ROBERT CONRAD
Name: Robert Conrad
Birth name: Conrad Robert Falk
Robert Conrad is an American film and TV actor and director. He is primarily
known for the 1965-1969 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he
played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James West.
Conrad was born as Conrad Robert Falk in Chicago, Illinois. During his early
career one of Conrad's best friends was actor Nick Adams, who by many accounts
helped him get work in Hollywood.
Before The Wild Wild West, Conrad played Tom Lopaka in ABC's Hawaiian Eye
opposite Anthony Eisley and Connie Stevens. In the mid-1970s he played World War
II fighter ace Pappy Boyington in Baa Baa Black Sheep on NBC. His half-brother,
Larry Manetti, also appeared in this series, as well as the CBS
series Magnum, P.I.. In the late 1970s, Conrad served as the captain of the NBC
team for six editions of Battle of the Network Stars. He also played a modern
day variation of James West in the short-lived secret agent series A Man Called
Sloane in 1979, about the same time he reprised the role of West in a pair of
made-for-TV films. He also starred in the 1978 TV miniseries Centennial on NBC.
Conrad was widely identified in the late 1970s for his television commercials
for Eveready batteries, particularly his challenge to the viewer to "knock the
battery off my shoulder". The commercial was frequently parodied on Johnny
Carson's The Tonight Show and The Carol Burnett Show. In 1988, Conrad starred in
a short lived TV series called High Mountain Rangers with two of his sons. He
also starred in that show's one season spin-off Jesse Hawkes. In 1992, Conrad
played the role of the sheriff in Richard Marx's Hazard video.
Conrad took over hosting The History Channel's Weapons At War (later Tech Force)
in 2000 following George C. Scott's 1999 death. In 2006, Conrad recorded special
audio introductions for every episode of the first season of The Wild Wild West
for its North American DVD release on June 6. The DVD set also included one of
Conrad's Eveready battery commercials; in his introduction, Conrad stated that
he was flattered to be parodied by Carson.
He was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame for his work on The Wild, Wild
West series.
Name: Robert Conrad
Birth name: Conrad Robert Falk
Robert Conrad is an American film and TV actor and director. He is primarily
known for the 1965-1969 CBS television series The Wild Wild West, in which he
played the sophisticated Secret Service agent James West.
Conrad was born as Conrad Robert Falk in Chicago, Illinois. During his early
career one of Conrad's best friends was actor Nick Adams, who by many accounts
helped him get work in Hollywood.
Before The Wild Wild West, Conrad played Tom Lopaka in ABC's Hawaiian Eye
opposite Anthony Eisley and Connie Stevens. In the mid-1970s he played World War
II fighter ace Pappy Boyington in Baa Baa Black Sheep on NBC. His half-brother,
Larry Manetti, also appeared in this series, as well as the CBS
series Magnum, P.I.. In the late 1970s, Conrad served as the captain of the NBC
team for six editions of Battle of the Network Stars. He also played a modern
day variation of James West in the short-lived secret agent series A Man Called
Sloane in 1979, about the same time he reprised the role of West in a pair of
made-for-TV films. He also starred in the 1978 TV miniseries Centennial on NBC.
Conrad was widely identified in the late 1970s for his television commercials
for Eveready batteries, particularly his challenge to the viewer to "knock the
battery off my shoulder". The commercial was frequently parodied on Johnny
Carson's The Tonight Show and The Carol Burnett Show. In 1988, Conrad starred in
a short lived TV series called High Mountain Rangers with two of his sons. He
also starred in that show's one season spin-off Jesse Hawkes. In 1992, Conrad
played the role of the sheriff in Richard Marx's Hazard video.
Conrad took over hosting The History Channel's Weapons At War (later Tech Force)
in 2000 following George C. Scott's 1999 death. In 2006, Conrad recorded special
audio introductions for every episode of the first season of The Wild Wild West
for its North American DVD release on June 6. The DVD set also included one of
Conrad's Eveready battery commercials; in his introduction, Conrad stated that
he was flattered to be parodied by Carson.
He was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame for his work on The Wild, Wild
West series.