Jess Conrad
Age: N/A | From: Brixton, London, England, UK
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brixton, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 17
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jess Conrad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Escape to the Country
(2002) Self
The Human Jungle
(1963) Danny Pace
Space: 1999
(1975) Mark Sanders
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
(1984) Raymond Starr
Absolute Beginners
(1986) Cappuccino Man
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
(2008) Larry Parnes
Claudia
(1985) Man at Deli
The Boys
(1962) Brian Harold "Barney" LeeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Judge | |
| Himself | ||
| 2012 | Piano Player | |
| 2008 | Larry Parnes | |
| 2004 | Prince Charming | |
| Prince Charming | ||
| Self | ||
| 2002 | Self | |
| 1995 | Prince Charming | |
| 1993 | Himself | |
| N/A | ||
| 1991 | Himself | |
| 1989 | Celebrity | |
| Self | ||
| 1986 | Cappuccino Man | |
| 1985 | Man at Deli | |
| 1984 | Raymond Starr | |
| 1980 | Jess | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| 1975 | Mark Sanders | |
| 1973 | Walker | |
| 1972 | Young Actor | |
| Mr. Walpole | ||
| 1970 | Jonathan | |
| 1969 | Angelo | |
| 1967 | Jess Shepherd | |
| 1964 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Barry Wilson | |
| Danny Pace | ||
| 'Boy' - Bell Hop | ||
| 1962 | Brian Harold "Barney" Lee | |
| Ted-O | ||
| 1961 | N/A | |
| Shane | ||
| Bob Kenton | ||
| 1960 | Peter Martin | |
| 1959 | Bimbo | |
| Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| Buddy Fisher | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
