Jess Conrad
- Recitazione
- 24 febbraio 1936 · Brixton, London, England, UK
Biografia
Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James, 24 February 1936, Brixton, London) is an actor and singer from England. He was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a number of hits to his credit, "Cherry Pie", "This Pullover", "Mystery Girl" and "Pretty Jenny". He has recorded for Decca, Columbia, Pye President and EMI record labels. During the late 1950s and in to the mid 1960s Conrad appeared in a number of cult films, namely Serious Charge (uncredited), The Boys, Rag Doll, (filmed in 1960, and released in 1961); Kill 1 and Konga. He also featured in a cameo role in the Sex Pistols film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. Odeon recently re-issued one of his 1970s films on to DVD - Cool It Carol!. He appeared in the 1984 TV series of Miss Marple in the episode entitled The Body in the Library as Raymond Starr. He also starred in the 1990s film, The Punk And The Princess. A Freemason, he is a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, the membership of which is made up of entertainers. Conrad has been married to wife Renee for over forty years. In recent years, Conrad has appeared in a number of documentaries and television programmes, often offering entertaining stories of violent encounters with other famous people. In a BBC Arena documentary about the legendary record producer Joe Meek, Conrad boasts of biting off part of the nose of singer Heinz during a confrontation backstage at a package show in the early 1960s.Similarly, in Sex, Secrets & Frankie Howerd, he tells of threatening to cut off comedian Frankie Howerd's ears, when Howerd made untoward advances to Conrad in a dressing room.
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Filmografia
- Mantopus · Bob Kenton (Voce)
- Mob Handed · The Judge
- Respectable: The Mary Millington Story · In persona
- Run For Your Wife · Piano Player
- Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop · In persona
- Telstar: The Joe Meek Story · Larry Parnes
- Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage · Prince Charming
- Sinderella Comes Again · Prince Charming
- Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd · In persona
- Escape to the Country · In persona
- The Unforgettable Diana Dors · In persona
- Blondes: Diana Dors · In persona
- Sinderella Live · Prince Charming
- John Virgo: Playing For Laughs · In persona
- The Punk
- The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek · In persona
- Tank Malling · Celebrity
- Just Like That! · In persona
- Absolute Beginners · Cappuccino Man
- Claudia · Man at Deli
- C'è un cadavere in biblioteca · Raymond Starr
- La grande truffa del rock'n'roll · Jess
- An Audience with... · In persona
- Spazio 1999 · Mark Sanders
- Last of the Summer Wine · Walker
- The Flesh and Blood Show · Young Actor
- Are You Being Served? · Mr. Walpole
- Cool It, Carol! · Jonathan
- Assassination Bureau · Angelo
- Senza di loro l'inferno è vuoto · Jess Shepherd
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Davo
- Az aranyfej · Michael Stevenson
- Αλίκη αγάπη μου · Barry Wilson
- The Human Jungle · Danny Pace
- The Paradise Suite · 'Boy' - Bell Hop
- The Boys · Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
- The Skin Game · Ted-O
- The Queen's Guards
- Konga · Bob Kenton
- Rag Doll · Shane
- The Odd Man · Cliff
- Too Young to Love · Peter Martin
- Boy Meets Girls
- The Ugly Duckling · Bimbo
- Serious Charge · Dancer (uncredited)
- Friends and Neighbours · Buddy Fisher
- Follow a Star · Theatre Heckler (uncredited)
- Bader il pilota · Cadet Pilot (uncredited)
- Who Done It? · Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)