Conrad Janis, a prolific actor who starred in TV shows including “Mork & Mindy” and “The Cable Guy,” has died. He was 94.
The actor’s business manager Dean A. Avedon confirmed his death to TheWrap. “He was a longtime client and personal friend,” Avedon said. “He will be missed greatly.”
Janis was the son of noted art collectors and gallerists Sidney and Harriet Janis. In addition to his acting career, he was also a skilled jazz musician and, following in his parents’ footsteps, a gallerist. He began acting in 1945, when he appeared in the Broadway show “Dark of the Moon.” The same year, he starred in the wartime comedy film “Snafu.”
Over the next several decades, he appeared in several films, including the 1947 film “The Hagan Girl” starring Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple. He also earned countless television credits, such as “The Untouchables,” “Get Smart,” “The Jeffersons,” and “Laverne & Shirley.
The actor’s business manager Dean A. Avedon confirmed his death to TheWrap. “He was a longtime client and personal friend,” Avedon said. “He will be missed greatly.”
Janis was the son of noted art collectors and gallerists Sidney and Harriet Janis. In addition to his acting career, he was also a skilled jazz musician and, following in his parents’ footsteps, a gallerist. He began acting in 1945, when he appeared in the Broadway show “Dark of the Moon.” The same year, he starred in the wartime comedy film “Snafu.”
Over the next several decades, he appeared in several films, including the 1947 film “The Hagan Girl” starring Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple. He also earned countless television credits, such as “The Untouchables,” “Get Smart,” “The Jeffersons,” and “Laverne & Shirley.
- 3/9/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Conrad Janis, a prolific character actor of TV, film and stage who had already become immediately recognizable even before landing his signature role opposite Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in the hit ’70s sitcom Mork & Mindy, died March 1 in Los Angeles. He was 94.
His death was confirmed by business manager Dean A. Avedon to The New York Times.
A son of the noted New York art collectors and gallerists Sidney and Harriet Janis, Janis, who along with his brother took over the family business, the Sidney Janis Gallery, later in life, was also a successful and lifelong jazz trombonist who even at the height of his Mork & Mindy success performed regularly with his group, the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.
Born on February 11, 1928, in Manhattan, Janis launched his acting career in the mid-1940s, appearing in what would be the first of 12 Broadway shows, 1945’s Dark of the Moon and,...
His death was confirmed by business manager Dean A. Avedon to The New York Times.
A son of the noted New York art collectors and gallerists Sidney and Harriet Janis, Janis, who along with his brother took over the family business, the Sidney Janis Gallery, later in life, was also a successful and lifelong jazz trombonist who even at the height of his Mork & Mindy success performed regularly with his group, the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.
Born on February 11, 1928, in Manhattan, Janis launched his acting career in the mid-1940s, appearing in what would be the first of 12 Broadway shows, 1945’s Dark of the Moon and,...
- 3/9/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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