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| Born | Conrad Philip Havord 13 April 1925 Lambeth, London, England |
| Died | 13 January 2016 (aged 90) Chippenham, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1946–1991 |
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| Children | 3 |
Conrad Philip Havord (13 April 1925 – 13 January 2016), known professionally as Conrad Phillips, was an English television and film actor. [1] [2] He is best known for playing William Tell in the adventure series The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959). [3]
Phillips was born Conrad Philip Havord in London, the son of Horace Havord, who was a journalist and a writer of detective stories. Conrad attended St John's Bowyer School, Clapham, in South London, [1] then worked for an insurance company.
Phillips altered his date of birth on his ration book so that he could join the Royal Navy at the age of 17. In his three years of service during the Second World War he saw action in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea, and survived the mining of a landing craft. [1]
Phillips called himself Bill in the Navy because his shipmates kept ridiculing the name Conrad. He did not adopt the name Conrad Phillips until he started acting. His father had used the name for some of the thrillers he wrote and suggested that his son use it as his stage name. In his autobiography, Aiming True, Conrad wrote that he regretted doing so. [4]
Phillips studied at RADA, and then appeared in repertory theatre and in the West End. [5] He is probably best known for portraying William Tell in the popular ITV television series The Adventures of William Tell , which ran for 39 episodes from 1958 to 1959. [6] He was in a wheelchair during the filming of the last episode of the series because he had broken his ankle on location. [4] Even the fighting shots were done in this way. [4] He also played Tell's mentor Stefan in Crossbow in 1987. [3] Severe back pain, two replacement knees and a replacement hip brought an end to his career, and he retired in 1991.
Phillips met his second wife, Jennie, in April 1968. In January 1972 they set about restoring a Scottish hill farm called Skeoch. [7] They eventually went to live in Chippenham, Wiltshire. [3] Phillips published his autobiography, Aiming True, in 2013. [4]
Phillips died at his home in Chippenham on 13 January 2016, at the age of 90. [8]
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