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Show IPQ)ff fife I (pOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOQttOOOOi "... svi?5lii !;(Ilbei'l Conrad) !: !' A few years ago, Robert Conrad, who portrays J' Major Gregory (Pappy) Boyington in 'Baa Baa Black ji( it Sheep,' was scheduled to take on the world's mid- i i dleweight boxing champ! V I He and Emile Griffith, then the world middleweight V i and welterweight titleholder, were to tour Vietnam in a i, ii series of boxing exhibitions for the troops. But two V V months before they were to leave, Conrad suffered a i skull injury while doing his own stunts for a film. It wasn't the first time. iji During filming of his TV series, Wild, Wild West,' () i he fell from a swinging chandelier, sustaining head and i body injuries. Another time, while performing a stunt A 'i on camera for the TV mini-senes, 'The Men: Assign- i ment Vienna,' he seriously injured his neck. V I, Despite the mishaps. Conrad keeps himself in ,( i good physical condition by boxing, skiing, bicycling ii i and swimming. The combination of acting and athletics V comes naturally to him. His father excelled in sports 'i and his mother was steeped in show business. ij II Conrad has been performing ever since he sang ij i 'White Christmas' in a school musical at the age of 8. ? 'i About 10 years later, he enrolled in Northwestern a University's Drama Department. His first job was & singing in a Chicago night club. Q ' i He went to New York to pursue his career but X y failed to click. Deciding he would rather look for work ij X in a warmer climate, he journeyed to Hollywood and ) i his luck changed. i V Signed to a long-term contract with Warner Bros., ij X Conrad was given roles in Maverick,' '77 Sunset Strip,' ji 'Lawman' and 'Colt 45.' This led to a four-year run as A V co-star of 'Hawaiian Eye' and another four years of ij X success as star of 'Wild. Wild West.' '5 iji Between series. Conrad started a movie career i V that includes 'Palm Beach Weekend.' 'Hotel Madrid,' ij X 'Young Dillinger,' 'Los Bandidos,' which he produced, '5 X directed and starred in. plus two World Premiere films, i i 'The D A.: Murder One' and 'The D A.: Conspiracy to X i' Kill.' Both films won American Bar Association awards 7 X and led to Conrad's starring role in the series. 'The ? i D. A.' His most recent movie is 'Murph the Surf.' ,j DOOOOOOOOeOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCiCOOOOOOOOg |