Person
Conrad Nagel
Acting · 1897–1970 · Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Biography
Conrad Nagel was an American stage and film actor, as well as radio and television performer and host. He was a matinee idol and star of the Silent cinema era and beyond. He was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and served as its President from 1932 to 1933. He was also a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Known for
Perry Mason
Nathan Claver
Robert Montgomery Presents
Norman Maine
Matinee Theater
1955
What's My Line?
Self
Climax!
Mr. Diamond
Studio One
Richard Elton
Bat Masterson
Harry Varden
Thriller
Mayor Walker Wylie
Naked City
Darrington
Dr. Kildare
Governor Matthew Evans
Filmography
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf (archive footage) (voice)
- 2004Checking Out: Grand HotelSelf (archive footage)
- 2002London After MidnightArthur Hibbs (archive footage)
- 1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966ABC Stage 67Mr. Mallory
- 1963The LieutenantAdmiral Terence Havener
- 1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
- 1961Westinghouse Presents: The DispossessedGeneral George Crook
- 1961Ben CaseyMr. Schutz
- 1961Dr. KildareGovernor Matthew Evans
- 1960The Fatal ImpulseMayor Walker Wylie
- 1960Route 66
- 1960ThrillerMayor Walker Wylie
- 1959Mr. LuckyJulius Rutherford-Shank
- 1959The Man Who Understood WomenG.K. Brody
- 1959A Stranger in My ArmsHarley Beasley
- 1958Bat MastersonHarry Varden
- 1958Naked CityDarrington
- 1957Perry MasonNathan Claver
- 1957Hidden FearArthur Miller
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourWilliam T. Stinson
- 1955Playwrights '56Mr. President
- 1955Hollywood PreviewSelf - Host
- 1955MGM Paradeself
- 1955GunsmokeMajor
- 1955All That Heaven AllowsHarvey
- 1954Climax!Mr. Diamond
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsNorman Maine
- 1949The Silver TheatreSelf- Host
- 1948Studio OneRichard Elton
- 1948The Vicious CircleKarl Nemesch
- 1948Stage StruckPolice Lt. Williams
- 1946Prospecting for PetroleumThe Voice of Oil (voice)
- 1945Adventures of RustyHugh Mitchell
- 1945Forever YoursDr. Randall
- 1944Dangerous JourneyNarrator
- 1940I Want a DivorceDavid Holland Sr.
- 1940One Million B.C.Narrator
- 1939The Mad EmpressMaximilian
- 1937Love Takes FlightDirector
- 1937Bank AlarmAlan O'Connor
- 1937The Gold RacketAlan O'Connor
- 1937Navy SpyAlan O'Connor
- 1936Yellow CargoAlan O'Connor
- 1936Wedding PresentRoger Dodacker
- 1936The Girl from MandalayJohn Foster
- 1936Ball at SavoyJohn Egan, posing as Baron Dupont
- 1935One New York NightKent
- 1935Death Flies EastJohn Robinson Gordon
- 1934One Hour LateStephen Barclay
- 1934Dangerous CornerRobert Chatfield
- 1934The Marines Are ComingCapt. Edward 'Ned' Benton
- 1933Ann VickersLindsey Atwell
- 1933The Constant WomanWalt Underwood
- 1932Fast LifeBurton
- 1932KongoKingsland
- 1932Divorce In The FamilyDr. Phil Shumaker
- 1932The Man Called BackDr. David Yorke
- 1932Hell DiversDuke Johnson
- 1931The Pagan LadyErnest Todd
- 1931The Reckless HourEdward 'Eddie' Adams
- 1931Son of IndiaWilliam Darsay
- 1931Three Who LovedJohn Hanson
- 1931The Bad SisterDr. Dick Lindley
- 1931East LynneRobert Carlyle
- 1930The Right of WayCharley 'Beauty' Steele
- 1930Free LoveStephen Ferrier
- 1930TodayFred Warner
- 1930Du Barry, Woman of PassionCosse de Brissac
- 1930A Lady SurrendersWinthrop Beauvel
- 1930The Voice of Hollywood
- 1930Numbered MenBertie 'Duke' Gray, #50607
- 1930One Romantic NightDr. Nicholas Haller
- 1930The DivorceePaul
- 1930RedemptionVictor Karenin
- 1930Second WifeWalter Fairchild
- 1930The Ship from ShanghaiHoward Vazey
- 1929DynamiteRoger Towne
- 1929The Sacred FlameCol. Maurice Taylor
- 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Self - Master of Ceremonies
- 1929The KissArdré
- 1929The Thirteenth ChairRichard Crosby
- 1929The Idle RichWilliam van Luyn
- 1929Kid GlovesKid Gloves
- 1929The Redeeming SinDr. Raoul de Boise
- 1928Red WineCharles H. Cook
- 1928The Michigan KidJimmy Cowan, the Michigan Kid
- 1928The TerrorCredits Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1928State Street SadieRalph Blake
- 1928Caught in the FogBob Vickers
- 1928The Mysterious LadyCapt. Karl von Raden
- 1928Diamond HandcuffsJohn
- 1928Glorious BetsyJérôme Bonaparte
- 1928TenderloinChuck White
- 1927If I Were SingleTed Howard
- 1927London After MidnightArthur Hibbs
- 1927The Girl from ChicagoHandsome Joe
- 1927Quality StreetDr. Valentine Brown
- 1927Slightly UsedMajor John Smith
- 1927Life in Hollywood No. 7Himself
- 1927Heaven on EarthEdmond Durand
- 1926Tin HatsJack Benson
- 1926There You Are!George Fenwick
- 1926The Waning SexPhilip Barry
- 1926The Exquisite SinnerDominique Prad
- 1926Memory LaneJimmy Holt
- 1926Dance MadnessRoger Halladay
- 1925The Only ThingHarry Vane, Duke of Chevenix
- 1925Lights of Old BroadwayDirk de Rhonde
- 1925Sun-UpRufe
- 1925Pretty LadiesMaggie's Dream Lover
- 1925Cheaper to MarryDick Tyler
- 1925Excuse MeHarry Mallory
- 1924So This Is Marriage?Peter Marsh
- 1924The SnobHerrick Appleton
- 1924Married FlirtsPerley Rex
- 1924Sinners in SilkBrock Farley
- 1924Tess of the D'UrbervillesAngel Clare
- 1924The Rejected WomanJohn Leslie
- 1924Three WeeksPaul Verdayne
- 1924Name the ManVictor Stowell
- 1923The RendezvousWalter Stanford
- 1923Lawful LarcenyAndrew Dorsey
- 1923Bella DonnaNigel Armine
- 1923GrumpyErnest Heron
- 1922Singed WingsPeter Gordon
- 1922The Impossible Mrs. BellewJohn Helstan
- 1922Nice PeopleScotty White
- 1922A Trip to ParamountownSelf
- 1922The OrdealDr. Robert Acton
- 1922HateDick Talbot
- 1922Saturday NightRichard Prentiss
- 1921Fool's ParadiseArthur Phelps
- 1921Sacred and Profane LoveEmilie Diaz, a pianist
- 1921The Lost RomanceAllen Erskine, M.D
- 1921What Every Woman KnowsJohn Shand
- 1921Midsummer MadnessJulian Osborne
- 1921Forbidden FruitActor In Play 'Forbidden Fruit' (uncredited)
- 1920Unseen ForcesClyde Brunton
- 1920The Fighting ChanceStephen Siward
- 1919RedheadMatthew Thurlow
- 1919The Lion and the MouseJefferson Ryder
- 1918Little WomenLaurie Laurence
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