Acting
Charles J. Conrad
Born 1909-11-28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Acting credits
7.1A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
A Star Is Born
1954
7.0A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
Plunder Road
1957
6.6An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
Don't Bother to Knock
1952
6.6A 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.
Storm Warning
1951
6.1When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine, leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.
Inferno
1953
6.9Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.
No Way Out
1950
5.5After 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.
The Tattered Dress
1957
6.3A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Rock Island Trail
1950
6.4Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see if there is still a spark between them.
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
6.3A lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case.
Hunt the Man Down
1950
6.0Professor 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.
Peggy
1950
6.3The manager (Stephen McNally) of a rocket-fuel plant deals with a worker (Vic Morrow) threatening to blow himself up.
Hell's Five Hours
1958
6.1Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.
The Square Jungle
1955
NRAn unscrupulous criminal lawyer falls in love with a wealthy widow and becomes involved with her brother's disappearance and murder.
The Edge of Innocence
1957