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Michael Conrad

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🎂 October 16, 1925📍 New York City, New York, USA🕯️ November 22, 1983 · Age 58

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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…

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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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Michael Conrad's Filmography

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Fire on the Mountain
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Fire on the Mountain

1981⭐ 7.0

as Col. Desalius

Cattle Annie and Little Britches
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Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981⭐ 6.5

as Engineer

Bordello
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Bordello

1981⭐ 4.7

as Spencer

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
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Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

1980⭐ 7.3

as Janor

A Cry for Justice
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A Cry for Justice

1979⭐ 9.0

as Johnny Badchuik

Donovan's Kid
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Donovan's Kid

1979⭐ 7.5

as Silas Rumford

The Meanest Men in the West
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The Meanest Men in the West

1978⭐ 4.0
Harry and Walter Go to New York
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Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976⭐ 5.6

as Billy Gallagher

Baby Blue Marine
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Baby Blue Marine

1976⭐ 5.2

as Drill Instructor

Timothy and the Angel
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Timothy and the Angel

1976
Long Way Home
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Long Way Home

1975

as Ham

Gone with the West
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Gone with the West

1975⭐ 3.0

as Smithy

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
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The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

1975⭐ 8.0

as Graham

Starsky & Hutch
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Starsky & Hutch

1975⭐ 6.9

as Cannell

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
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Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

1975⭐ 10.0

as Robert John Holtzman

Satan's Triangle
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Satan's Triangle

1975⭐ 5.4

as Lt. Cmdr. Pagnolini

The Rangers
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The Rangers

1974⭐ 8.0

as Frank

The Longest Yard
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The Longest Yard

1974⭐ 6.7

as Nate Scarboro

W
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W

1974⭐ 5.9

as Lt. Whitfield

The Third Girl from the Left
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The Third Girl from the Left

1973⭐ 9.5

as Hugh

Scream Blacula Scream
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Scream Blacula Scream

1973⭐ 5.9

as Sheriff Harley Dunlop

Un Flic
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Un Flic

1972⭐ 6.6

as Louis Costa

Thumb Tripping
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Thumb Tripping

1972⭐ 4.6

as Diesel

The Todd Killings
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The Todd Killings

1971⭐ 4.6

as Detective Shaw

Monte Walsh
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Monte Walsh

1970⭐ 6.3

as Dally Johnson

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969⭐ 7.6

as Rollo

Castle Keep
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Castle Keep

1969⭐ 5.7

as Sgt. DeVaca

Three Guns for Texas
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Three Guns for Texas

1968⭐ 6.7

as Ranger Willy G. Tinney

Blackbeard's Ghost
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Blackbeard's Ghost

1968⭐ 6.7

as Pinetop Purvis

Sol Madrid
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Sol Madrid

1968⭐ 6.9

as Scarpi

The Desperate Hours
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The Desperate Hours

1967⭐ 4.0

as Sam Robish

The War Lord
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The War Lord

1965⭐ 6.2

as Rainault

Requiem for a Heavyweight
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Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962⭐ 7.2

as Ma Greeny's Thug

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