Jess Conrad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jess Conrad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
February 24, 1936Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
34Place of birth
Brixton, London, England, UK![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cvIDSrjbAnFrKRMH0XWkCnm1pmx.jpg)
Cast credits
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Konga
Bob Kenton![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A8Q8rhuv8YszuFuYrsCAo9281mt.jpg)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Jess![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/s039p9BPVaaOKTRZzowojetNG7X.jpg)
Sinderella Live
Prince Charming![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mAQ8z14i2UyAd3NrMFxbeGz6Kpj.jpg)
The Assassination Bureau
Angelo![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fVpnnW1p7OXryLbavhVkRdvZvmC.jpg)
Rag Doll
Shane![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cPxwLT6aYJDC6QD3zZdfnRz2y8m.jpg)
Sinderella Comes Again
Prince Charming![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AtA3Fwck26BpX28YYOZyJlolkAU.jpg)
Cool It, Carol!
Jonathan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eeMGbjsJxqcUpnHLc1ULHHWPE9O.jpg)
The Punk
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The Boys
Brian Harold "Barney" Lee![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kMnjzLhHOcyIGIhRZGiC41crLPc.jpg)
Tank Malling
Celebrity![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bbIu6MW92zE8ThfEAgLfZyV4Nwk.jpg)
The Golden Head
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Too Young to Love
Peter Martin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/43ZNUS4U2rawFGO5WLWqw9pfmpr.jpg)
Mob Handed
The Judge![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/g6253jEzQIe2Y5g9U6zZyYpqPOo.jpg)
Absolute Beginners
Cappuccino Man![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dt2zN3HrL47sxajWRQqEE8vd5Kq.jpg)
Serious Charge
Dancer (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qgv2g3edme1BV9MPa4JG2ShKYUD.jpg)
Aliki My Love
Barry Wilson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ykswGEkVWYDMVFMuG1lANyPG54s.jpg)
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Larry Parnes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pnhnVv8p4zg5sewp2ICxLpHtPVi.jpg)
The Ugly Duckling
Bimbo