Portrait of William Conrad

Acting

William Conrad

Career

Active from 1947 to 1987, busiest in 1959 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fugitive
The Fugitive
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Conrad Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Episodic Storytelling 6
  • Classic Western 6
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Classic Crime Drama 4
  • Nostalgic Americana 4
  • Historical Adventure 3
  • Classic Western Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Cold War Satire 2
  • Nostalgic Comfort Watch 2
  • Family Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 38
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk (1991)
GoodWatch score 38

as Narrator (voice)

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 65
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Jason McCabe

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as James McShane

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Anatole Karzof

The Mikado
The Mikado (1983)

as The Mikado

Shock-Trauma
Shock-Trauma (1982)

as Dr. R. Adams Cowley

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Police Squad!
Police Squad! (1982)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Stabbed Man

Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Nero Wolfe

Side Show
Side Show (1981)

as Ring Announcer (voice)

The Return of Frank Cannon
The Return of Frank Cannon (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as Frank Cannon

The Murder That Wouldn't Die
The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)

as William Battles

Turnover Smith
Turnover Smith (1980)

as Thaddeus Smith

1970s

21 titles ยท average score 61
Keefer
Keefer (1978)

as Col. Keefer

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977)

TV show ยท as Narrator

The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Narrator (voice)

Moonshine County Express
Moonshine County Express (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jack Starkey

Catastrophe
Catastrophe (1977)

as Narrator (voice)

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1977)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Frank Cannon

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Frank Cannon

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Frank Cannon

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (1971)

as Chief Vincent Kovac

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Self

The Brotherhood of the Bell
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bart Harris

1960s

25 titles ยท average score 59
The Dudley Do-Right Show
The Dudley Do-Right Show (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Arnold Wexler

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as China Pierce

Countdown
Countdown (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

as TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Two on a Guillotine
Two on a Guillotine (1965)
GoodWatch score 28

as Fat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)

Brainstorm
Brainstorm (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mental Patient (uncredited)

My Blood Runs Cold
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 40

Producer, Director

F Troop
F Troop (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Narrator

The Man from Galveston
The Man from Galveston (1963)

Director

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Sergent Cresse

Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)

TV show ยท Director

1950s

26 titles ยท average score 60
The Bullwinkle Show
The Bullwinkle Show (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

-30-
-30- (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jim Bathgate

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (1959)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Clapper (uncredited) / Bystander (uncredited)

Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dick MacIntyre / Clark Benson

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Moses Kadish

Tombstone Territory
Tombstone Territory (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Frank Banter

The Ride Back
The Ride Back (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sheriff Chris Hamish

Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho (1956)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tallman

The Conqueror
The Conqueror (1956)
GoodWatch score 28

as Kasar

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

as Commissioner

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 67
Tension
Tension (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lt. Edgar Gonsales

East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lt. Jacobi

Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play (1949)
GoodWatch score 40

as Frank Sistina

Four Faces West
Four Faces West (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sheriff Egan

To the Victor
To the Victor (1948)

as Farnsworth

Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

as Morano

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Guillaume Erard, a Prosecutor

Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

as Quinn

The Killers
The Killers (1946)
GoodWatch score 88

as Max

Pillow to Post
Pillow to Post (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as First Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)