RIP Robert Conrad

[Princess L]

Born: March 1, 1935, Chicago, IL
Died: February 8, 2020, Malibu, CA

[Army of One]

Was on Peds before most of Hollywood.

[Princess L]

Looks like a young Clint Eastwood

[IroNat]

He was before his time.  Nowadays he'd be a huge action star.

[Powerlift66]

Just watched Columbo episode he was on. Gym owner, Vitamin pusher, fancy office, like Joe Weider.
He's on the phone at his desk, and he's talking to "Arnold" during his conversation.

PIP...

[njflex]

agreed a real man's man..

[funk51]

                   S and H cover man.

[Matt]

Just watched Columbo episode he was on. Gym owner, Vitamin pusher, fancy office, like Joe Weider.
He's on the phone at his desk, and he's talking to "Arnold" during his conversation.

PIP...

Lol!  That's hilarious you mentioned that.  Had it not been for your post, I wouldn't have known he actually was in an episode of Columbo.

The reason why was because when I saw the photos of Conrad, including the Ironage photos, I immediately recalled an Ironage episode of Columbo from season seven called "Make Me a Perfect Murder".  I thought he acted in that episode as the character "Mark", but upon reviewing Ironage photos from the episode, and looking up the cast list, I realized I was wrong.  But low and behold, thanks to your post, I learned that Conrad was in a Columbo episode.

Here is the person I was confusing him with - Laurence Luckinbill, who played the character Mark in the Ironage Columbo episode that I mentioned above - "Make Me a Perfect Murder" from season seven:

[Matt]

IMO, I can forgive myself for confusing Robert Conrad with Laurence Luckinbill.  Both are Ironage actors born within ten weeks of one another, who are stoic leading men who look like they would have cleft chins, but don't [although Conrad appears to have one in some pictures].

Robert Conrad:



Laurence Luckinbill:



If there are any other fans of Columbo here, I highly recommend Season 7, Episode 5 of Columbo: "The Conspirators".

[Moontrane]

He was before his time.  Nowadays he'd be a huge action star.

I agree.  To those of us of a certain age, Conrad was one of the first action stars. 

Just watched Columbo episode he was on. Gym owner, Vitamin pusher, fancy office, like Joe Weider.
He's on the phone at his desk, and he's talking to "Arnold" during his conversation.

PIP...

I recall that episode and how Columbo solved it.  Great episode.

[njflex]

IMO, I can forgive myself for confusing Robert Conrad with Laurence Luckinbill.  Both are Ironage actors born within ten weeks of one another, who are stoic leading men who look like they would have cleft chins, but don't [although Conrad appears to have one in some pictures].

Robert Conrad:



Laurence Luckinbill:



If there are any other fans of Columbo here, I highly recommend Season 7, Episode 5 of Columbo: "The Conspirators".

LOVE those early ones..once he was older he was  too grizzled the character

[Matt]

LOVE those early ones..once he was older he was  too grizzled the character

Do you mean Columbo/Peter Falk was too grizzled in the newer episodes?

If so, I agree - I prefer the Ironage episodes too.

[Megalodon]

Just watched Columbo episode he was on. Gym owner, Vitamin pusher, fancy office, like Joe Weider.
He's on the phone at his desk, and he's talking to "Arnold" during his conversation.

PIP...

Columbo episodes are literally the only "tv" I've watched recently.  He was Milo Janus, possibly a nod to Milo Steinborn, and had a spiel where he became indignant whenever clients found out he was overcharging them.  "I have to maintain quality!"  

I saw him as Vic Tanny inspired except for the murder and bad business practices  . Tanny had high pressure sales which brought some heat though.

[Kwon]

Do you mean Columbo/Peter Falk was too grizzled in the newer episodes?

If so, I agree - I prefer the Ironage episodes too.

Columbo was the King of Grizzlys

[njflex]

Do you mean Columbo/Peter Falk was too grizzled in the newer episodes?

If so, I agree - I prefer the Ironage episodes too.

YES IRONAGE

[Megalodon]

If there are any other fans of Columbo here, I highly recommend Season 7, Episode 5 of Columbo: "The Conspirators".

I'll have to check that one out. The last one I saw was one of the Patrick McGoohan ones, called "By the Dawn's Early Light".

Here's a bunch of episodes for anyone interested. I think you may have to sign up(free, just register like a forum) but I watched a bunch of them before I did.  https://archive.org/details/columbo_480p_bak

[pellius]

Was on Peds before most of Hollywood.

Jeeze man, it's gotten to a point where anybody that works out and gets a little bit of muscle with visible abs is juicing.

Whenever I hear someone say this about that type of physique I just automatically assume they, themselves, look like shit. I've never been wrong.

Even today, only after thirty years from his passing did people start accusing Bruce Lee of using steroids. All 5'6" 135 lbs of him.

[pellius]

I was a huge fan of "Wild, Wild West" when I was a kid. Robert Conrad was bad ass and had some great fight scenes.

[Megalodon]

Conrad had a bad car accident over a decade ago. I think he required an assistant from then on.

He had a regular podcast, or something like that, that I caught a couple times(like 10 years ago/after accident). I got the idea he was grumpy in real life or that was kind of his schtick.


Side note: I don't even think he lifted much or at all when he was younger. He was very athletic, did situps, pushups, bodyweight pullups, etc....

[BB]

I'll have to check that one out. The last one I saw was one of the Patrick McGoohan ones, called "By the Dawn's Early Light".

Here's a bunch of episodes for anyone interested. I think you may have to sign up(free, just register like a forum) but I watched a bunch of them before I did.  https://archive.org/details/columbo_480p_bak

https://archive.org/details/4.1AnExerciseInFatility <----- That should link to it.

The Columbo you guys are looking for is Season 4, Episode 1 "A Exercise in Fatility" with Conrad as Milo Janus. It's a fun episode lots of red naugahyde and chrome in the gym, it looked like one of the old Tanny franchises.

Another film, if you can find it, that he was kinda good in, is the adaption of G Gordon Liddy's Will -

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[Megalodon]

https://archive.org/details/4.1AnExerciseInFatility <----- That should link to it.

The Columbo you guys are looking for is Season 4, Episode 1 "A Exercise in Fatility" with Conrad as Milo Janus. It's a fun episode lots of red naugahyde and chrome in that gym, it looked like one of the old Tanny gyms.

Another film, if you can find it, that he was kinda good in, is the adaption of G Gordon Liddy's Will -

.

He was in another watchable movie where he and Lee Majors played serial killers. I think it was made for television. Conrad played a remorseless sadist and Majors was a bad guy with a conscience.

[Moontrane]

Conrad had a bad car accident over a decade ago. I think he required an assistant from then on.

He had a regular podcast, or something like that, that I caught a couple times(like 10 years ago/after accident). I got the idea he was grumpy in real life or that was kind of his schtick.

Side note: I don't even think he lifted much or at all when he was younger. He was very athletic, did situps, pushups, bodyweight pullups, etc....

I’d be grumpy too if I lost a 100-yard race to a remedial high school teacher.

“I’m German - I vant to kill both of them!”

Lynda Carter was smokin’ hot!

RIP
Penny Marshall
Richard Hatch
Bruce Jenner
Bob Conrad
Ron Howard’s hair
Telly Savalas
Robert Hegyes
Farrah Fawcett

[Megalodon]

I’d be grumpy too if I lost a 100-yard race to a remedial high school teacher.

“I’m German - I vant to kill both of them!”

Lynda Carter was smokin’ hot!

RIP
Penny Marshall
Richard Hatch
Bruce Jenner
Bob Conrad
Ron Howard’s hair
Telly Savalas
Robert Hegyes
Farrah Fawcett

Good find.

Lynda Carter was amazing. Model skinny but naturally large breasts. Tall, tiny waist and beautiful.

[Army of One]

Jeeze man, it's gotten to a point where anybody that works out and gets a little bit of muscle with visible abs is juicing.

Whenever I hear someone say this about that type of physique I just automatically assume they, themselves, look like shit. I've never been wrong.

Even today, only after thirty years from his passing did people start accusing Bruce Lee of using steroids. All 5'6" 135 lbs of him.

It isn't the size it's the look.his pics shows a very obvious sign of usage.no he isn't huge,no he isn't lean as piss.Just has a look that naturals don't have.

[Irongrip400]

I’d be grumpy too if I lost a 100-yard race to a remedial high school teacher.

“I’m German - I vant to kill both of them!”

Lynda Carter was smokin’ hot!

RIP
Penny Marshall
Richard Hatch
Bruce Jenner
Bob Conrad
Ron Howard’s hair
Telly Savalas
Robert Hegyes
Farrah Fawcett

Both took the baton early so what’s the big deal?

Prettt cool concept for a show though.