Born at 3:34pm-CST. Lives in Bear Valley, California, a ski resort village in the High Sierra; has three young daughters with LaVelda Fann and five other children from a previous marriage. Father of actors Christian Conrad, Nancy Conrad and Shane Conrad. Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). On "The Wild Wild West" (1965), did most of his own stunt work, resulting in several injuries during the course of the show. During one episode's shooting, he slipped while performing a stunt and fell head first onto a concrete floor 12 feet below. Seriously injured, his recuperation delayed the series' production for nearly three months. Has brown hair and green eyes. Was a star football and basketball player in middle school and high school. Lied to get a job when he was seventeen. He had eloped with a lawyer's daughter,who was attending a religious boarding school. The only place he could think of where a kid his age could get decent wage was the loading docks in Chicago. He told them he was 21 and made $1.87 an hour -- $74.40 a week. When he eloped, he and his wife lived under the assumed name "Robert Conrad" so their parents wouldn't find them. They only told their parents where they were in May of 1952 when his wife found out she was having a baby. They were thrilled because they figured it would be too late for their parents to annul the marriage. Got fired from his job at the docks in December of 1954 for handing out a petition to get his union steward fired. His wife was six months pregnant with their second child at the time. Worked as a milkman in Chicago. Lived with his grandmother when his mother remarried. Half-brother of actor Larry Manetti'. When the 1999 movie remake of "The Wild Wild West" (1965) swept the 20th Annual Razzie Awards, "winning" 5 statuettes (including Worst Picture) Conrad, who played James West in the original 1960s TV series, accepted 3 of the awards in person as his way of expressing his low opinion of what had been done with his source material. Father of actors Christian Conrad, Shane Conrad and Nancy Conrad. Speaks Spanish. Played the drums and the trumpet Father of producer Joan Conrad. During the Battle of the Network Stars (1976) (TV), Conrad and Gabe Kaplan ("Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)) had an infamous showdown. Conrad was the NBC Team Captain, Kaplan was ABC Team Captain. A dispute arose over the winner of an event, and Conrad really lost his temper, pacing and saying he wouldn't accept that the other team had won. Finally, he insisted that he and Kaplan, as team captains, have a race and the winner would win the event for their team. But Conrad had underestimated Kaplan, and Kaplan won easily, which made Conrad look pretty foolish. He was a Deputy Sheriff for approximately 8 years in the Bear Valley area of California where he still resides. As Bob Conrad he defeated Ed Hickman on points on March 15, 1962 in San Diego, California in a 6 round professional boxing match. Had an undefeated professional boxing record of 4-0-1. Is of German, Polish, and English decent. Was born in Canaryville, a section of Chicago populated mainly by Irish immigrants. Tested for the role of Maj. Anthony Nelson on "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965). His daughter, Nancy, was born on his nineteenth birthday (March 1, 1954). Addressed the Republican National Convention in 2004. Half-brother of actor Larry Manetti. At the time of his former co-star Ross Martin's death in 1981, he and Conrad were in the planning stages of another "Wild, Wild West" TV series. Best remembered by the public for his starring role as James West in The Wild Wild West (1964).
