Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad Biography

Michael Conrad (October 16, 1925 - November 22, 1983) was an American actor, primarily on television.

Career

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 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 an assistant coach for the Mean Machine, the team of prisoners put together by Burt Reynolds' character Paul Crewe to play the team of guards. During the 1976-1977 season of Delvecchio, Conrad was a regular, as he played the role of Lt. Macavan. He may be best known for his portrayal of veteran cop 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.

Death

Conrad died from urethral cancer in November 1983 during the fourth season of Hill Street Blues. The show's writers terminated the role of Phil Esterhaus to coincide with his death and Sgt Esterhaus died in "Grace Under Pressure".

Spouses

Emilie Demille (30 October 1963 - February 1967; divorced)
Sima Goldberg (27 January 1974 - 22 November 1983; his death)

Filmography

Alias Smith and Jones
All in the Family
Barney Miller
Blackbeard's Ghost
Bonanza
Brenner
Charlie's Angels
CHiPs
Daniel Boone
Dick Van Dyke Show
Emergency!
Felony Squad
Flipper
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gunsmoke
Harbormaster
Hawaii Five-O
Hill Street Blues
How the West Was Won
I Spy
Ironside
It Takes a Thief
Laredo
Little House on the Prairie
Lost in Space
Love, American Style
Lucas Tanner
Mannix
Mission: Impossible
My Favorite Martian
Perry Mason
Planet of the Apes
Rawhide
S.W.A.T.
Scream Blacula Scream
Soap
Starsky and Hutch
That Girl
The Bob Newhart Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The F.B.I.
The Fugitive
The Incredible Hulk
The Rockford Files
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Twilight Zone
The Waltons
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Un Flic (1972)
Vega$
Wagon Train

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