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  Robert Conrad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Conrad (born either Conrad Robert Falk or Konrad Robert Falkowski on March 1 in Chicago, although the year is still subject to question), is an American film and TV actor and director.
Robert Conrad is the only actor to be inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame.
Conrad lives in Bear Valley, California in the High Sierras with his current wife, LaVelda, and their children.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Conrad   (263 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State/The West -- Actor Robert Conrad pleads innocent to felony drunken driving ...
Conrad's blood-alcohol level was 0.22 percent when he crashed head-on into another vehicle, injuring the driver, according to a criminal complaint.
Conrad, best known for his roles in "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "The Wild Wild West," faces two felony counts, formally listed as driving under the influence with injury and driving while having 0.08 percent or more alcohol in the blood system with injury.
Conrad's wife, Lavelda, has said her husband lost substantial use of his left arm and was periodically confined to a wheelchair.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20030812-1308-ca-conradarrested.html   (359 words)

  
 WCLV - ROBERT CONRAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Co-founder and President of WCLV, Robert is the dean of orchestra commentators, having been the host for the broadcasts of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1965.
Robert entered the broadcasting business at the age of 14 over WKAN in his home town of Kankakee, Illinois, when he was chosen to write and announce a weekly high school program.
In the Spring of 1998, Robert gave the commencement speech at the CIM graduation ceremonies and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree.
www.wclv.com /skin/blurb.php?sectionId=179&contentId=22817   (435 words)

  
 Actor Robert Conrad - Wild Wild West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Richard also appeared with Robert Conrad in the movie "Coach of the Year" (1980) that earned a high share in the Nielsens.
Here's a summer 2000 photo of Richard and Robert that includes a few comments from the man himself; and additional photos of RC with the Marx family during the Hazard video shoot.
Conrad is one of those diverse actors who can make appearances in shows like "Maverick" (1959) and, years later, do just as well in sit-coms as evidenced by his more recent appearance in "Just Shoot Me" (1999).
www.nctc.net /~hazard/conrad   (1042 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Actor Robert Conrad to be tried on felony DUI charges
Conrad, best known for his roles in the TV shows "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "The Wild Wild West," has pleaded innocent to the two felony counts.
Conrad said he was hospitalized for four months after the crash and has had surgery to repair nerve damage in his neck and arm.
When Conrad didn't show for the scheduled start, prosecutors said that if he was well enough to attend a CBS anniversary show on Nov. 2, he should be able to come to the hearing.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20031119-0005-ca-actorarrested.html   (346 words)

  
 MTV.com | Movies | Robert Conrad | Biography
American actor Robert Conrad was a graduate of Northwestern University, spending his first few years out of school supporting himself and his family by driving a milk truck and singing in a Chicago cabaret.
Conrad befriended up-and-coming actor Nick Adams during this period, and it was Adams who helped Conrad get his first Hollywood work in 1957.
Cast as a nurse on this series was Conrad's daughter Nancy, setting a precedent for nepotism that the actor practiced as late as his tenth TV series, 1989's Jesse Hawkes, wherein Conrad co-starred with his sons Christian and Shane.
www.mtv.com /movies/person/75557/bio.jhtml   (440 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Robert Conrad may face felony for crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Conrad, best known for his roles in Baa Baa Black Sheep and The Wild Wild West, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after the March 31 crash on Highway 4 near Arnold.
Conrad was taken by helicopter to a Modesto hospital, about 60 miles southwest of the accident.
Donna Gaba, who works for Conrad's agent, David Shapira, said at the time the actor was in stable condition.
www.usatoday.com /life/2003-04-15-conrad_x.htm   (272 words)

  
 Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP - U.S. Attorney Robert Conrad Joins Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP Charlotte Office
Conrad "was known as one of the state's most effective prosecutors." Mr.
Conrad became one of the first federal prosecutors in North Carolina to obtain the death penalty since capital punishment for federal crimes was reinstated in 1988.
Conrad was an academic All American point guard at Clemson and is a member of Clemson's Athletic Hall of Fame.
www.mayerbrownrowe.com /news/article.asp?id=1404&nid=5   (636 words)

  
 "Wild Wild West" Star Goes South - May 07, 2003 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Actor Robert Conrad, who tamed the Wild Wild West as the original James T. West on the 1960s series, is partially paralyzed on his right side and facing two felony charges stemming from an alleged drunken-driving accident.
Conrad's wife, LaVelda, told the Stockton Record that her celeb spouse, whose age has been variously listed at 74 and 68, was rehabbing from "critical" injuries sustained to the head and spinal cord.
The actor, who, in a popular ad campaign, once dared the TV nation to knock a battery off his shoulder, is now a "very depressed" man who gets around in a wheelchair, suffers from short-term memory loss and copes with 60 percent mobility in his left arm, she said.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,11749,00.html?newsrellink   (521 words)

  
 Alibris: Robert Conrad
LORD JIM, Conrad's powerful tale of an idealistic young man and the moment of weakness that determines the rest of his life, explores the nature of innocence, courage, and heroism.
It includes an episode from Conrad's own life, in which he was injured by a falling spar while serving as a first mate on the "Highland Forest", and hospitalized in...
In Conrad's 1897 novel, the morale of a ship's crew is undermined by sympathy for a dying fl sailor: a paradoxical situation that Conrad returned to often in his novels, which are frequently about the danger as well as the absolute necessity of human relationships.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Robert_Conrad   (907 words)

  
 Conrad Pleads Innocent - Aug 13, 2003 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Conrad, who's listed as 74 in court records but 68 in his show-biz bio, hobbled into the courtroom in San Andreas, California, to enter his plea, according the Stockton Record.
Conrad was piloting his Jaguar through the Sierra foothills near his rural home in Calaveras County, 100 miles southeast of Sacramento, and lost control of his car, swerving across the double-yellow line of Highway 4 and straight into a Subaru driven by 26-year-old Kevin Burnett of Forest Meadows.
Apart from the Energizer commercials and some mostly forgettable TV movies, Conrad's last notable role was as Officer Hummel opposite wannabe governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1996 Christmas comedy Jingle All the Way.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,12314,00.html?eol.tkr   (584 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / Celebrity news / Actor Robert Conrad gets house arrest
Robert Conrad will have to spend six months under house arrest and complete alcohol counseling for his role in a drunk-driving accident that left another man seriously injured, a Calaveras County judge decided.
Conrad's blood-alcohol level was 0.22 percent, nearly three times the 0.08 percent limit, officers said.
In addition, the state will revoke Conrad's license for a year and require that all his cars have devices installed that will prevent the car from starting if alcohol is detected in the driver's system.
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2004/11/26/actor_robert_conrad_gets_house_arrest?mode=PF   (261 words)

  
 Special Citation for Distinguished Service to the Arts 1973 / Cleveland Arts Prize
That achievement is due to the extraordinary vision and unflagging dedication of Robert Conrad, its founder and guiding spirit.
Not only has Bob Conrad kept classical music on the Cleveland airwaves for four decades—and guaranteed it in perpetuity—but he and his station have also raised millions for area arts organizations, promoted appreciation and support of our cultural assets, and served as our cultural ambassador to the nation.
(Conrad is a past president of the Concert Music Broadcasters Association and holds an appointment as adjunct professor of broadcasting at the Cleveland Institute of Music.) His Weekend Radio, a popular variety program of classical music and comedy, is carried by over 150 outlets.
www.clevelandartsprize.org /speccit_1973.htm   (485 words)

  
 Robert D
Robert Dexter Conrad, born on 20 March 1905 in Orange, Mass., graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned ensign in June 1927.
After the end of the war in Europe, Captain Conrad continued his research work through many organizational changes, and was eventually designated Director of the Planning Division, Office of Research and Inventions, later the Office of Naval Research.
Robert D. Conrad (AGOR-3) was laid down in January 1961 by Gibbs Shipyards, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.; launched on 26 May 1962; sponsored by Mrs.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/r7/robert_d_conrad.htm   (464 words)

  
 WILD WILD WEST : Wildest Page : biography - Robert Conrad
That was the first role to be cast for the show, and it was the first major role for Bob Conrad on his way to becoming a superstar of television.
Conrad and the show's executive producer attended an NBC affiliates' meeting in Los Angeles where they solicited the sympathy of quite a few station managers who then threw their support behind the series.
Today Robert Conrad enjoys a semi-retired lifestyle with his wife, LaVelda and their three young daughters in the breathtaking winter playground of the High Sierras.
www.wildwildwest.org /www/rcbio/rc_bio.html   (1092 words)

  
 Robert Conrad on the Past, Present, and Future   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
As we talked, I also learned Bill shares father-in-law duties with actor Robert Conrad who he described as a "mountain man." (Bill's son is married to Robert Conrad's daughter.
At one point, I said something like, "In those days, Conrad was young, wild, a man who loved wine, women, and wine." My suspicion is that some things have changed—but Robert Conrad is a man still clearly enjoying life.
After talking with Robert Conrad and hearing his thoughts on Bill Erwin, I couldn't resist asking Bill his thoughts on Robert.
home.att.net /~wbritton53/robertconrad.htm   (2041 words)

  
 The CHUD.COM Message Boards - Robert Conrad Injured, Arrested After Crash
Conrad's car apparently collided with another car on Monday night while he was driving in northern California.
Conrad, a former Chicago dockworker, is perhaps best known for starring in the 1960s television series "The Wild Wild West" as James West, a U.S. Secret Service agent.
04-02-2003 01:00 PM Conrad used to do battery commercials, and in them he'd be acting tough and daring the viewer to knock this battery off of his shoulder.
www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=47873   (354 words)

  
 News, Nov. 19: Naomi Campbell Sued, PETA Pokes Fun at Clay Aiken, Robert Conrad Gets DUI, More... :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
AP reports that Naomi Campbell is being sued by a former assistant who alleges that the British model attacked her two years ago in a Beverly Hills hotel.
When Conrad failed to turn up on time for the preliminary hearing, a judge ordered that his lawyer find the former TV tough guy.
Conrad later attributed his absence to physical therapy he has had to undergo.
www.hollywood.com /news/detail/article/1733911   (1037 words)

  
 Lecture by Robert Conrad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Conrad is Director of the Duke Center for International Development.
He was selected by the United States government and the Russian Federation to coordinate and direct all bilateral technical assistance for tax policy between the two countries.
Professor Conrad holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
www.unc.edu /depts/slavic/events/Conrad.html   (123 words)

  
 IronOnline Weight Training: Actor Robert Conrad touugh guy !
Robert Conrad was my single, great idol from ages ten to about fifteen.
Conrad told his workmates on the docks in Detroit (or was it Chicago?) that he was leaving to go to Hollywood and that when he returned to see them, it would be in a brand, new Cadillac.
One thing I liked was that Conrad liked to use not only the same guys as stuntmen and actors in different episodes of The Wild, Wild West, but that he also used his wife as producer and kids as actors in later shows.
www.davedraper.com /forum/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/68025/Main/68025   (1414 words)

  
 Robert Conrad at Brian's Drive-In Theater
Born Conrad Robert Falk (some sources cite his name as Konrad Robert Falkowski) in Chicago in March 1935, Robert Conrad majored in theater at Northwestern University.
While under contract to Warner Bros., Robert Conrad acted in two films made by the studio: The Commies Are Coming, the Commies Are Coming (1962), directed by Jack Webb; and Palm Springs Weekend (1963; with Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, and Ty Hardin).
Robert Conrad starred in this short-lived NBC adventure series about a group of ordinary small-town folks who put their lives on the line as volunteers for a mountain search and rescue team.
www.briansdriveintheater.com /robertconrad.html   (1811 words)

  
 The Colonialist God in Heart of Darkness
Conrad really is little more than a racist pretending to decry racism." His words descended as if from on high, in measured stentorian tones normally reserved for mountain tops and burning bushes.
In his Joseph Conrad's Bible, Purdy argues that "the prose of King James's scholars is Marlow's, incessantly intimating that his tale is to the Old Testament as the shadows on the wall of Plato's cave are to reality" (67).
Robert Wilson, in his book Conrad's Mythology, even suggests that Kurtz's cry "Exterminate all the brutes!" is a "summary of the book of Revelation" (45).
www.michaelbryson.net /academic/conrad.html   (5074 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Robert Conrad to Appear at Auburn Fundraiser Backers of a performing arts center in Auburn will present An Evening with Robert Conrad, in conversation with NEWS 10's Jennifer Smith, August 27, 8 p.m.
An actor, producer, and director, Conrad is best known for his roles in the TV series "Wild Wild West" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep/Black Sheep Squadron." His played his first starring role in a television series in 1959 as Tom Lopaka in "Hawaiian Eye," of which 156 episodes were produced.
At the "Evening With" event, Conrad with discuss his long, varied, and successful career, share his philosophy, and go where the conversation with Smith leads.
www.auburnchamber.net /conrad.htm   (307 words)

  
 USS Robert D Conrad
Robert D. Conrad (AGOR-3) was laid down in January 1961 by Gibbs Shipyards, Ine., Jacksonville, Fla., Launched on 26 Mav 1962, sponsored by Mrs.
After delivery, the single screw, diesel-electric, oceanographic research ship, Robert D. Conrad, was assigned to the Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University for operation.
Much of her work has been in eooperation with the Offiee of Naval Research and, during the spring and summer of 1963, Submarine Development Group 2 as that group searched the ocean floor for traces of the submarine Thresher.
www.multied.com /NAVY/oiler/robertgconrad.html   (99 words)

  
 Estate Planning Attorneys Los Angeles CA : About Robert Conrad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Robert Nolan Conrad, A Law Corporation is a firm focusing on estate planning, probate, trust administration and elder law issues.
Robert Conrad has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.) and his Juris Doctor law degree from Loyola University School of Law.
Conrad believes that each lawyer should give back to the community in which he lives.
members.aaepa.com /public/profile.aspx?person_id=8510&...   (404 words)

  
 Lamont's Office of Marine Operations
Just like her illustrious big sister, Lamont’s second ship, the Robert D. Conrad, a new research vessel built by the Navy and given to the Observatory to operate in 1962, embarked on ambitious, near-continuous research missions from the very start.
In addition to its manifold oceanographic, biological, geochemical, geological and geophysical work, the Conrad was notable in that she was equipped, starting in 1974, with tools for multichannel seismic (MCS) surveying.
Starting with four airguns and a 2,400-meter-long, 24-channel hydrophone array, the equipment was over time systematically upgraded and improved: by the time she was returned to the Navy, in 1989, the Conrad’'s MCS equipment consisted of ten airguns and a 4,000-meter-long, 160-channel hydrophone array.
www.ldeo.columbia.edu /res/fac/oma/history/conrad.html   (280 words)

  
 Classic TV Shows - Hawaiian Eye, Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka (Robert Conrad) and his partner Tracy Steele (Anthony Eisley) operate out of an office at the Hawaiian Village Resort.
Grant Williams died in 1985 of peritonitis and Troy Donahue died in 2001 of a heart attack.
Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce and Grant Williams
www.fiftiesweb.com /tv/hawaiian-eye.htm   (501 words)

  
 Inside Business: Orchestrating the Deal.(WCLV-FM head, Robert Conrad)(the Cleveland Orchestra)(Brief Article)@ HighBeam ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
For 36 years, WCLV-FM head Robert Conrad has been the voice of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Robert Conrad jingles a large key ring holding a small magnetic disk that opens the artist entrance and elevator backstage at Severance Hall.
A Cleveland Orchestra violinist in tux and tails works on scales and nods in recognition as Conrad navigates the narrow space between the fl curtain and a 9-foot grand piano.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:77033726&refid=holomed_1   (198 words)

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