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Pat Conway(1931-1981)

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Pat Conway
Born on January 9, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, Patrick (Pat) Douglas Conway was the son of Hollywood "royalty"-film actor/director/producer Hugh ("Jack") Ryan Conway and his second wife, Virginia C. Bushman Conway, daughter of famous silent screen star Francis X. Bushman. Pat was a real cowboy, growing up on his father's 125-acre Pacific Palisades ranch where he learned to ride and rope before he was 10, and helping with his father's cattle herd. After graduating from Menlo Junior College at San Francisco, he studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse, then traveled to London to study Shakespearean theater for six months at the famous Old Vic. He served a hitch in the U. S. Marine Corps before returning to Hollywood and a contract with MGM.

Pat played a number of roles in several movies and television shows in the early 1950s. Then at the age of 26, the handsome 6'3", blue-eyed, dark-haired, 175-pound actor landed the role for which he is best known, that of Sheriff Clay Hollister, the young, tough but fair sheriff of Tombstone in pre-statehood Arizona in the weekly TV series "Tombstone Territory." He was originally cast to play the deputy in the series but was promoted to the starring role when the director saw his potential; they had to reshoot the first episode as a result. The series ran from Oct. 16, 1957, through July 1960; Conway starred in all 92 episodes. Published interviews from the era describe the young actor as "nice", "shy", and "serious" about his acting. His hobbies included reading, cooking, music, sailing and skin diving; he admitted to being a solitary individual. When "Tombstone Territory" ended, he was busy making guest appearances in many of the western series then populating the airwaves, including "Gunsmoke", "Rawhide" and "Bonanza." He also appeared in two movies ("Geronimo" in 1962 and "Brighty of the Grand Canyon" in 1967). His final appearances were in 1975 in "The Streets of San Francisco" and the television movie "The Abduction of Saint Anne." He died on April 24, 1981, in Santa Barbara County, California, at the age of 50.
BornJanuary 9, 1931
DiedApril 24, 1981(50)
BornJanuary 9, 1931
DiedApril 24, 1981(50)
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Known for

Destination 60,000 (1957)
Destination 60,000
6.8
  • Jeff Connors
  • 1957
You Are There (1953)
You Are There
8.3
TV Series
  • Hamilton
  • James J. Corbett
Florenz Ames, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Donald Randolph, and Alix Talton in La chose surgit des ténèbres (1957)
La chose surgit des ténèbres
5.2
  • Sgt. Pete Allen
  • 1957
Invitation (1952)
Invitation
6.9
  • Bill(as Patrick Conway)
  • 1952

Credits

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  • Les rues de San Francisco (1972)
    Les rues de San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Al Doyle
    • Victor A. Coyle (as Patrick Conway)
    • 1972–1975
  • Robert Wagner in L'enquête de Monseigneur Logan (1975)
    L'enquête de Monseigneur Logan
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Sheriff Townsend (as Patrick Conway)
    • 1975
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Varnum
    • Toque Morlan
    • Billy Gunther ...
    • 1955–1973
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Capt. Jim Harris
    • Frank Cole
    • Pete
    • 1965–1968
  • Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Colonel Stone
    • 1968
  • Ralph Taeger in Hondo (1967)
    Hondo
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Redell
    • 1967
  • Le cheval de fer (1966)
    Le cheval de fer
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Brill
    • 1966
  • Dandy Curran and Jiggs the Donkey in Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966)
    Brighty of the Grand Canyon
    6.0
    • Jake Irons
    • 1966
  • Lloyd Bridges in The Loner (1965)
    The Loner
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Frank Ballinger
    • 1966
  • Chuck Connors in Le proscrit (1965)
    Le proscrit
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Johnny Dolan
    • 1965
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Reed McCuller
    • 1965
  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dan Bishop
    • 1963
  • Les hommes volants (1961)
    Les hommes volants
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Johnny Bicker
    • 1962
  • Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962)
    Geronimo
    5.8
    • Capt. William Maynard
    • 1962
  • The Dick Powell Show (1961)
    The Dick Powell Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Lt. Bert Evans
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Patrick Conway
  • Height
    • 1.91 m
  • Born
    • January 9, 1931
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 24, 1981
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(renal failure and dehydration)
  • Spouses
      Nancy Sprigg RoeSeptember 28, 1963 - April 24, 1981 (his death, 1 child)
  • Parents
      Virginia Bushman
  • Relatives
    • Francis X. Bushman(Grandparent)

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  • Trivia
    Grew up on a ranch.
  • Quotes
    The western on TV has offered viewers all kinds of characters. Do you see any similarity among Paladin, Dillon and Maverick? Besides that, the western gives viewers an identification with a dream.

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  • When did Pat Conway die?
    April 24, 1981
  • How did Pat Conway die?
    Renal failure and dehydration
  • How old was Pat Conway when he died?
    50 years old
  • Where did Pat Conway die?
    Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • When was Pat Conway born?
    January 9, 1931

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