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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 Popular Jess Conrad Trailers
Total trailers found: 39
26 March 1961
Dr. Decker returns from Africa after a year, presumed dead. In that year, he discovered a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size.
12 December 1985
Eager to escape her high-society life among the English Elite, a woman falls in love with a young musician.
01 January 1961
A British drama about a girl becoming a woman after she relocates to London. She and her young boyfriend become tempted by one of her older admirers money.
09 May 2016
A beautiful journalist will stop at nothing to get revenge for her daughter's murder. With no help from corrupt cops she decides to take the law into her own hands and joins a vigilante gang of gangsters and football hooligans to track down the sick, sadistic killers and get her justice.
08 February 1991
Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s.
11 September 1980
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds.
30 April 1959
Howard Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The previous vicar's daughter, Hester Peters, who fears being a spinster, wants to be his wife.
17 October 1961
Captains John Fellows and Henry Wynne-Walton finish their Army training at Sandhurst Military Academy and are sent to the Middle-East.
01 February 1962
A scrap dealer is making a profit out of wrecked cars, but trouble starts when one of his men demands more money.
02 November 2009
Kathy Kirby had everything: a remarkable voice, stunning looks, universal popularity and she was a major TV and recording star with her biggest hit Secret Love selling over 500,000 records.
13 June 2000
Short documentary profiling the life of British 'Blonde Bombshell' Diana Dors, who died of cancer in 1984.
04 April 1986
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world.
24 February 1963
A troubled actress has conversations with a range of different people.
09 March 1969
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice.
02 September 2004
A behind the scenes look at the "Mucky" Panto, Sinderella Comes Again, with interviews from the cast and audience this video is a must see for anyone who has seen the show and wondered, just what goes on backstage?
01 January 1959
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading.
31 August 1962
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
01 December 1989
Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?
26 May 1993
David, a London street kid falls in love with little rich girl Rachel, but their romance is frowned upon by their parents and peers.
05 July 1956
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.
08 March 1960
A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never knew she was so young.
19 June 2008
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek.
12 December 1993
John Virgo entertains a packed crowd with his quick-fire wit and amazing trick shots. Special guestsh
20 March 1956
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money.
07 April 2016
Documentary chronicling the extraordinary life and tragic death of Mary Millington - Britain's most famous pornographic actress of the 1970s.
22 August 1964
Stevenson, the famous English criminal expert visits Hungary with his family. While he is chairing a conference on criminology, infamous art treasure robbers steal the golden herm of Saint László.
16 May 2012
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell.
30 June 1995
A bawdy pantomime filmed during the sellout 1995 nationwide tour.
09 September 1959
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'.
01 December 1970
A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture.
01 October 1972
Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.
26 December 1999
Celebrating the life and career of legendary British blonde bombshell Diana Dors, who died in 1984. Friends remember her affectionately and film clips illustrate her big screen movie roles.
11 December 1963
Barry, a wretched playboy, expects to get rich from the legacy of an uncle of his, the king of roast meat sauce, but his lawyer informs him that the secret of the sauce recipe has been lost along with his uncle, and there is nothing to inherit except for a small island in the Aegean - called Eftychia - where his uncle came from.
20 December 1967
On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family whom they take hostage.
16 May 2025
In his quest to make the most realistic monster movie ever made, an insane movie director begins production on a film about a half-man half-octopus.
11 January 1959
During the Cold War, a British family struggles to overcome cultural differences as they welcome two Russian social workers into their home for a visit.
01 January 1989
Just Like That! is a celebration of the comic genius of Tommy Cooper - just like that! But nobody could do it just like that apart from the unique Mr Cooper himself, and despite his claim never to have used those words.
11 August 2004
Sinderella Comes Again sees Buttons, Sinderella, Prince Charming and the Ugly Sisters up to all their old tricks and naughty makeovers! It's a hilarious tale for adults that should know better.
04 April 2004
A frank documentary about the scandalous private life of Frankie Howerd.
