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Born at 3:34pm-CST. Father of actors Christian Conrad, Nancy Conrad and Shane Conrad. On "The Wild Wild West" (1965), did most of his own stunt work, resulting in several injuries during the course of the show. During one episode's shooting, he slipped while performing a stunt and fell head first onto a concrete floor 12 feet below. Seriously injured, his recuperation delayed the series' production for nearly three months. Was a star football and basketball player in middle school and high school. When he eloped, he and his wife lived under the assumed name "Robert Conrad" so their parents wouldn't find them. They only told their parents where they were in May of 1952 when his wife found out she was having a baby. They were thrilled because they figured it would be too late for their parents to annul the marriage. Worked as a milkman in Chicago. When the 1999 movie remake of "The Wild Wild West" (1965) swept the 20th Annual Razzie Awards, "winning" 5 statuettes (including Worst Picture) Conrad, who played James West in the original 1960s TV series, accepted 3 of the awards in person as his way of expressing his low opinion of what had been done with his source material. Played the drums and the trumpet During the Battle of the Network Stars (1976) (TV), Conrad and Gabe Kaplan ("Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)) had an infamous showdown. Conrad was the NBC Team Captain, Kaplan was ABC Team Captain. A dispute arose over the winner of an event, and Conrad really lost his temper, pacing and saying he wouldn't accept that the other team had won. Finally, he insisted that he and Kaplan, as team captains, have a race and the winner would win the event for their team. But Conrad had underestimated Kaplan, and Kaplan won easily, which made Conrad look pretty foolish. As Bob Conrad he defeated Ed Hickman on points on March 15, 1962 in San Diego, California in a 6 round professional boxing match. Is of German, Polish, and English decent. Tested for the role of Maj. Anthony Nelson on "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965). Addressed the Republican National Convention in 2004. Best remembered by the public for his starring role as James West in "The Wild Wild West" (1965). 18-year-old daughter Chelsea is a jazz-pop singer. Recording artist Richard Marx is set to produce her debut album. As the star and co-creator of the original TV version of Wild Wild West, Conrad attended The 20th Annual Razzie Awards, snidely accepting several of the tacky statuettes on behalf of the Barry Sonnenfeld movie remake. The film swept that year's dis-honors with 5 awards, including Worst Picture of 1999. Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "I Talked with a Zombie" (McFarland & Co., 2008). Grandfather of actor Jesse Erwin. Three veterans of "The Wild Wild West" (1965), stuntman Whitey Hughes, makeup artist Ken Chase and actor Richard Kiel, reminisce about the series and star Conrad in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland, 2010) by Tom Weaver.