Jess Conrad
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-02-24 in Brixton, London, England, UK
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.
Most Known For
Space: 1999
as Mark Sanders
Last of the Summer Wine
as Walker
Escape to the Country
as Self
Are You Being Served?
as Mr. Walpole
An Audience with...
as Self
The Human Jungle
as Danny Pace
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
as Raymond Starr
Rag Doll
as Shane
The Golden Head
as Michael Stevenson
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
as Self
Sinderella Live
as Prince Charming
The Assassination Bureau
as Angelo
The Odd Man
as Cliff
Absolute Beginners
as Cappuccino Man
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
as Larry Parnes
Konga
as Bob Kenton
Miss Marple
as Raymond Starr
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as Jess
The Flesh and Blood Show
as Young Actor
Follow a Star
as Theatre Heckler (uncredited)