I actually knew William Conrad. He was the uncle of my best friend when I was a kid. I can't say anything about him, just that, well, I knew him. Regards, Austin > -----Original Message----- > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric Goldstein > Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 7:16 PM > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [rollei_list] OT: Old Time Radio/TV (was Re: Re: ADMIN: I'm Out > of the Loop) > > > William Conrad had quite a bit of success on television (and then > syndication) in a number of noteworthy roles, including his own > multi-season prime time network television series "Cannon." The > pinnacle of his career was his stint as announcer for the final > episodes of "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show." > > > Eric Goldstein > > -- > > The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Richard Knoppow > <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > All of the principles had long and varied radio careers, but > like so many > > radio actors, did not fare well in TV or movies. William Conrad did have > > some movie roles but mostly as greasy heavies, parts which did > not exploit > > his fine acting ability. (snipped) > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list