Conrad Janis

Conrad Janis
Born	February 11, 1928 (1928-02-11) (age 83) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Musician
Years active	1945–present
Spouse	Vicki Quarles (1948-1957) (divorced) 2 children Ronda Copland (1979-1983) (divorced) Maria Grimm (1987-present)

Conrad Janis (born February 11, 1928) is an American jazz musician (trombone) and also a theatre, film, and television actor. In the fall of 1953, he played eldest son Edward in the Ezio Pinza situation comedy Bonino on NBC. His costars were Mary Wickes, Chet Allen, Van Dyke Parks, and David Opatoshu.^[1]

He appeared in an episode of Get Smart playing a KAOS agent, and later guest starred as a dance marathon emcee on The Golden Girls but is most noted for playing Mindy's father on the sitcom Mork & Mindy. He appeared in the sci-fi sitcom Quark and was featured in The Buddy Holly Story and in the Goldie Hawn comedy The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox. He also made a brief appearance as himself in the jazz bar scene from Nothing in Common.

Janis was born in New York City, New York, the son of Harriet, a writer, and Sidney Janis, an art dealer and writer,^[2] and he has a brother named Carroll.^[3]

References

1. ^ IMDB, Bonino: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045374/
2. ^ Conrad Janis Biography (1928-)
3. ^ Sidney Janis NY Times Obituary

External links

• Conrad Janis official website
• Conrad Janis at the Internet Movie Database
• Conrad Janis at the Internet Broadway Database

Persondata
Name	Janis, Conrad
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	February 11, 1928
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death