| Hans Conried | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1917 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | January 5, 1982 Burbank, California |
Hans Conried (April 15, 1917 – January 5, 1982) was a comic character actor and voice actor. Born Hans Georg Conried, Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland of Jewish descent. He was raised there and in New York City. He studied acting at Columbia University and went on to play many major classical roles onstage. He worked in radio before breaking into movies in 1939. He was also a member of the Orson Welles Mercury Theatre Company. Conried appeared regularly on many radio shows during the 1940s, notably the George Burns & Gracie Allen Show, on which he played a psychiatrist whom George regularly consulted for help in dealing with the dizzy Gracie. His most important single year was 1953, in which he made his Broadway debut in Can-Can and received screen credit in six films (among them The Twonky). Other Broadway productions include 70, Girls, 70 and Irene. Conried's inimitable growl and impeccable diction were perfectly suited, whether portraying the dim Professor Kopokin in the radio show My Friend Irma or portraying comic villains and other mock-sinister or cranky types, such as Captain Hook (and Mr. Darling) in Walt Disney's Peter Pan and the Grinch from Dr. Seuss' Grinch Night. According to the DVD commentary of "Futurama" he was also the inspiration for the voice created for that series' "Robot Devil." Conried also was a cast member of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, voicing the character of Snidely Whiplash in the Dudley Do-Right shorts as well as Wally Walrus on The Woody Woodpecker Show and Uncle Waldo P. Wigglesworth on Hoppity Hooper. He was well known as the Williams family patriarch, Uncle Tonoose, on the sitcom Make Room for Daddy, a role he played for 13 years. He was also a regular performer on the Jack Paar Tonight Show from 1959 to 1962. Conried was married to Margaret Grant from 29th January 1942 until he died from cardiovascular disease at the age of 64. They had four children.
TV Shows
Among many, he appeared in I Love Lucy, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mr Ed, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Lost in Space, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gilligan's Island, Love, American Style, Kolchak, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, Hogan's Heroes and Fantasy Island. He was also the host of Fractured Flickers.
Filmography
- Dramatic School (1938)
- Never Say Die (1939)
- It's a Wonderful World (1939)
- On Borrowed Time (1939)
- Dulcy (1940)
- The Great Dictator (1940)
- Bitter Sweet (1940)
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
- More About Nostradamus (1941) (short subject)
- Underground (1941)
- Unexpected Uncle (1941)
- Weekend for Three (1941)
- The Gay Falcon (1941)
- A Date with the Falcon (1941)
- Joan of Paris (1942)
- Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
- Saboteur (1942)
- The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
- Pacific Rendezvous (1942)
- The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
- The Big Street (1942)
- The Greatest Gift (1942) (short subject)
- Nightmare (1942)
- Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
- Underground Agent (1942)
- Hitler's Children (1943)
- Journey Into Fear (1943)
- Hostages (1943)
- A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
- Crazy House (1943)
- His Butler's Sister (1943)
- Passage to Marseille (1944)
- Mrs. Parkington (1944)
- The Beach Nut (1944) (short subject) (voice)
- Ski for Two (1944) (short subject) (voice)
- Chew-Chew Baby (1945) (short subject) (voice)
- Sliphorn King of Polaroo (1945) (short subject) (voice)
- The Dippy Diplomat (1945) (short subject) (voice)
- Reckless Driver (1946) (short subject) (voice)
- Design for Death (1947) (short subject) (narrator)
- Well Oiled (1947) (short subject) (voice)
- The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
- Variety Time (1948)
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
- My Friend Irma (1949)
- Bride for Sale (1949)
- On the Town (1949)
- Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
- Summer Stock (1950)
- Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
- New Mexico (1951)
- Behave Yourself! (1951)
- Texas Carnival (1951)
- Too Young to Kiss (1951)
- I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
- Johann Mouse (1952) (short subject) (voice)
- The Light Touch (1952)
- Three for Bedroom C (1952)
- Big Jim McLain (1952)
- The World in His Arms (1952)
- The Twonky (1953)
- Peter Pan (1953) (voice)
- The Emperor's New Clothes (1953) (short subject) (voice)
- Siren of Bagdad (1953)
- The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
- The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
- Ben and Me (1953) (short subject) (voice)
- Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1954)
- You're Never Too Young (1955)
- The Birds and the Bees (1956)
- Bus Stop (1956)
- Carnival in Munich (1956) (short subject) (narrator)
- The Story of Anyburg U.S.A. (1957) (short subject) (voice)
- The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
- Jet Pilot (1957)
- The Big Beat (1958)
- Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
- Juke Box Rhythm (1959)
- 1001 Arabian Nights (1959) (voice)
- The Magic Fountain (1961) (voice)
- Jay Ward's Fractured Flickers (1959) (host)(available on DVD)
- My Six Loves (1963)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
- The Patsy (1964)
- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) (voice)
- Horton Hears a Who (1970) (voice)
- Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) (voice)
- The Brothers O'Toole (1973)
- The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
- The Magic Pony (1977) (voice)
- The Hobbit (1977) (voice)
- The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
- Oh, God! Book II (1980)
