Pat Conway

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Pat Conway
Pat Conway Tombstone Territory 1958.JPG
Conway as Clay Hollister, 1958.
Born
Patrick Douglas Conway

(1931-01-09)January 9, 1931
DiedApril 24, 1981(1981-04-24) (aged 50)
NationalityAmerican
EducationMenlo Park Junior College, Pasadena Playhouse School of the Theater
OccupationActor
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Parent
Family Francis X. Bushman (grandfather)

Patrick Douglas Conway (January 9, 1931[ citation needed ] – April 24, 1981) was an American actor best known for starring as Sheriff Clay Hollister on the Western television series Tombstone Territory (1957–1960).

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Early years

Conway was the son of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer director Jack Conway, and grandson of Francis X. Bushman. [1]

Career

Conway's first role was in the 1951 movie Westward the Women as Sid Cutler. Conway was Tim Dooley in the 1955 movie An Annapolis Story . [2] [3]

In Tombstone Territory, Conway played Tombstone Sheriff Clay Hollister, set in Arizona Territory. The series ran for three seasons from October 16, 1957 to July 8, 1960. [4] He also played many guest roles in Western serials, including Gunsmoke , Rawhide , and Bonanza . He also had parts in two movies: Geronimo in 1962 and Brighty of the Grand Canyon in 1967. His final roles were in The Streets of San Francisco TV show in 1975, the television movie The Abduction of Saint Anne, The Bullet in 1972, and The Endgame in 1973. [5]

Death

Conway died in Santa Barbara County, California, on April 24, 1981, at the age of 50 from renal failure. [6]

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References

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  2. palipost.com, Old Palisades Real Estate: The Story of All Hallows Farm and Its Celebrity Owners, By the Palisadian-Post, March 9, 2017
  3. TV Guide, Patrick Conway
  4. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 1035. ISBN   0-345-42923-0.
  5. Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary, By Everett Aaker
  6. Hamilton, Anita (January 24, 2021). "Pacific Palisades Cowboy Actor Pat Conway". 50+ World. Retrieved April 8, 2022.