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robert conrad color illustration fitness 2000 kristen blue cloth background . robert conrad ( born march 1 , 1935 ) is an american actor and director of film and television . he is primarily known for the 1965 1969 cbs television series the wild wild west , in which he played the sophisticated secret service agent james west . early life conrad was born as konrad robert falkowski [ 1 ] in chicago , illinois . during his early career one of conrads best friends was actor nick adams , who by many accounts helped him get work in hollywood . [ 2 ] [ edit ] career before the wild wild west , conrad played tom lopaka in abcs hawaiian eye opposite anthony eisley and connie stevens . in the 1970s , he played such roles as prosecuting attorney paul ryan in a short lived 1971 tv series , the d . a . , and american spy jake webster in the series assignment vienna . with his muscular build and cigarette induced gravelly voice , conrad found ratings success playing legendary tough guy world war ii fighter ace pappy boyington in baa baa black sheep on nbc ( later known in syndication as black sheep squadron ) , from 1976 to 1978 . in the late 1970s , conrad served as the captain of the nbc team for six editions of battle of the network stars . in the first edition , his race against abcs team captain gabe kaplan in the final event to settle a dispute regarding a technical foul ( raised by cbss team captain telly savalas ) in the earlier co ed track relay became one of the most memorable in the series . an infraction by nbc teammates during a baton hand off had caused nbc to suffer a 2 second penalty , giving the victory to kaplans abc team . but to appease the emotional conrad , who challenged kaplan in good sportsmanship , the tall gawky groucho moustached kaplan agreed to run one last time . the race was held on the same regulatory clay track soon after the disputed relay had been completed . as conrad knelt in the starting blocks in the traditional sprinters form , kaplan stayed upright like a cross country ? |
![robert conrad color illustration fitness 2000 kristen blue cloth background . robert conrad ( born march 1 , 1935 ) is an american actor and director of film and television . he is primarily known for the 1965 1969 cbs television series the wild wild west , in which he played the sophisticated secret service agent james west . early life conrad was born as konrad robert falkowski [ 1 ] in chicago , illinois . during his early career one of conrads best friends was actor nick adams , who by many accounts helped him get work in hollywood . [ 2 ] [ edit ] career before the wild wild west , conrad played tom lopaka in abcs hawaiian eye opposite anthony eisley and connie stevens . in the 1970s , he played such roles as prosecuting attorney paul ryan in a short lived 1971 tv series , the d . a . , and american spy jake webster in the series assignment vienna . with his muscular build and cigarette induced gravelly voice , conrad found ratings success playing legendary tough guy world war ii fighter ace pappy boyington in baa baa black sheep on nbc ( later known in syndication as black sheep squadron ) , from 1976 to 1978 . in the late 1970s , conrad served as the captain of the nbc team for six editions of battle of the network stars . in the first edition , his race against abcs team captain gabe kaplan in the final event to settle a dispute regarding a technical foul ( raised by cbss team captain telly savalas ) in the earlier co ed track relay became one of the most memorable in the series . an infraction by nbc teammates during a baton hand off had caused nbc to suffer a 2 second penalty , giving the victory to kaplans abc team . but to appease the emotional conrad , who challenged kaplan in good sportsmanship , the tall gawky groucho moustached kaplan agreed to run one last time . the race was held on the same regulatory clay track soon after the disputed relay had been completed . as conrad knelt in the starting blocks in the traditional sprinters form , kaplan stayed upright like a cross country stock photo](http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/28728/wm/pd2409439.jpg)