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Jess Conrad

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89 Years Old

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.

Born

Brixton, London, England, UK on 24th February 1936

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Last of the Summer Wine
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Escape to the Country
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An Audience with...
Self
Space: 1999 Image
Space: 1999
Mark Sanders
Are You Being Served? Image
Are You Being Served?
Mr. Walpole
The Human Jungle Image
The Human Jungle
Danny Pace
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library Image
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Raymond Starr
Claudia Image
Claudia
Man at Deli
The Assassination Bureau Image
The Assassination Bureau
Angelo
Absolute Beginners Image
Absolute Beginners
Cappuccino Man
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Image
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Larry Parnes
The Boys Image
The Boys
Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
Run For Your Wife Image
Run For Your Wife
Piano Player
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Tank Malling
Celebrity
Respectable: The Mary Millington Story Image
Respectable: The Mary Millington Story
Himself
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The Flesh and Blood Show
Young Actor
Hell Is Empty Image
Hell Is Empty
Jess Shepherd
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Konga
Bob Kenton
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Serious Charge
Dancer (uncredited)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Image
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Jess
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The Odd Man
Cliff
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Aliki My Love
Barry Wilson
Rag Doll Image
Rag Doll
Shane
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Mob Handed
The Judge
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The Ugly Duckling
Bimbo
Too Young to Love Image
Too Young to Love
Peter Martin
Cool It, Carol! Image
Cool It, Carol!
Jonathan
Just Like That! Image
Just Like That!
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The Skin Game Image
The Skin Game
Ted-O
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The Queen's Guards
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Sinderella Comes Again
Prince Charming
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Sinderella Live
Prince Charming
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The Golden Head
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Friends and Neighbours
Buddy Fisher
The Unforgettable Diana Dors Image
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
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Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop Image
Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop
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The Paradise Suite
'Boy' - Bell Hop
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd Image
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
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The Punk
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek Image
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Himself
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Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
Prince Charming
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John Virgo: Playing For Laughs
Himself