Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 24, 1936
Place of Birth
Brixton, London, England, UK
Credits
49 titles
Jess Conrad
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mantopus
Bob Kenton (voice)
Mob Handed
The Judge
Respectable: The Mary Millington Story
Himself
Run For Your Wife
Piano Player
Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop
Self
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Larry Parnes
Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
Prince Charming
Sinderella Comes Again
Prince Charming
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
Self
Escape to the Country
Self
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
Self
Blondes: Diana Dors
self
Sinderella Live
Prince Charming
John Virgo: Playing For Laughs
Himself
The Punk
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Himself
Tank Malling
Celebrity
Just Like That!
Self
Absolute Beginners
Cappuccino Man
Claudia
Man at Deli
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Raymond Starr
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Jess
An Audience with...
Self
Space: 1999
Mark Sanders
Last of the Summer Wine
Walker
The Flesh and Blood Show
Young Actor
Are You Being Served?
Mr. Walpole
Cool It, Carol!
Jonathan
The Assassination Bureau
Angelo
Hell Is Empty
Jess Shepherd
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Davo
The Golden Head
Michael Stevenson
Aliki My Love
Barry Wilson
The Human Jungle
Danny Pace
The Paradise Suite
'Boy' - Bell Hop
The Boys
Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
The Skin Game
Ted-O
The Queen's Guards
Konga
Bob Kenton
Rag Doll
Shane
The Odd Man
Cliff
Too Young to Love
Peter Martin
Boy Meets Girls
The Ugly Duckling
Bimbo
Serious Charge
Dancer (uncredited)
Friends and Neighbours
Buddy Fisher
Follow a Star
Theatre Heckler (uncredited)
Reach for the Sky
Cadet Pilot (uncredited)
Who Done It?
Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)