Michael Conrad
Known for: Acting
Born: October 16, 1925
Died: November 22, 1983
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
33 movies · 61 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Fire on the Mountain
1981
6.5
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981
4.7
Bordello
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.3
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980
6.5
Paris
1979
5.3
Working Stiffs
1979
9.0
A Cry for Justice
1979
7.5
Donovan's Kid
1979
6.9
Vega$
1978
4.2
The Meanest Men in the West
1978
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
6.8
CHiPs
1977
7.3
Soap
1977
7.0
How the West Was Won
1977
6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
7.0
Delvecchio
1976
5.7
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
5.2
Baby Blue Marine
1976
NR
Timothy and the Angel
1976
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
NR
Long Way Home
1975
3.0
Gone with the West
1975
8.0
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
6.9
Starsky & Hutch
1975
10.0
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
6.8
Bronk
1975
7.1
S.W.A.T.
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
5.4
Satan's Triangle
1975
8.0
The Rangers
1974
6.9
Planet of the Apes
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
8.0
Little House on the Prairie
1974
6.7
The Longest Yard
1974
5.9
W
1974
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
9.5
The Third Girl from the Left
1973
5.9
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
6.6
Un Flic
1972
4.6
Thumb Tripping
1972
7.5
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
7.2
The Waltons
1972
7.1
Search
1972
7.5
Temperatures Rising
1972
8.0
Emergency!
1972
4.6
The Todd Killings
1971
7.8
All in the Family
1971
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
6.3
Monte Walsh
1970
7.4
The Immortal
1970
7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
5.7
Castle Keep
1969
6.7
Three Guns for Texas
1968
6.5
The Outcasts
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
6.7
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
6.9
Sol Madrid
1968
7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968
4.0
The Desperate Hours
1967
6.8
Mannix
1967
8.1
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.5
Felony Squad
1966
6.2
That Girl
1966
6.2
The War Lord
1965
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
6.4
Laredo
1965
7.3
Lost in Space
1965
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
6.2
Flipper
19645.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
6.2
My Favorite Martian
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
7.2
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
8.5
Tallahassee 7000
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948