Hans Conried's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Dudley Do-Right Show Snidely Whi… The Jack Paar Tonight Show Hans Conried Drak Pack Dr. Dred American Dream Abe Berlowitz Fractured Flickers Narrator Made In America (1964) Hans Conried The Partners Mr. Zinser

Main Movie Roles 1978 - The Cat from Outer Space 1970 - The Phantom Tollbooth 1964 - The Patsy 1964 - Robin and the 7 Hoods 1959 - 1001 Arabian Nights 1958 - Rock-a-Bye Baby 1956 - Bus Stop 1955 - Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier 1953 - Peter Pan 1953 - The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T. 1953 - The Twonky 1953 - Ben and Me 1951 - Texas Carnival 1951 - I'll See You in My Dreams 1950 - Summer Stock 1949 - On the Town 1949 - The Barkleys of Broadway 1947 - The Senator Was Indiscreet 1944 - Passage to Marseille 1943 - Crazy House 1943 - Journey Into Fear 1942 - Saboteur 1942 - Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942 - Joan of Paris 1942 - Blondie's Blessed Event 1942 - A Date with the Falcon 1940 - The Great Dictator 1939 - It's a Wonderful World 1939 - On Borrowed Time

BIOGRAPHY:

Hans Conried was born in Baltimore, raised both there and in New York City. He studied acting at Columbia University, and played many major classical roles onstage. After having been a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company, he was heard as Professor Kropotkin on the radio show "My Friend Irma" and had various roles on the "Edgar Bergen - Charlie McCarthy Show". He was in the original cast of Cole Porter's 1953 Broadway hit "Can-Can" and stayed with the show for more than a year. Known for his sharp wit, Conried was in demand as an actor, panelist and narrator, appearing frequently in television series and movies throughout the 60s and 70s.


TRIVIA:

• Stage productions of "Peter Pan" have a tradition of casting the same actor as both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook. Conried played both roles in the animated 'Walt Disney' (qv) adaptation, becoming the first actor to play both roles on film.
• His distinctive voice made him a popular radio performer during the 1930s and 1940s. In the following four decades he had a lucrative second career doing voice work for animated feature films and television productions.
• Best known as the voice of Captain Hook in _Peter Pan (1953)_ (qv).
• Father of 'Trilby Conried' (qv).
• Body donated to medical science.
• Known for portrayal of Uncle Tonoose on _"Make Room for Daddy" (1953)_ (qv) (aka "The Danny Thomas Show").
• His father was a Jewish immigrant from Austria and his Connecticut-born mother was descended from Pilgrims.