Biography
CONRAD JANIS

Twentieth Century Artists, Inc.,
15760 Ventura Blvd. Ste.700, Encino, CA 91436 (818) 325-3832 fax (818) 713-1709

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MOVIES:

“Another Pretty Face” – Directed by Ray Villa
“The November Conspiracy” – Starring George Segal, Elliott Gould and Conrad Janis. Directed by Conrad Janis – A MiraCon Pictures Production
“The Cable Guy” – with Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick, Directed by Ben Stiller
“Mr. Saturday Night” – Billy Crystal, Helen Hunt, directed by Billy Crystal
“Addams Family Reunion” – Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah
“Exit to Eden” – a Garry Marshall film. Starring Dana Delany, Paul Mercurio, Rosie O'Donnell and Dan Aykroyd.
“Nothing in Common” - Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Dir. Garry Marshall
“The God’s Must be Crazy III” – Canon Films
“Brewster’s Millions” – Richard Pryor, John Candy, dir. Walter Hill – a Joel Silver Production
“Oh God II” – George Burns, Directed by Gil Cates
“The Buddy Holly Story” – Gary Busey
“The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox” – George Segal, Goldie Hawn – Directed by Mel Frank, 20th Century Fox
“Roseland” – A James Ivory film.
“Sonny Boy” – David Carradine, Paul Smith, Brad Dourif – Dir. Robert Carroll
“The Happy Hooker” – with Lynne Redgrave, Jean Pierre Aumont
“Airport ‘75” – with Charlton Heston, Karen Black, Gloria Swanson, Myna Loy, Sid Caesar, directed By Jack Smight – Universal
“Beyond Glory” – with Alan Ladd and Donna Reed – Paramount
“Let’s Rock” – Julia La Rosa, Paul Anka
“That Hagen Girl” – with Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple – Warner Bros.
“The Brasher Doubloon” – (Raymond Chandler – Philip Marlowe Mystery) 20th Century Fox
“Margie” – opposite Jeanne Crain, directed by Henry King – 20th Century Fox
“Snafu” – with Robert Benchley – Columbia
"On The Campaign Trail" - Documentary, Bill Clinton

 

FILM DIRECTOR:

"The November Conspiracy"– Directed by Conrad Janis. Starring George Segal, Elliot Gould, Conrad Janis, Paige Turco, Dirk Benedict, Maria Grimm

TELEVISION SERIES:

“Frasier” – Recurring role. With Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce.
“Family Law” - Recurring Role. With Kathleen Quinlan and Christopher McDonald.
“Diagnosis Murder” – Recurring Role. With Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell and Bary Van Dyke.
“L.A. Heat” – Recurring Role. Wth Wolf Larson and Steven Williams.
“Murder She Wrote” – Recurring role. With Angela Lansbury.
“St. Elsewhere” – Recurring Role. With Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, Ronny Cox etc.
“Mork and Mindy” – Starring with Robin Williams and Pam Dawber. (Mindy’s Father; Regular)
“Quark" – written by Buck Henry, starring with Richard Benjamin; Regular
“I Bonino” –written by Robert Allen Arthur, starring with Ezio Pinza – prod. Fred Coe. Regular.
“Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop” - Conrad Janis as Jimmy Hughes. Dumont Network

 

TV MOVIES OF THE WEEK:

The New Rockford Files - As Harvey. With James Garner and John Amos.
Asimoz’s Probe - Parker Stevenson, produced by Universal.
Caddie Woodlawn - With Melissa Clayton, Season Hubley, Trey Parker etc.
The Gossip Columnist - As Ivan Bock. With Steve Allen, Jim Backus, Jack Carter, Kim Cattrall and Martha Raye.
The Red Light Sting - As Bowman. With Farrah Fawcet and Beau Bridges.
The Virginia Hill Story - As Halley. With Dyan Canon and Harvey Keitel.
Freddie’s Magic Magnet – DISNEY
Miracle on 34th Street - As Doctor Pierce. With Jane Alexander, David Hartman, Roddy McDowall and Sebastian Cabot.

 

TELEVISION – Starred in over 500 major network shows from the present to the "Golden Age” of television, including:

Baywatch - With David Hasselhoff and Parker Stevenson.
"V" - With Jane Badler, June Chadwick and Jennifer Cooke. Produced by Ralph Riskin
Shades of LA - With Warren Berlinger, David L. Crowley and John D'Aquino.
Golden Girls - With Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty.
Highway to Heaven - With Michael Landon and Victor French.
Maude - Bea Arthur and Bill Macy.
Dog and Cat - With Lou Antonio and Kim Basinger.
Laverne and Shirley - With Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean and David L. Lander.
Streets of San Fransisco - With Karl Malden and Michael Douglas.
Happy Days - With Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Erin Moran, Anson Williams and Don Most.
The Jeffersons - With Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley.
Remington Steele - With Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan.
Every Ninety Seconds -
The George Burns Comedy Hour - With George Burns.
Barnaby Jones - With Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriweather.
The Gossip Columnist - Opposite Kim Cattrall
Police Story - With Vic Morrow.
The McLean Stevenson Show
Mama’s Family - With Vicki Lawrence, Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Betty White, etc.
Kojak - With Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer and Kevin Dobson.
The Love Boat - With Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Joanna Cassidy, Fred Grandy, etc.
Baretta - With Robert Blake.
Banacek - With George Peppard, Ralph Manza and Murray Matheson.
My Favorite Martian - With Ray Walston, Bill Bixby and Pamela Britton.
Get Smart - As a KAOS agent, with Don Adams, Barbara Feldon and Edward Platt.
Cannon - Starring William Conrad.
The Untouchables - Starring Robert Stack.
Suspense - 28 starring roles.
Studio One - 7 starring roles.
Philco Playhouse - 10 starring roles.
Omnibus - 2 starring roles.
The U.S. Steel Hour - Written by Rod Serling and James Costigan.
Zane Grey Theatre - Hosted by Dick Powell.
Kraft Playhouse - 14 starring roles.
Armstrong Circle Theatre - 7 starring roles.
Danger - Hosted and narrated by Dick Stark.
Lights Out - Hosted by Frank Gallop, Narrated by Jack La Rue.
The Clock - Narrated by Larry Semon.
Actors Studio Theater - With Marc Connelly.
Matinee Theatre - Hosted by John Conte.
Starlight Theatre -5 starring roles
The Web - Hosted by Jonathan Blake.
T-Men in Action
The Nurses- With Shirl Conway and Zina Bethune.
Silver Theatre - Hosted by Conrad Nagel.
House Calls
Trapper John M.D. - With Pernell Roberts and Gregory Harrison.
Stony Burke - Starring with Jack Lord, Robert Dowell and Bruce Dern.
Appointment with Adventure
The Invisible Man - With david McCallum, Melinda O. Fee and Craid Stevens.
Man Behind The Badge - With Charles Bickford and Norman Rose.
CBS. T.V. Workshop
"Bill Baily, Wont You Please Come Home" - Starring with Sidney Poitier.
Tattle Tale - With Catherine Rich, C. Thomas Howell and Ally Sheedy.
The Match Game
The Golf Playhouse - Several epesiodes.

Newspaper, Magazine & TV News Appearances

Entertainment Tonight - Many appearances
48 Hours - Several appearances
Hard copy - Several appearances
NBC Specials - About Conrad and the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band
NBC Nightly News
Good Morning LA - Many appearances
KTLA News show - Several appearances
KCLA News show - Several appearances
KCOP News show - Several appearances
Good Morning LA - with Steve Edwards - Several appearances
CBS Evening News - Several appearances
ABC News Shows - Several appearances
CNN - Several appearances
Fox News - Several appearances
People Magazine - Several appearances
New York Post
New York Times
LA Times
Beverly Courier
Beverly Hills 215
Countless Other Shows

TELEVISION SPECIALS:

This Joint is Jumpin’ – PBS; Producer, starring opposite Jack Lemmon, Bea Arthur, Dudley Moore, Dirk Benedict, Jackie Cooper and Pat McCormick.
That’s a Plenty – KCET Special; Starring with George Segal and The Beverley Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.
The Bob Hope Special – Starring as Norman Lear.
The Bert Convy Special
The Jukebox Review
Don Lane Show - via satellite to Australia and Europe.


BROADWAY PLAYS: (Original Broadway Companies *)

“Same Time Next Year” – Opposite Joyce Van Patten. Broadway and National Tour
“The Front Page” * – all star production with Robert Ryan, Helen Hayes, Conrad Janis, Peggy Cass, Arnold Stang, Bert Convy, Julia Meade.
“Sunday in New York” * – By Norman Krasna, directed by Garson Kanin with Robert Redford
“The Velvet Shotgun” – (West End, London) – 100 performances, dir. Frith Banbury for H. M. Tenant producer, starred opposite Sarah Marshall
“Visit to a Small Planet” * – By Gore Vidal, with Cyril Ritchard
“Make A Million” * – With Sam Levene,
“Marathon 33” * – Directed by Lee Strasberg, with Julie Harris
“Time out for Ginger” * – With Melvyn Douglas
“Joy Ride” (Los Angeles, CA) – Musical revue with Joel Grey, Bernie West, played many roles and led Jazz band on stage
“The Brass Ring” *– (Won Theatre World Award)
“The Next Half Hour” * – By Mary Chase, Dir. George S. Kauffman
“Dark of the Moon” * – Sta Richadr Hart, Carrol Stone, Marge Champion.
“Junior Miss” * - Directed by Moss Hart – 720 performances.
“Everybody Loves Me” * – With Jack Carson
“No Hard Feelings” * – Directed by Abe Burrows, with Eddie Albert, Stockard Channing

CONCERTS:

Carnegie Hall – 8 sold our performances and multiple other appearances.
Westwood Playhouse - Several appearances.
Town Hall, New York
Philadelphia Academy of Music
Visalia Civic Center - Visalia, CA
Community Playhouse – Palos Verdes, CA
Gammage Auditorium - Tempe Arizona, several appearances
The North Community Theater - Several appearances.
UCLA Theater - Several appearances.
The Television Academy
Screen Actors Guild Fundraiser
Writers Guild Fundraiser
Twin Towers Fundraiser
And Countless Others


TALK SHOWS:

David Letterman - Many appearances.
The Tonight Show - Many appearances.
Johnny Carson Tonight Show - over 30 appearances.
Mike Douglas - 5 appearances.
Merv Griffin - Several appearances.
The Dinah Shore Show - 5 appearances.
The Late Show - with Ross Shafer




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