Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad October 16 1925  November 22 1983 was an American actor primarily on television Conrad had a long acting career in television from the 1950s to the 1980s In 1963 he played Felton Grimes the title character and murder victim in the Perry Mason episode The Case of the Bigamous Spouse He played far leftwingMichael Stivics Uncle Casimir on All in the Family and gave bigoted Archie Bunker as good as he got He had a memorable role in the 1974 film The Longest Yard playing Nate Scarboro a retired NFL tight end New York Giants who was also the head coach for the Mean Machine the team of prisoners put together by Burt Reynolds character Paul Crewe to play the team of guards Reynolds himself would later play the role of Scarboro in the 2005 remake starring Adam Sandler During the 19761977 season of Delvecchio Conrad was a regular as he played the role of Lt Macavan Conrad may be best known for his portrayal of veteran cop Sgt Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues in which he ended the introductory roll call to each weeks show with Lets be careful out there He won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues in 1981 and 1982