- Born
- Birth nameChester Conlan Carter
- Height1.80 m
- Conlan Carter was born in Center Ridge, Arkansas and raised on a farm near Matthews, Missouri. He attended Southeast Missouri State College for two years on an athletic scholarship. Carter served in the Air Force for two years before moving to San Francisco to study with 'Mara Alexander' Gilbert, head of the Bay City Actor's Lab. For three years, he concentrated on musical comedy and appeared in over 10 productions before feeling that he was ready for Hollywood. Carter arrived in Hollywood in 1959 and within two months, he became a regular on The Law and Mr. Jones (1960). In 1963, he got his big break when he landed the role of "Doc" on ABC-TV's hit series, Combat! (1962). In 1964, Conlan garnered his first movie role in the comedy, Quick, Before It Melts (1964). He played a hillbilly radio operator in the Antarctic. Conlan Carter's post-Combat! (1962) career included appearances in a few TV series and the feature film, Les bootleggers (1973). After acquiring his commercial pilot's license, he abandoned his acting career. At last report, he was earning a living flying businessmen around the U.S. on their own private aircraft. The Law and Mr. Jones (1960) (1960-62) [C.E. Curruthers], Combat! (1962) (1963-67) [Doc], Quick, Before It Melts (1964), Les bootleggers (1973).- IMDb mini biography by: Loraine Wingham <winghaml@mala.bc.ca>
- SpousesBetty Carol Gorsuch(1989 - present)Patricia Ann Musser(December 21, 1958 - July 1971) (divorced, 4 children)
- ChildrenHeather Dawn CarterChristopher C CarterTracy Lynn CarterJonathan P Carter
- ParentsJohn Earl Carter Sr.Pauline ColemanMabel Elizabeth Morrow
- RelativesRoger Hornsby Carter(Sibling)John Carter(Sibling)Jefferson Brannan Carter(Half Sibling)
- Currently a corporate pilot working in Florida for a large corporation.
- Before becoming a regular on Combat! (1962), Conlan played an MP Corporal in the first-season episode, "Hill 256".
- While attending Matthews High School, he became Missouri State champion in the Pole Vault (1951-1952) and was named to the All-State Track Team. In college, he was conference Pole Vault champion.
- Younger brother of John Carter.
- With the deaths of Jack Hogan and Shelly Greene in December, 2023, Conlan and Steven Rogers are the last surviving original members of the cast of the Combat! TV series. Ironically, both played Docs, with Carter replacing Rogers.
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