Other films included “Murph the Surf,” “The Bandits” (which he also directed), “The Lady in Red” (this time as John Dillinger) and “Wrong Is Right.”Īt the same time, he found plenty of time for arguments. After a couple of small parts, his TV fame elevated him to stardom, starting in 1966 with “Young Dillinger,” in which he played Pretty Boy Floyd. It continued on for another season.Ĭonrad, meanwhile, interspersed his long, successful TV career with numerous roles in films. It was revived in December 1977 as “Black Sheep Squadron,” after the network’s new shows failed to find audiences. The NBC series was enjoyed by male viewers but not so much by women and it was dropped after its first season. Bringing his customary intensity to the role, he even learned to fly. The series “Baa Baa Black Sheep” followed in 1976 and was roughly based on an autobiography by Marine Corps ace and Medal of Honor recipient Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, who wrote of the raucous fliers he commanded during World War II.Ĭonrad played Pappy Boyington, so nicknamed because he often rescued his pilots from severe punishment.

He was ably assisted by Ross Martin’s Artemus Gordon, a master of disguise. West, a James Bond-like agent who used innovative tactics and futuristic gadgets (futuristic for the 1800s anyway) to battle bizarre villains. In “The Wild Wild West,” which debuted in 1965, he was James T. The two private eyes alternated on simple investigations with help from the island’s colorful characters, including a singer named Cricket Blake (Connie Stevens) and a ukulele-strumming taxi driver named Kazuo (Poncie Ponce).Īfter five seasons with the show, Conrad went on to embrace the television craze of the time, period Westerns, but with a decidedly different twist. They operated out of a fancy office overlooking the pool at a popular Waikiki hotel.

Conrad played Tom Lopaka, a daring private investigator whose partner was Tracy Steele, played by Anthony Eisley.

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