Robert Conrad: From Famous Stunts to Controversy and Street Fighting

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @AgeOfVintage
    @AgeOfVintage  Год назад +9

    Thank you all for watching the videos and a HUGE THANK YOU for those who support the channel on Patreon. Just as little as $5 a month helps the channel tremendously!!!
    click here: www.patreon.com/ageofvintage
    Thank you! 🙂

    • @Marketoromagnolo
      @Marketoromagnolo Год назад +1

      when you will do something for forgotten brad davis?

    • @AgeOfVintage
      @AgeOfVintage  Год назад +1

      I just noted him last week 🙂 Hopefully I can do a video about him in the near future. Thanks for the suggestion!

    • @Marketoromagnolo
      @Marketoromagnolo Год назад

      @@AgeOfVintage very dramatic and sad life, read his biography by his wife AFTER MIDNIGHT

    • @marilynwagers786
      @marilynwagers786 Год назад

      Mr. Conrad had green eyes

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 7 месяцев назад

      @@marilynwagers786 Nope, they were Crystal Blue....Very very blue👍😉

  • @lisajohnson7141
    @lisajohnson7141 Год назад +56

    Wonderful man, Decent human being. I knew Bob personally. I was in two of his tv series, High Mountain Rangers AnD High Sierra Search & Rescue. I was not an actress, but a stunt double. He taught me Everything I knew about my profession and was Very honored when he told me that I was the Best Stunt Double he had Ever worked with. I miss him dearly, not Only as my mentor and trainer, but as my friend. I still, on occasion, talk to his wife, LaVelda, who is Also a dear friend. I miss our days living in the Beautiful mountains of Northern California. What a Special time it was.....Thank you Bob💗 Lisa 😊

    • @roops2939
      @roops2939 Год назад +1

      He was also a friend of elvis. Good looking man.

    • @willomina1990
      @willomina1990 8 месяцев назад +1

      Hey!.... keep dream'in....lol

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@willomina1990 huh?

    • @itsgleneaton4883
      @itsgleneaton4883 4 месяца назад

      You were blessed as you know to be able to work with and know such a human being. I’m sure as the years go by the memories get even richer.

  • @jamesfiegel9675
    @jamesfiegel9675 Год назад +18

    Thank you for this video....Conrad for he was an exception in the EGO WORLD OF HOLLYWOOD.....and as a young boy growing up with Wild Wild West i saw beyond the fight scenes a moral and ethical virtues beyond typical Westerns.

    • @marilynwagers786
      @marilynwagers786 Год назад

      Ladies and gentlemen I'm a very big fan of Robert Conrad Robert Conrad was my favorite actor and still is however his eyes from Blue they want Pierson blue they were beautiful green 💚

    • @marilynwagers786
      @marilynwagers786 Год назад

      What I meant to say was they want blue or piercing blue they were beautiful green his eyes were green

  • @maureentuohy8672
    @maureentuohy8672 Год назад +10

    Conrad was a ripped hunk before ripped was a thing! He was awesome.
    His show the Wild, Wild, West invented “Steam Punk”

  • @danielrosas5685
    @danielrosas5685 Год назад +9

    THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING MR ROBERT CONRAD THE WILD WILD SERIES AND HIS STUNTS WERE WILD TOO BAD HIS HEART FAIL HIM AT 84. HE LIVED A LONG VERY HARD LIFE. LONG LIVE THE AGRESIVE WILD STUNT MAN. AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY AND HEAL EVERYONE AMEN SHALOM ALELUYA

  • @billbinnings4347
    @billbinnings4347 Год назад +4

    RC was an icon to many young guys growing up and seeing his various TV shows. This background was interesting and helped bolster my favorable memories of him as a great star.

  • @sharonterao9613
    @sharonterao9613 Год назад +4

    I loved Robert Conrad since the wild wild west! And to this day I will always love him! I miss him❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢

  • @darius5909
    @darius5909 Год назад +3

    First day when we arrived to Los Angeles 1986 , I was driving on Wilshire Blvd in Beverly hills I saw a guy his head out of car window and his arm was resting on the door. He stared at me and my brother we got nervous he looked very tense. I told my brother I don't want to mess with this guy. That was Robert Conrad. He was driving a Ford mustang.

  • @harleydavidson6851
    @harleydavidson6851 Год назад +2

    Grew up Watching MY Favorites shows. The WILD WILD WEST! Combat! Rat Patrol! & many more! It was a GREAT time to be young. TV was Awwwwwsome!! God Bless

  • @wallacesmallwood1465
    @wallacesmallwood1465 Год назад +2

    I was always captivated by his work in “ Wild ,Wild , West “ .

  • @loriupton5090
    @loriupton5090 Год назад +3

    I always loved watching Blacksheep Squadron even more than Wild Wild West and I loved it as well.

  • @douglasthompson9482
    @douglasthompson9482 Год назад +2

    Great video…I always loved Robert. Great actor and guy. A guy’s guy….

  • @rayn8740
    @rayn8740 Год назад +18

    I had a huge crush on him too.

    • @tinahodge6819
      @tinahodge6819 Год назад +3

      I luvvvvved him too back in the 70s❤️

  • @peytonhibdon7659
    @peytonhibdon7659 Год назад +3

    Loved the original Wild Wild West as a child.

  • @teresajohnson5187
    @teresajohnson5187 Год назад +1

    I really enjoyed this on Robert I remember watching wild wild west as a young girl it was interesting to learn a lot more about this man how well-rounded he was thank you again. Keep them coming I love listening and watching your channel. 😃👍✌️

  • @georgemckenna462
    @georgemckenna462 Год назад +8

    How exactly how does one dropout of high school and then go on to attend North Western? An interesting little hole in the narrative logic in Mr. Conrad's personal time line.

    • @lloydsarnowski6986
      @lloydsarnowski6986 Год назад +1

      Easy....Robert was a "badass" from the very beginning. He knew his destiny and he went after it.

    • @elizabethvannoy5339
      @elizabethvannoy5339 Год назад +2

      He convinced a theater professor at Northwestern to accept him as a special student who only took theater classes even though he hadn’t graduated from high school.

  • @bluesquirrel3919
    @bluesquirrel3919 Год назад +11

    Wild Wild West, he and Ross Martin were straight up gorgeous ♥️

  • @BobAdragna
    @BobAdragna Год назад +13

    Loved him in "Wild Wild West"

  • @itsgleneaton4883
    @itsgleneaton4883 4 месяца назад

    Behind his tough guy image I see a warm funny and sensitive man who just loves to have a good time. He didn’t think his acting was that good in Wild Wild West but as we all do his subtleness and deep voice was great.

  • @ditzygypsy
    @ditzygypsy Год назад +11

    I loved Black Sheep Squadron, and I thought he was devastatingly handsome, especially at the age he was in the mid 70s. Even my dad said he thought Robert was among some of the most handsome men ever like Cary Grant, Elvis, Engelbert, Roger Moore, Chad Everett, etc. But Robert was short, and he was massively insecure because of that, and he could be extremely confrontational and difficult.

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 Год назад

      Massively insecure? Extremely confrontational? Ahhhh.....No he wasn't. Not At all. And Yes, I did know him Personally, for decades. Funny how people who Don't KnoW people, can talk a bunch of Crap. People like You!

  • @masudashizue777
    @masudashizue777 Год назад +11

    The title is strange. "Knock instead of Knocked Someone"?

    • @johnrodgers9877
      @johnrodgers9877 Год назад +1

      I agree ! Thought it meant knocked up someone !!

  • @josephdupont
    @josephdupont Год назад

    Certainly! Here's a summary of the information regarding Robert Conrad and his flying endeavors:
    Robert Conrad, the actor known for his roles in television shows like "The Wild Wild West" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (also known as "Black Sheep Squadron"), was indeed a licensed pilot. He obtained his pilot's license in the 1950s and had a genuine passion for aviation.
    While the specific details about the planes he flew are not readily available, Conrad had experience with both single-engine and multi-engine aircraft. As an avid aviator, it is likely that he flew various models, including general aviation planes and potentially some vintage or historical aircraft.
    Conrad's interest in flying extended beyond his on-screen performances, and he enjoyed piloting planes in his personal life as well. He was known for performing his own stunts and engaging in action sequences throughout his acting career.
    Unfortunately, without more specific information, it is challenging to provide a comprehensive list of the planes he flew. However, it is clear that Conrad's love for flying was a significant part of his life alongside his successful acting career.

  • @scronx
    @scronx Год назад +2

    TWWW was it totally unique show. I enjoyed how they Incorporated musical instruments into the plots of skullduggery.

  • @donsaxon1948
    @donsaxon1948 Год назад +3

    I was so jealous of him...at 5'8 he was the same height as me but his body looked so much better

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 Год назад +1

      Ohhh no, he was Not 5'8" tall, more like 5'5-6". Trust me, I know. And much more hansom In-person. Decent family man and good friend. He is remembered fondly with love and respect.....👍😉

    • @willomina1990
      @willomina1990 8 месяцев назад

      N​@@lisajohnson7141Hey!.... keep dream'in B.....lol

  • @cherylsmith4826
    @cherylsmith4826 Год назад +3

    Of course I didn't know him but he looked fantastic in those wIld Wild West outfits. Ouch

  • @randyking3057
    @randyking3057 Год назад +2

    Wild Wild West ranked #23 in its first season

  • @CraigSmith-mx6ys
    @CraigSmith-mx6ys Год назад +2

    Great actor.too bad he gone.😢

  • @yallainrite3658
    @yallainrite3658 Год назад +5

    Did anyone ever knock the battery off his shoulder?

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 Год назад +1

      I did. On the set of High Sierra Search & Rescue. I was a Stunt Double in his series. I walked up to him and Dared him. I was always trying to loosen him up, but he was All buisness until we were done shooting. Then he walked up to Me and said, GO AHEAD LISSSSA! DO IT! Yeah no, I'm good, Bob 👍🤣

  • @darrelkinney9856
    @darrelkinney9856 Год назад

    A Big fan have watched most of his shows and movies. I’ve got an action figure of JTW brown outfit etc . Very cool dude.

  • @willomina1990
    @willomina1990 8 месяцев назад

    Hey!....misconception about Conrads eyes being blue, in actuality they were hazel/green...

  • @jimbratsos7869
    @jimbratsos7869 9 месяцев назад

    Cool Conrad my favorite show Wild West he was the best 😊

  • @maureencora1
    @maureencora1 Год назад

    He was Made in Chicago, IL. (southside)

  • @greenfeathersun1863
    @greenfeathersun1863 Год назад +1

    He was the best

  • @teresajohnson5187
    @teresajohnson5187 Год назад

    I was curious to know have you ever done a story on Burl Ives.

  • @cynthia7445
    @cynthia7445 Год назад +2

    I preferred Ross Martin in "Wild Wild West." I never thought much of Conrad until I saw "Wrong is Right" with Sean Connery. He as a straight comedic character, General Wombat. I would never have thought he could be funny until I saw that film. He was macho and competitive in "Wild World of Sports."

  • @sharonterao9613
    @sharonterao9613 Год назад

    The James Bond of the westerns

  • @marygoodson4920
    @marygoodson4920 Год назад +6

    When I was 13 Robert Conrad tried to pick me up at the Ballet. It was intermission and I was ordering a ginger ale at the theater concession bar, my parents had stayed in their seats. I was a ballet dancer and looked older than 13, maybe 17. Conrad was standing next to me having a drink. He must have been in his 30's. Gorgeous.
    I had a huge crush on him from Wild
    Wild West. He started chatting me up. Asked for my phone number. I had no idea what to do and scurried back to my parents and told them! My Dad wanted to go beat him up but my Mother urged him to drop it.

    • @willomina1990
      @willomina1990 8 месяцев назад +1

      Hey!....keep dream'in B.....lol

  • @qanondon2100
    @qanondon2100 Год назад +4

    Thought he was William Conrad’s little brother because the name and eyes but he was born with a different name😎🚬

    • @ditzygypsy
      @ditzygypsy Год назад +1

      They not only look NOTHING alike in either face or form, but Robert Conrad was an especially striking man with perfect features, and William Conrad looked like a soggy bowling ball.

    • @bravobravoh1344
      @bravobravoh1344 Год назад +1

      @@ditzygypsy he had a good voice and was a great narrator though.

  • @marieminshull1400
    @marieminshull1400 Год назад +3

    He was hot

  • @hotttt28
    @hotttt28 Год назад +1

    Didn't he found the gap?

  • @Ziggimomspal68
    @Ziggimomspal68 Год назад +1

    A horse trainer I worked with in the 90s was married to a cowboy & horse trainer who could have been Robert’s twin, piercing blue eyes & all. I don’t have a photo of him but it was pretty striking & unnerving 😊

  • @hotttt28
    @hotttt28 Год назад

    Didn't he found in on the gap?

  • @QuantumOfSolace1
    @QuantumOfSolace1 Год назад

    Black Sheep and Wild Wild West!!!

  • @slomo1716
    @slomo1716 Год назад +5

    Beautiful face with a great bum, a manly man with GREAT HAIR, if his.
    Marriage IS something beyond the flesh! Love his intelligence about women!

  • @hillcrock
    @hillcrock Год назад

    I see a black screen

  • @treestandsafety3996
    @treestandsafety3996 Год назад +1

    It's nearly english..!

  • @Pittstopclippings
    @Pittstopclippings Год назад

    Still not good at using photos at the appropriate time! It’s not that hard. Any real documentary would have that requirement.

  • @Dewdaahman
    @Dewdaahman Год назад

    Why beg..?

  • @rand007
    @rand007 Год назад +4

    Wil, Wild West was a stupid show unless you were under 15 years old.

    • @mikemilne
      @mikemilne Год назад +4

      That can be said for a lot of series

    • @georgemckenna462
      @georgemckenna462 Год назад +4

      Wild Wild West offered imaginative escapist fun, with a load of gratuitous violence. I was eight when it originally aired on Friday nights back when there were only three VHF stations. Ran my Lionel train after the show, while planning my future adventures with Richard Markowitz theme song playing in my head.

    • @oltedders
      @oltedders Год назад +4

      You mean that period in TV history before programming was aimed at a 12 year old audience?

    • @marilynwagers786
      @marilynwagers786 Год назад +1

      I love the wild wild West

    • @marilynwagers786
      @marilynwagers786 Год назад

      He was wonderful

  • @agentofficerthomasa.porter107
    @agentofficerthomasa.porter107 Год назад

    He was into Underage Females.

    • @ianbentley7276
      @ianbentley7276 Год назад

      oh shut up ffs

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 Год назад +12

      No he Wasn't! I knew him personally and he Married LaVelda Fann, who At the time was 18-19. He was in his 30s. He preferred Women, Not girls. He was a Very decent human being and took his marriages Seriously. Never EveR fooling around. I was a Stunt Double in his shows, High Mountain Rangers, AnD, High Sierra Search & Rescue. We were also neighbors And good friends. I taught his children how to ski and played softball on his team in Bear Valley California. I miss him dearly and I will probably never have a friend as loyal as he was. One thing I Can't stand is people who ThinK TheY Know All about someone, when in Fact, They have Never Even MeT the person. Sad to Say, YoU Are One of ThoSe People!👎👎👎

    • @marsnook
      @marsnook Год назад +4

      He was 43 when he met LeVelda

    • @agentofficerthomasa.porter107
      @agentofficerthomasa.porter107 Год назад +1

      @@lisajohnson7141 WOW, So when he came to Orlando to accept award, at 2 a.m. in the morning the 15 year old female he had with him & the award he asked to be thrown away was all imagination? You may have known him but you were not at the Restort he was checked into & had been drinking.

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 Год назад

      @@marsnook And?

  • @stache1954
    @stache1954 Год назад +1

    Closeted.

    • @lisajohnson7141
      @lisajohnson7141 Год назад

      You're Such a FOOL!

    • @stache1954
      @stache1954 Год назад +3

      @@lisajohnson7141 Nope.

    • @dg1006
      @dg1006 5 месяцев назад

      @@stache1954I’ve heard that too from gay men in LA. Supposedly he like street hustlers to f him then he would beat them up. Very closeted that’s probably why his macho image was so important to him. Sad way to live.