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Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Known for ActingBorn 1936-02-24 (age 90)Brixton, London, England, UK
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.Read more

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The Unforgettable Diana Dors10.0
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The Unforgettable Diana Dors

2000 · Movie

The Punk10.0
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The Punk

1993 · Movie

Claudia9.5
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Claudia

1985 · Movie

Blondes: Diana Dors9.0
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Blondes: Diana Dors

1999 · Movie

The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek8.0
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The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

1991 · Movie

The Human Jungle8.2
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The Human Jungle

1963 · Series

Hell Is Empty8.0
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Hell Is Empty

1967 · Movie

The Skin Game8.0
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The Skin Game

1962 · Movie

The Odd Man8.0
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The Odd Man

1960 · Series

Friends and Neighbours8.0
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Friends and Neighbours

1959 · Movie

Sinderella Live7.6
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Sinderella Live

1995 · Movie

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library7.5
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Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

1984 · Series

The Boys7.5
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The Boys

1962 · Movie

Sinderella Comes Again7.0
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Sinderella Comes Again

2004 · Movie

Are You Being Served?7.3
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Are You Being Served?

1972 · Series

Space: 19997.1
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Space: 1999

1975 · Series

Last of the Summer Wine7.1
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Last of the Summer Wine

1973 · Series

Too Young to Love7.1
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Too Young to Love

1960 · Movie

Reach for the Sky6.9
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Reach for the Sky

1956 · Movie

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story6.3
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Respectable: The Mary Millington Story

2016 · Movie

The Assassination Bureau6.7
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The Assassination Bureau

1969 · Movie

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle6.3
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1980 · Movie

Follow a Star6.2
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Follow a Star

1959 · Movie

Serious Charge6.2
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Serious Charge

1959 · Movie

Escape to the Country5.7
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Escape to the Country

2002 · Series

The Golden Head6.0
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The Golden Head

1964 · Movie

The Ugly Duckling6.0
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The Ugly Duckling

1959 · Movie

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story5.5
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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

2008 · Movie

The Flesh and Blood Show5.7
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The Flesh and Blood Show

1972 · Movie

Absolute Beginners5.5
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Absolute Beginners

1986 · Movie

Cool It, Carol!5.6
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Cool It, Carol!

1970 · Movie

Aliki My Love5.5
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Aliki My Love

1963 · Movie

Rag Doll5.5
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Rag Doll

1961 · Movie

An Audience with...5.3
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An Audience with...

1978 · Series

Who Done It?5.5
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Who Done It?

1956 · Movie

The Queen's Guards5.2
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The Queen's Guards

1961 · Movie

Run For Your Wife4.4
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Run For Your Wife

2012 · Movie

Konga4.4
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Konga

1961 · Movie

Mantopus3.7
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Mantopus

2025 · Movie

Mob Handed3.6
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Mob Handed

2016 · Movie

Tank Malling3.8
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Tank Malling

1989 · Movie

Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop
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Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop

2009 · Movie

Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
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Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage

2004 · Movie

Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
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Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd

2004 · Movie

John Virgo: Playing For Laughs
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John Virgo: Playing For Laughs

1993 · Movie

Just Like That!
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Just Like That!

1989 · Movie

The Paradise Suite
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The Paradise Suite

1963 · Movie