Gary Conway

Gary Conway

Conway, circa 1969
Born Gareth Monello Carmody
February 4, 1936
Boston, Massachusetts,
United States
Occupation Actor, Winemaker
Years active 1957 - present
Spouse(s) Marian McKnight Conway
Children Two children

Gary Conway (born February 4, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter.

Conway was born Gareth Monello Carmody[1] in Boston, Massachusetts. His most notable credits include a co-starring role with Gene Barry in the detective series, Burke's Law, from 1963-1965, who remained close friends, until Barry's death, late in 2009. In addition, he starred in the Irwin Allen sci-fi series Land of the Giants from 1968-1970.[2]

Conway has been married for many years to Marian McKnight, who is Miss America, 1957. They first met while students at the University of California, Los Angeles, where Conway studied art.[3] The couple have two children.[4] They have worked together in film production and writing and own a winery called Carmody McKnight.[2]

Conway's film credits include Once Is Not Enough, I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as the monster, and How to Make a Monster,[5] In 1958, he was cast with Richard Beymer in the episode "Man Hunt" of the western aviation television series, Sky King, with Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters.

In 1960, Conway appeared as Lt. Charles Williams in the episode "Absent Without Leave" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. Tyler McVey was in the guest cast as Col. Ben Williams, and Steve Brodie also appeared in the episode.[6] He also appeared in 1960 in three episodes under the names of different characters on the ABC/WB crime drama, Bourbon Street Beat, starring Andrew Duggan.[7] In 1966 Conway made an unsuccessful television pilot Assault! a spinoff from Combat! about the US Marine Corps in the Pacific.[8]

Conway starred with Bette Davis in the 1972 television movie The Judge and Jake Wyler. He starred in Woman's Story, which he also wrote and directed. In 1973, Conway was featured in Playgirl magazine's August issue.

His later film credits include Black Gunn, The Farmer,[9] and American Ninja 2: The Confrontation.

While he seldom continues to act, Gary Conway and his wife manage a winery they created years back, which is still in business. (Ironically, he played the murder victim in an episode of the TV series "Columbo": Any Old Port in a Storm, about feuding winemaker brothers). Gary and his wife have two children, Gareth and Kathleen.

References

  1. ↑ "Carmody McKnight Winemakers".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Railey, Raven J. (1999-07-18). "Paso Robles, Calif., Wine Maker Puts Artwork on Labels.". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
  3. ↑ "Miss America: Road to Success or Heartbreak?".
  4. ↑ "Miss America, an exclusive sisterhood".
  5. ↑ "Movies Today".
  6. ↑ "Colt .45". ctva.biz. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Gary Conway". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ Terrace, Vincent Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012 McFarland, 01/01/2013
  9. ↑ "'Farmer' Strictly from Hunger".

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