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.

Фільмографія

• 2025Mantopus — Bob Kenton (voice)
• 2016Mob Handed — The Judge
• 2012Run For Your Wife — Piano Player
• 2008Telstar: The Joe Meek Story — Larry Parnes
• 2004Sinderella Comes Again — Prince Charming
• 2004Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage — Prince Charming
• 1995Sinderella Live — Prince Charming
• 1993The Punk
• 1989Tank Malling — Celebrity
• 1986Absolute Beginners — Cappuccino Man
• 1985Claudia — Man at Deli
• Miss Marple: The Body in the Library — Raymond Starr
• 1980The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle — Jess
• Space: 1999 — Mark Sanders
• Last of the Summer Wine — Walker
• Are You Being Served? — Mr. Walpole
• 1972The Flesh and Blood Show — Young Actor
• 1970Cool It, Carol! — Jonathan
• 1969The Assassination Bureau — Angelo
• 1967Hell Is Empty — Jess Shepherd
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — Davo
• 1964The Golden Head — Michael Stevenson
• 1963Aliki My Love — Barry Wilson
• The Human Jungle — Danny Pace
• 1963The Paradise Suite — 'Boy' - Bell Hop
• 1962The Boys — Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
• 1962The Skin Game — Ted-O
• 1961Konga — Bob Kenton
• 1961Rag Doll — Shane
• 1961The Queen's Guards
• The Odd Man — Cliff
• 1960Too Young to Love — Peter Martin
• Boy Meets Girls
• 1959Follow a Star — Theatre Heckler (uncredited)
• 1959Friends and Neighbours — Buddy Fisher
• 1959Serious Charge — Dancer (uncredited)
• 1959The Ugly Duckling — Bimbo
• 1956Reach for the Sky — Cadet Pilot (uncredited)
• 1956Who Done It? — Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (10)

• 2016Respectable: The Mary Millington Story — Himself
• 2009Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop — Self
• 2004Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd — Self
• Escape to the Country — Self
• 2000The Unforgettable Diana Dors — Self
• 1999Blondes: Diana Dors — self
• 1993John Virgo: Playing For Laughs — Himself
• 1991The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek — Himself
• 1989Just Like That! — Self
• An Audience with... — Self