. I'm as healthy as I can be; I haven't felt so good in 20 years. We had a stuntman do the long shots in the pilot film, but then I had to go in and do the same things in close-up. So I said to myself, if this show is going to run, I'll have to get into condition. I started going to a gym — and I despise working out — and even lost a little weight. Now I feel terrific. (edit)
William Conrad: (on being passed up for the role of Matt Dillon on TV's Gunsmoke) Radio was 'The Theater of the Mind.' When I was playing Gunsmoke, people thought I was a tall, handsome fellow. They would have been disappointed when they saw me on TV. (edit)
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William Conrad's voice was known by a generation of chldren and their parents.
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