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Konrad Robert Falk (March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020), better known as [[StageNames Robert Conrad]], was an American actor, screenwriter, singer, stuntman and radio show host.

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Konrad Robert Falk (March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020), better known as [[StageNames Robert Conrad]], was an American actor, screenwriter, singer, stuntman and radio show host.
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Konrad Robert Falkowski (March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020), better known as [[StageNames Robert Conrad]], was an American actor, screenwriter, singer, stuntman and radio show host.

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Konrad Robert Falkowski Falk (March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020), better known as [[StageNames Robert Conrad]], was an American actor, screenwriter, singer, stuntman and radio show host.
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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing {{cowboy}} [[SpyFiction secret agent]] James "Jim" West in the UrExample for CattlePunk series, ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', alongside Creator/RossMartin as Artemus Gordon, and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

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He's had an In his extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He 2000, he was perhaps best known for playing {{cowboy}} [[SpyFiction secret agent]] James "Jim" West in the UrExample for CattlePunk series, ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', alongside Creator/RossMartin as Artemus Gordon, and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Conrad was a vocal critic of [[Film/WildWildWest the film]] based off [[Series/TheWildWildWest his most popular series]], and went so far as going to the [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Awards]] ceremony and accepting every [[MedalOfDishonor award]] the film won as a form of protest. He had no involvement in the making of the film itself however and cannot be said to have been the rightful recipient of any of its awards, so he is usually omitted from lists of Razzie winners who have accepted their awards.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Conrad was a vocal critic of [[Film/WildWildWest the film]] based off [[Series/TheWildWildWest his most popular series]], and went so far as going to the [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Awards]] ceremony and accepting every [[MedalOfDishonor award]] the film won as a form of protest. He had no involvement in the making of the film itself however itself, however[[note]]He ''was'' offered a RemakeCameo as [[UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant President Grant]], but turned it down in disgust after reading the script[[/note]], and cannot be said to have been the rightful recipient of any of its awards, so he is usually omitted from lists of Razzie winners who have accepted their awards.
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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing secret agent James "Jim" West in the UrExample for CattlePunk series, ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', alongside Creator/RossMartin as Artemus Gordon, and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing {{cowboy}} [[SpyFiction secret agent agent]] James "Jim" West in the UrExample for CattlePunk series, ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', alongside Creator/RossMartin as Artemus Gordon, and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Conrad was a vocal critic of [[Film/WildWildWest the film]] based off [[Series/TheWildWildWest his most popular series]], and accepted every [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Award]] the film won at the ceremony as a form of protest. He had no involvement in the making of the film itself however and cannot be said to have been the rightful recipient of any of its awards, so he is usually omitted from lists of Razzie winners who have accepted their awards.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Conrad was a vocal critic of [[Film/WildWildWest the film]] based off [[Series/TheWildWildWest his most popular series]], and accepted every went so far as going to the [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Award]] Awards]] ceremony and accepting every [[MedalOfDishonor award]] the film won at the ceremony as a form of protest. He had no involvement in the making of the film itself however and cannot be said to have been the rightful recipient of any of its awards, so he is usually omitted from lists of Razzie winners who have accepted their awards.

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Conrad was a vocal critic of [[Film/WildWildWest the film]] based on his most popular series, and accepted every Razzie Award the film won at the ceremony as a form of protest. He had no involvement in the making of the film itself however and cannot be said to have been the rightful recipient of any of its awards, so he is usually omitted from lists of Razzie winners who have accepted their awards.


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* DisownedAdaptation: Conrad was a vocal critic of [[Film/WildWildWest the film]] based off [[Series/TheWildWildWest his most popular series]], and accepted every [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie Award]] the film won at the ceremony as a form of protest. He had no involvement in the making of the film itself however and cannot be said to have been the rightful recipient of any of its awards, so he is usually omitted from lists of Razzie winners who have accepted their awards.
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Conrad was a vocal critic of [[Film/WildWildWest the film]] based on his most popular series, and accepted every Razzie Award the film won at the ceremony as a form of protest. He had no involvement in the making of the film itself however and cannot be said to have been the rightful recipient of any of its awards, so he is usually omitted from lists of Razzie winners who have accepted their awards.
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* [[invoked]]WriteWhatYouKnow: Conrad was involved with the volunteer organization Bear Valley Search and Rescue in Bear Valley, California. It inspired him to write the TV productions ''High Mountain Rangers'', ''Search and Rescue'' and ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''. Also counts as MetaCasting since he starred in them.

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* [[invoked]]WriteWhatYouKnow: Conrad was involved with the volunteer organization Bear Valley Search and Rescue in Bear Valley, California. It inspired him to write the TV productions ''High Mountain Rangers'', ''Search and Rescue'' and ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''. Also counts as MetaCasting / ActorSharedBackground since he starred in them.
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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing secret agent James "Jim" West in the UrExample for CattlePunk series, ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing secret agent James "Jim" West in the UrExample for CattlePunk series, ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', alongside Creator/RossMartin as Artemus Gordon, and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

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* [[invoked]]RealLifeRelative: Bob's sons, Shane Conrad and Christian Conrad, were his co-stars in ''High Mountain Rangers'' and the revamped series featuring the same characters, ''Jesse Hawkes''.



* [[invoked]]RealLifeRelative: Bob's sons, Shane Conrad and Christian Conrad, were his co-stars in ''High Mountain Rangers'' and the revamped series featuring the same characters, ''Jesse Hawkes''.
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* RealLifeRelative: Bob's sons, Shane Conrad and Christian Conrad, were his co-stars in ''High Mountain Rangers'' and the revamped series featuring the same characters, ''Jesse Hawkes''.

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* RealLifeRelative: [[invoked]]RealLifeRelative: Bob's sons, Shane Conrad and Christian Conrad, were his co-stars in ''High Mountain Rangers'' and the revamped series featuring the same characters, ''Jesse Hawkes''.
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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing secret agent James "Jim" West in the CattlePunk series ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing secret agent James "Jim" West in the UrExample for CattlePunk series ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' series, ''Series/TheWildWildWest'', and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.
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* RealLifeRelative: Bob's sons, Shane Conrad and Christian Conrad, were his co-stars in ''High Mountain Rangers'' and the revamped series featuring the same characters, ''Jesse Hawkes''.
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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing CattlePunk secret agent James "Jim" West in ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing CattlePunk secret agent James "Jim" West in the CattlePunk series ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.
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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing James "Jim" West in ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

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He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing CattlePunk secret agent James "Jim" West in ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.
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Konrad Robert Falkowski (March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020), better known as [[StageNames Robert Conrad]], was an American actor, singer, stuntman and radio show host.

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Konrad Robert Falkowski (March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020), better known as [[StageNames Robert Conrad]], was an American actor, screenwriter, singer, stuntman and radio show host.
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* [[invoked]]WriteWhatYouKnow: Conrad was involved with the volunteer organization Bear Valley Search and Rescue in Bear Valley, California. It inspired him to write ''High Mountain Rangers'', ''Search and Rescue'' and ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''. Also counts as MetaCasting since he starred in them.

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* [[invoked]]WriteWhatYouKnow: Conrad was involved with the volunteer organization Bear Valley Search and Rescue in Bear Valley, California. It inspired him to write the TV productions ''High Mountain Rangers'', ''Search and Rescue'' and ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''. Also counts as MetaCasting since he starred in them.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Conrad was involved with the volunteer organization Bear Valley Search and Rescue in Bear Valley, California. It inspired him to write (and star in) ''High Mountain Rangers'', ''Search and Rescue'' and ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''.

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* WriteWhatYouKnow: [[invoked]]WriteWhatYouKnow: Conrad was involved with the volunteer organization Bear Valley Search and Rescue in Bear Valley, California. It inspired him to write (and star in) ''High Mountain Rangers'', ''Search and Rescue'' and ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''.Rescue''. Also counts as MetaCasting since he starred in them.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Conrad was involved with the volunteer organization Bear Valley Search and Rescue in Bear Valley, California. It inspired him to write (and star in) ''High Mountain Rangers'', ''Search and Rescue'' and ''High Sierra Search and Rescue''.
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He passed away from heart failure in Malibub on February 8, 2020 at age 84.

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He passed away from heart failure in Malibub Malibu on February 8, 2020 at age 84.
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Konrad Robert Falkowski (March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020), better known as [[StageNames Robert Conrad]], was an American actor, singer, stuntman and radio show host.

He's had an extensive career on television from 1959 till his retirement from acting in 2000. He was perhaps best known for playing James "Jim" West in ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and for portraying RealLife UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''.

He was also a singer and recorded several pop/rock songs in TheFifties and TheSixties as "Bob Conrad", and hosted a radio show (''The PM Show with Robert Conrad'') on CRN Digital Talk Radio beginning in 2008.

He passed away from heart failure in Malibub on February 8, 2020 at age 84.
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