Jess Conrad
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 24, 1936 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Brixton, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 49
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
Space: 1999
1975TV
Mark Sanders
Are You Being Served?
1972TV
Mr. Walpole
The Assassination Bureau
1969Movie
Angelo
Absolute Beginners
1986Movie
Cappuccino Man
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980Movie
Jess
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
1984TV
Raymond Starr
Filmography
Mantopus
2025Movie
Bob Kenton (voice)
Mob Handed
2016Movie
The Judge
Respectable: The Mary Millington Story
2016Movie
Himself
Run For Your Wife
2012Movie
Piano Player
Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of Pop
2009Movie
Self
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008Movie
Larry Parnes
Sinderella Comes Again - Backstage
2004Movie
Prince Charming
Sinderella Comes Again
2004Movie
Prince Charming
Sex, Secrets and Frankie Howerd
2004Movie
Self
Escape to the Country
2002TV
Self
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
2000Movie
Self
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999Movie
self
Sinderella Live
1995Movie
Prince Charming
John Virgo: Playing For Laughs
1993Movie
Himself
The Punk
1993Movie
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
1991Movie
Himself
Tank Malling
1989Movie
Celebrity
Just Like That!
1989Movie
Self
Absolute Beginners
1986Movie
Cappuccino Man
Claudia
1985Movie
Man at Deli
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
1984TV
Raymond Starr
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980Movie
Jess
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
Space: 1999
1975TV
Mark Sanders
Last of the Summer Wine
1973TV
Walker
The Flesh and Blood Show
1972Movie
Young Actor
Are You Being Served?
1972TV
Mr. Walpole
Cool It, Carol!
1970Movie
Jonathan
The Assassination Bureau
1969Movie
Angelo
Hell Is Empty
1967Movie
Jess Shepherd
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
Davo
The Golden Head
1964Movie
Michael Stevenson
Aliki My Love
1963Movie
Barry Wilson
The Human Jungle
1963TV
Danny Pace
The Paradise Suite
1963Movie
'Boy' - Bell Hop
The Boys
1962Movie
Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
The Skin Game
1962Movie
Ted-O
The Queen's Guards
1961Movie
Konga
1961Movie
Bob Kenton
Rag Doll
1961Movie
Shane
The Odd Man
1960TV
Cliff
Too Young to Love
1960Movie
Peter Martin
Boy Meets Girls
1959TV
The Ugly Duckling
1959Movie
Bimbo
Serious Charge
1959Movie
Dancer (uncredited)
Friends and Neighbours
1959Movie
Buddy Fisher
Follow a Star
1959Movie
Theatre Heckler (uncredited)
Reach for the Sky
1956Movie
Cadet Pilot (uncredited)
Who Done It?
1956Movie
Radio Show Attendee (uncredited)