Michael Conrad
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Michael Conrad was an American
television
actor
.
) who was also an assistant coach for the Mean Machine, the team of prisoners put together by Burt Reynolds
' character Paul Crewe to play the team of guards.
He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of veteran cop Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues
, in which he ended the introductory roll call to each week's show with "Let's be careful out there". Conrad won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues in 1981 and 1982.
in November 1983 during the fourth season of Hill Street Blues. The show's writers terminated the role of Phil Esterhaus to coincide with his death, and the episode in which the death of Sergeant Esterhaus was broadcast ("Grace Under Pressure") resulted in one of the most emotionally dramatic television moments, in no doubt largely attributable to Conrad's death.
United States
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television
Television
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actor
Actor
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Career
Conrad had a long acting career in television from the 1950s to the 1980s. Conrad had a memorable role in the 1974 film, The Longest Yard, playing Nate Scarboro, a retired NFL tight end (New York GiantsNew York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
) who was also an assistant coach for the Mean Machine, the team of prisoners put together by Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
' character Paul Crewe to play the team of guards.
He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of veteran cop Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Chronicling the lives of the staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, the show received critical acclaim and its production innovations ...
, in which he ended the introductory roll call to each week's show with "Let's be careful out there". Conrad won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues in 1981 and 1982.
Death
Conrad died from urethral cancerUrethral cancer
Urethral cancer is cancer originating from the urethra. Cancer in this location is rare, and the most common type is papillary transitional cell carcinoma.- Symptoms :Symptoms that may be caused by urethral cancer include:...
in November 1983 during the fourth season of Hill Street Blues. The show's writers terminated the role of Phil Esterhaus to coincide with his death, and the episode in which the death of Sergeant Esterhaus was broadcast ("Grace Under Pressure") resulted in one of the most emotionally dramatic television moments, in no doubt largely attributable to Conrad's death.
Filmography
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