18-year-old daughter Chelsea is a jazz-pop singer. Recording artist Richard Marx is set to produce her debut album.
Addressed the Republican National Convention in 2004.
As Bob Conrad he defeated Ed Hickman on points on March 15, 1962 in San Diego, California in a 6 round professional boxing match.
As the star and co-creator of the original TV series "The Wild Wild West" (1965), Conrad attended The 20th Annual Razzie Awards, snidely accepting several of the tacky statuettes on behalf of the Barry Sonnenfeld movie remake (Wild Wild West (1999)). The film swept that year's dis-honors with 5 awards, including Worst Picture of 1999.
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.
Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).
Best remembered by the public for his starring role as James West in "The Wild Wild West" (1965).
Born at 3:34pm-CST.
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.
Father-in-law of Timothy 'Toes' Erwin.
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.
Grandfather of actor Jesse Erwin.
Had an undefeated professional boxing record of 4-0-1.
Has brown hair and blue eyes.
He was a Deputy Sheriff for approximately 8 years in the Bear Valley area of California where he still resides.
He was seriously injured in a head-on car crash in 2003 in which he sustained head injuries and neuro damage that left his right hand and arm paralyzed, and slowed his speech. Convicted of DUI, he was sentenced to six months of house arrest, five years probation and alcohol counseling. He also lost his driver's license for one year.
His daughter, Nancy, was born on his twenty-fifth birthday (March 1, 1954).
Inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame for his work on "The Wild Wild West" (1965).