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

Movies & web series

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

The Punk

Claudia

Blondes: Diana Dors

The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

The Human Jungle

Hell Is Empty

The Skin Game

The Odd Man

Friends and Neighbours

Sinderella Live

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

The Boys

Sinderella Comes Again

Are You Being Served?

Space: 1999

Last of the Summer Wine

Too Young to Love

Reach for the Sky

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story

The Assassination Bureau

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Follow a Star

Serious Charge

Escape to the Country

The Golden Head

The Ugly Duckling

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

The Flesh and Blood Show

Absolute Beginners

Cool It, Carol!

Aliki My Love

Rag Doll

An Audience with...

Who Done It?

The Queen's Guards

Run For Your Wife

Konga

Mantopus

Mob Handed

Tank Malling

Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop

Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage

Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd

John Virgo: Playing For Laughs

Just Like That!

The Paradise Suite