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name: "Michael Conrad"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 October 1925"
died: "22 November 1983"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:01.437269+00:00"
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# Michael Conrad

Actor. Born 16 October 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 22 November 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 October 1925, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 22 November 1983
- **Also known as:** Mike Conrad

## Biography

Michael Conrad was an American actor. Born in New York City on 16 October 1925, he served in the US Army during the Second World War, attended City College, and trained in drama before beginning his career on stage and in television in the 1950s.

He appeared in numerous guest roles on series including *Mission: Impossible*, *The Six Million Dollar Man* and *Charlie's Angels*, as well as films such as *They Shoot Horses, Don't They?* (1969) and *The Longest Yard* (1974), in which he played Nate Scarboro. He was a regular on the series *Delvecchio* (1976–1977).

Conrad is best known for portraying Sgt. Phil Esterhaus on *Hill Street Blues* (1981–1984), ending each roll call with the line "Let's be careful out there". He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role, in 1981 and 1982. He died in Los Angeles on 22 November 1983.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, as Phil Esterhaus — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

## Also known for

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Deputy Sheriff Harper — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), Broder
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977)
- *Bonanza* (1959), Hank Kelly
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Jimbo, Boris Retsky
- *They Shoot Horses, Don't They?* (1969), Rollo
- *The Longest Yard* (1974), Nate Scarboro
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966) — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

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