Robert Conrad, the actor most efficient acknowledged for his role in the tv cloak The Wild Wild West, died this present day in Malibu, Calif. of coronary heart failure. He was 84 and his loss of life was launched by a family spokesman.
Born in Chicago, Illinois on March 1, 1935, Conrad moved to Los Angeles in 1958 and came across nearly rapid success, reserving a routine role on the TV cloak Hawaiian Eye in 1959.
After Hawaiian Eye, he scored his signature role, that of Secret Carrier agent James West in The Wild Wild West. The cloak ran from 1965 to 1969, however develop into a shining bigger hit in syndication. The premise adopted West and sidekick Artemus Gordon as the country’s first Secret Carrier agents, taking on the colossal villains of the period through the Ulysses S. Grant administration.
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After Wild West West, Conrad moved on to other television reveals, including The D.A., Project: Vienna, Centennialand Baa Baa Sunless Sheep (which was later syndicated as Sunless Sheep Squadron.)
The series spun off loyal into a movie, with Conrad reprising his role in More Wild Wild West. He also appeared in the flicks Murph the Surf, The Girl in Crimson and Samurai Cowboy. His final appearance came in 2002 in Needless Above Ground.
The versatile Conrad also recorded several albums in the course of his profession under the name Bob Conrad. He also develop into something of a tense-man image thanks to his commercials for Eveready batteries. Conrad positioned a battery on his shoulder and dared viewers to knock it off.
Conrad was a recipient of the Noteworthy Carrier Award in Broadcasting and an inductee of the Stuntman’s Hall of Fame.
A non-public memorial provider is scheduled for March 1. His family has asked for donations to the Wounded Warrior Mission and The Marine Corps Scholarship Basis.
Conrad is survived by 18 grandchildren and eight teenagers, shared with ex-better halves LaVelda Fann and Joan Kenlay.
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