
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, February 12, 1994                   TAG: 9402120183
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

ACTOR WILLIAM CONRAD DIES

William Conrad, who played the rotund district attorney in TV's "Jake and the Fatman" and whose booming voice narrated such popular shows as "Rocky & His Friends" and "The Fugitive," died Friday of a heart attack. He was 73.

Conrad became ill at his home and died at the Medical Center of North Hollywood.

Conrad played J.L. "Fatman" McCabe, a tough district attorney, on the CBS-TV series "Jake and the Fatman," which ran from 1987 to 1992. He also starred in the detective series "Cannon," which ran from 1971 to 1976 on CBS.

Conrad was the original Marshal Matt Dillon in the "Gunsmoke" radio network drama, which ran for 11 years on CBS.

In 1946 he made his motion picture debut in "The Killers." His other acting credits include "Body and Soul," "Sorry, Wrong Number," "East Side, West Side," "The Naked Jungle," "Five Against the House," "Johnny Concho," "-30-" and "The Road Back."

by CNB