Biography
Russ Conway (April 25, 1913 – January 12, 2009) was a Canadian-American actor and he is best known for playing Fenton Hardy, the father of The Hardy Boys in the 1956-7 The Mickey Mouse Club serial. Born Clarence Russell Zink, he is the brother of the actor Donald Woods (born Ralph Lewis Zink), who was born on December 2, 1906, and died on March 5, 1998. Conway graduated from UCLA in 1937, and later earned a master’s in theater arts and a teaching credential from UCLA. During World War II, Conway was in an Army special services unit. For several months, he was entertainment director at Ft. Ord before serving in the Philippines and later in Japan, where he worked as a producer and announcer for Armed Forces Radio. He started acting in Hollywood in 1947. His film appearances included “Twelve O’Clock High” (1949), “War of the Worlds” (1953), “Love Me Tender” (1956) and “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane” (1962). His television guest spots included roles on “The Fugitive,” “Mod Squad,” “Barnaby Jones,” “Mission Impossible,” “Sea Hunt” and “The Untouchables.”
Filmography
all 142
TV Shows 82
Movies 60
Director 2
self 1
Switch (1975)
Interval (1973)
Cannon (1971)
San Francisco International Airport (1970)
San Francisco International (1970)
The Young Lawyers (1970)
The Silent Gun (1969)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
Cilla (1968)
Mannix (1967)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
Ironside (1967)
C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)
The Invaders (1967)
Felony Squad (1966)
The Time Tunnel (1966)
The Green Hornet (1966)
The Magnificent Stranger (1966)
Our Man Flint (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
The Loner (1965)
Branded (1965)
The Lively Set (1964)
Guns of Diablo (1964)
Daniel Boone (1964)
The Munsters (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Temple Houston (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
The Lieutenant (1963)
The Dakotas (1963)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Great Impostor (1960)
Moochie of Pop Warner Football (1960)
Surfside 6 (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
The Aquanauts (1960)
Thriller (1960)
The Tall Man (1960)
Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)
Climb Up The Wall (1960)
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Men into Space (1959)
Laramie (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Tightrope (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Johnny Rocco (1958)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Man with a Camera (1958)
The Texan (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
The Screaming Skull (1958)
Fort Dobbs (1958)
Flood Tide (1958)
Sea Hunt (1958)
Bombers B-52 (1957)
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Trackdown (1957)
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
M Squad (1957)
Wagon Train (1957)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Portland Exposé (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
The Midnight Story (1957)
Official Detective (1957)
Love Me Tender (1956)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
State Trooper (1956)
The Hardy Boys (1956)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The Dark Wave (1956)
Telephone Time (1956)
Matinee Theater (1955)
Fury (1955)
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
Navy Log (1955)
Tall Man Riding (1955)
Top Of The World (1955)
The Looters (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Killer Leopard (1954)
The Whistler (1954)
Public Defender (1954)
The Lone Wolf (1954)
Jennifer (1953)
Vicki (1953)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Vice Squad (1953)
Safari Drums (1953)
One Girl's Confession (1953)
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
Jumping Jacks (1952)
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
My Six Convicts (1952)
Fort Osage (1952)
Rebound (1952)
Dragnet (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The Adventures of Boston Blackie (1951)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Tomahawk (1951)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Three Secrets (1950)
Prisoners in Petticoats (1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Treasury Men in Action (1950)
The Lawless (1950)
Backfire (1950)
The Heiress (1949)
Trapped (1949)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Flamingo Road (1949)
Larceny (1948)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
The Winner's Circle (1948)
The Naked City (1948)
Black Bart (1948)
A Double Life (1947)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
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GenderMale
Birthday1913-04-25
Deathday2009-01-12 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceBrandon, Canada
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Canada
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