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At age 19, he starred in the film noir ''[[The Brasher Doubloon]]'' (1947) with [[George Montgomery (actor)|George Montgomery]]. In 1946 he portrayed "Johnniekins" in the [[Technicolor]] film ''[[Margie (film)|Margie]]'' with [[Jeanne Crain]]. |
At age 19, he starred in the film noir ''[[The Brasher Doubloon]]'' (1947) with [[George Montgomery (actor)|George Montgomery]]. In 1946 he portrayed "Johnniekins" in the [[Technicolor]] film ''[[Margie (film)|Margie]]'' with [[Jeanne Crain]]. |
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He was an excellent actor, and demonstrated it by acting in the series Suspense about 1949 to 1952. |
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In 1953, he played eldest son Edward in the [[NBC]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045374 ''Bonino''] on [[NBC]]. He appeared in an episode of ''[[Get Smart]]'' playing a [[KAOS (Get Smart)|KAOS]] agent, guest starred as a [[dance marathon]] [[emcee]] on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' and appeared in the sci-fi sitcom ''[[Quark (TV series)|Quark]]''. He was featured in ''[[The Buddy Holly Story]]'' and in the [[Goldie Hawn]] comedy ''[[The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox]]''.<ref>Uhl, Jin. "For Conrad Janis, Acting and Jazz Share the Spotlight," ''The Mississippi Rag,'' p. 8, September 2002, Bloomington, MN.</ref> He also made a brief appearance as himself in the jazz bar scene from ''[[Nothing in Common]]''. {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} |
In 1953, he played eldest son Edward in the [[NBC]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045374 ''Bonino''] on [[NBC]]. He appeared in an episode of ''[[Get Smart]]'' playing a [[KAOS (Get Smart)|KAOS]] agent, guest starred as a [[dance marathon]] [[emcee]] on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' and appeared in the sci-fi sitcom ''[[Quark (TV series)|Quark]]''. He was featured in ''[[The Buddy Holly Story]]'' and in the [[Goldie Hawn]] comedy ''[[The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox]]''.<ref>Uhl, Jin. "For Conrad Janis, Acting and Jazz Share the Spotlight," ''The Mississippi Rag,'' p. 8, September 2002, Bloomington, MN.</ref> He also made a brief appearance as himself in the jazz bar scene from ''[[Nothing in Common]]''. {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} |
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Conrad Janis | |
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 Conrad Janis in trailer for The Brasher Doubloon (1947) | |
| Born | February 11, 1928 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor; musician |
| Years active | 1945–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vicki Quarles (1948-1957) (divorced) 2 children Ronda Copland (1979-1983) (divorced) Maria Grimm (1987-present) |
Conrad Janis (born February 11, 1928) is an American jazz musician (trombone) and also a theatre, film, and television actor. He was born in New York City, New York, the son of Harriet, a writer, and Sidney Janis, an art dealer and writer,[1] and he has a brother named Carroll.[2][3]
At age 19, he starred in the film noir The Brasher Doubloon (1947) with George Montgomery. In 1946 he portrayed "Johnniekins" in the Technicolor film Margie with Jeanne Crain.
He was an excellent actor, and demonstrated it by acting in the series Suspense about 1949 to 1952.
In 1953, he played eldest son Edward in the NBC sitcom Bonino on NBC. He appeared in an episode of Get Smart playing a KAOS agent, guest starred as a dance marathon emcee on The Golden Girls and appeared in the sci-fi sitcom Quark. He was featured in The Buddy Holly Story and in the Goldie Hawn comedy The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox.[4] He also made a brief appearance as himself in the jazz bar scene from Nothing in Common. [citation needed]
Janis is best known for playing Mindy McConnell's father Frederick on Mork & Mindy, an American TV series that ran for four seasons (1978-1982) and starred Robin Williams and Pam Dawber.[5]
Throughout his life, Janis has striven to keep traditional jazz alive. In 1949, Janis put together a band of aging jazz greats ("all of the guys that I idolized"), consisting of James P. Johnson (piano), Henry Goodwin (trumpet), Edmond Hall (clarinet), Pops Foster (bass), and Baby Dodds (drums), with Janis on trombone.[6] In the late 1970s, Janis' formed the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band, which appeared multiple times on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and made eight sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Conrad Janis Biography (1928-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ Glueck, Grace (1989-11-24). "Sidney Janis NY Times Obituary". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ Uhl, Jin. "For Conrad Janis, Acting and Jazz Share the Spotlight," The Mississippi Rag, pp. 1-9, September 2002, Bloomington, MN.
- ^ Uhl, Jin. "For Conrad Janis, Acting and Jazz Share the Spotlight," The Mississippi Rag, p. 8, September 2002, Bloomington, MN.
- ^ Mork And Mindy
- ^ a b Uhl, Jim. "For Conrad Janis, Acting and Jazz Share the Spotlight," The Mississippi Rag, pp. 1-9, Sept. 2002, Minneapolis, MN.
- ^ "The Scene," L.A. Jazz Scene, p. 14, Sunland, CA, November 2001.
External links
- Official website
- Conrad Janis at IMDb
- Conrad Janis at the Internet Broadway Database
- Janis at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Interview with Conrad Janis – The Spectrum, November, 2015.
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