William Conrad was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon.
Conrad in 1952, when he created the role of Matt Dillon on the radio version of Gunsmoke
The killers (Charles McGraw, William Conrad) in The Killers, Conrad's film debut
William Conrad in Cannon (1972)
Cannon is an American detective television series produced by Quinn Martin that aired from 1971 to 1976 on CBS. William Conrad played the title character, private detective Frank Cannon. The series was the first Quinn Martin production to run on a network other than ABC.
Cannon (TV series)
Conrad as Frank Cannon.