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Jess Conrad
Homepage
http://www.jessconrad.com/2main.html
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1936-02-24,Brixton, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Friends and Neighbours

7

Friends and Neighbours
1959-01-11

4.2

Konga
1961-01-01

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

6.351

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980-09-11

Sinderella Live

7.7

Sinderella Live
1995-06-30

4.9

Rag Doll
1961-01-01

Sinderella Comes Again

7

Sinderella Comes Again
2004-08-11

Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage

0

Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
2004-09-02

The Assassination Bureau

6.59

The Assassination Bureau
1969-03-09

Cool It, Carol!

5.464

Cool It, Carol!
1970-12-01

0

Claudia
1985-12-12

0

The Punk
1993-05-26

Just Like That!

0

Just Like That!
1989-01-01

Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd

0

Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
2004-04-04

Run For Your Wife

3.85

Run For Your Wife
2012-05-16

The Queen's Guards

4.75

The Queen's Guards
1961-10-17

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

0

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

The Flesh and Blood Show

5.8

The Flesh and Blood Show
1972-10-01

7.8

The Boys
1962-08-31

3

Tank Malling
1989-12-01

The Golden Head

5.3

The Golden Head
1964-08-22

The Paradise Suite

0

The Paradise Suite
1963-02-24

Too Young to Love

7.1

Too Young to Love
1960-03-08

Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop

0

Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop
2009-11-02

4.1

Mob Handed
2016-05-09

John Virgo: Playing For Laughs

0

John Virgo: Playing For Laughs
1993-12-12

Absolute Beginners

5.5

Absolute Beginners
1986-04-04

6.4

Serious Charge
1959-04-30

3

Aliki My Love
1963-12-11

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

5.645

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008-06-19

The Ugly Duckling

5.8

The Ugly Duckling
1959-09-09

6

Hell Is Empty
1967-12-20

0

The Skin Game
1962-02-01

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story

6.6

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story
2016-04-07

The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

6

The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
1991-02-08

The Human Jungle

8.2

The Human Jungle
1963-03-30

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

Are You Being Served?

7.235

Are You Being Served?
1972-09-08

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

7.4

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
1984-12-26

7.1

Space: 1999
1975-09-04

Escape to the Country

5.3

Escape to the Country
2002-10-14

Last of the Summer Wine

7.1

Last of the Summer Wine
1973-01-04