William conrad biography actor
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“The first man they look for, and the last they want to meet…”
By Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.
John William Cahn, Jr. was born on September 27th, in Lexington, Kentucky.
He’s better known by his stage name, William Conrad.
William conrad biography actor
He remains a favorite among old-time radio fans for his incredible voice, a commanding rumble which would no doubt rattle the roof of any studio he happened to be in had he chosen to unleash it at full force. Bill once estimated that he played 7, parts during his distinguished radio career—with a wonderful sense of self-deprecation, he often joked that he was “The Man of a Thousand Voice.”
As a youngster, I knew Conrad from the television crime drama Cannon, which was a favorite of my mother’s.
The title of the show was the surname of its rotund hero (first name: Frank), an ex-cop turned private investigator who obviously had not missed too many meals in his lifetime. The portly Cannon was mostly a gimmick to attract jaded television viewers; most of the boob tube de