Acting

Charles J. Conrad

Born November 28, 1909 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 15, 1998 · aged 88

Charles Julius Conrad (November 28, 1909 – January 15, 1998) was an American politician and actor who served in the California State Assembly for the 57th district from 1947 to 1973 and during World War II, he served in the United States Coast Guard. He was defeated in 1972 by Howard Berman. He appeared on Sergeant Preston of the Yukon and Perry Mason TV shows.

Known For

A Star Is BornA Star Is Born · 1954
A Star Is Born
★ 7.11954
MovieDramaMusic
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Don't Bother to KnockDon't Bother to Knock · 1952
Don't Bother to Knock
★ 6.71952
MovieDramaThriller
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
No Way OutNo Way Out · 1950
No Way Out
★ 6.91950
MovieDramaCrime
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.
Plunder RoadPlunder Road · 1957
Plunder Road
★ 6.91957
MovieCrimeDrama
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
Storm WarningStorm Warning · 1951
Storm Warning
★ 6.61951
MovieDramaThriller
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.
PeggyPeggy · 1950
Peggy
★ 6.01950
MovieComedy
Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy but she's smitten with a famous football star so she tries to redirect his interest to Susan.
Hunt the Man DownHunt the Man Down · 1950
Hunt the Man Down
★ 6.31950
MovieMysteryCrime
A lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case.
The Tattered DressThe Tattered Dress · 1957
The Tattered Dress
★ 5.51957
MovieCrimeDrama
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

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