Jess Conrad
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1936 (age 90)
- Birthplace
- Brixton, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mantopus
Movie · as Bob Kenton (voice)
Mob Handed
Movie · as The Judge
Respectable: The Mary Millington Story
Movie · as Himself
Run For Your Wife
Movie · as Piano Player
Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop
Movie · as Self
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Movie · as Larry Parnes
Sinderella Comes Again
Movie · as Prince Charming
Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
Movie · as Prince Charming
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
Movie · as Self
Escape to the Country
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
Movie · as Self
Blondes: Diana Dors
Movie · as self
Sinderella Live
Movie · as Prince Charming
The Punk
Movie
John Virgo: Playing For Laughs
Movie · as Himself
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Movie · as Himself
Just Like That!
Movie · as Self
Tank Malling
Movie · as Celebrity
Absolute Beginners
Movie · as Cappuccino Man
Claudia
Movie · as Man at Deli
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
TV · as Raymond Starr · 3 eps
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Movie · as Jess
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Space: 1999
TV · as Mark Sanders · 1 ep
Last of the Summer Wine
TV · as Walker · 1 ep
The Flesh and Blood Show
Movie · as Young Actor
Are You Being Served?
TV · as Mr. Walpole · 1 ep
Cool It, Carol!
Movie · as Jonathan
The Assassination Bureau
Movie · as Angelo
Hell Is Empty
Movie · as Jess Shepherd
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Davo · 1 ep
The Golden Head
Movie · as Michael Stevenson
The Paradise Suite
Movie · as 'Boy' - Bell Hop
Aliki My Love
Movie · as Barry Wilson
The Human Jungle
TV · as Danny Pace · 1 ep
The Boys
Movie · as Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
The Skin Game
Movie · as Ted-O
Konga
Movie · as Bob Kenton
Rag Doll
Movie · as Shane
The Queen's Guards
Movie
Too Young to Love
Movie · as Peter Martin
The Odd Man
TV · as Cliff · 3 eps
Friends and Neighbours
Movie · as Buddy Fisher
Serious Charge
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
The Ugly Duckling
Movie · as Bimbo
Follow a Star
Movie · as Theatre Heckler (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girls
TV · 2 eps
Reach for the Sky
Movie · as Cadet Pilot (uncredited)
Who Done It?
Movie · as Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)