biography
Born Gareth Carmody in Boston on February 4, 1936, actor Gary Conway
moved with his family to California in the 1940s. His father was a school administrator and his mother was a teacher. Conway graduated at age 16
from Los Angeles High School in 1952, and during his senior year he attended the Otis Art Institute on a full scholarship. However, after Conway enrolled as an art major at UCLA
he became disenchanted with his studies and switched his major to theater. At UCLA he appeared in several university stage productions; he met his future wife, Marion McKnight, in one of these productions.
In order to help put himself through college, Conway supplemented his income by modeling for then-prominent
physique photographers including Bruce of LA (Bruce Bellas) and Bob Mizer, who used
Conway as a model in the mid 1950s.    Beefcake photos of Gary Conway. LEFT and CENTER: Physique photos taken by Bruce of LA in 1955. RIGHT: Early 1970s photoConway's film appearances have been limited during his acting career and include I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957; with Whit Bissell), The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (1957; with Susan Cabot), How to Make a Monster (1958; with Gary Clarke), and Young Guns of Texas (1962; with James Mitchum and Jody McCrea). He found more work on television, taking roles on such programs as Hawaiian Eye and 77 Sunset Strip before being cast in the ABC series Burke's Law (1963-1966; with Gene Barry) and ABC's Land of the Giants (1968-1970; with Deanna Lund). From the 1970s onward, he has favored film production, directing, and screenwriting over an acting career. |
the films of gary conwayI Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)  From AIP's fun horror flick I Was a Teenage Frankenstein. LEFT: Conway as the title character. RIGHT: Angela Blake is his first victimHow to Make a Monster (1958)  LEFT: With Robert H. Harris and Paul Brinegar in How to Make a Monster, American International's effective follow-up to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein and I Was a Teenage Werewolf. RIGHT: With Gary ClarkeBurke's Law (1963-1966 ABC TV Series) 
LEFT: Promotional photo from Burke's Law with Gene Barry. RIGHT: From a first-season episode of Burke's Law titled Who Killed Jason Shaw, which originally aired on January 3, 1964. Pictured are Quinn O'Hara, Keenan Wynn, Gary Conway, and Gene BarryLand of the Giants (1968-1970 ABC TV Series)   Promotional photos from Land of the Giants. LEFT: With Deanna Lund. CENTER: Cast photo. Pictured are Don Matheson, Heather Young, Kurt Kasznar, Deanna Lund, Gary Conway, and Don Marshall. RIGHT: Cast photo with Gary Conway, Don Marshall, Heather Young, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, Kurt Kasznar, and Stefan ArngrimBlack Gunn (1972)
From the Columbia action flick Black Gunn with Jim Brown, Luciana Paluzzi, Timothy Brown, William Campbell, and Bruce GloverOnce Is Not Enough (1975) 
With Deborah Raffin in the Paramount potboiler Once is Not Enough, based on the best-selling novel by Jacqueline SusannThe Farmer (1977)   Gary Conway both starred in and produced the violent action film The Farmer, released by Columbia. Conways stars as a World War II hero turned assassingary conway todayConway has been married to Marian McKnight, Miss America 1957, since 1958. Apart from film production, Conway is an accomplished artist and a vintner; he and McKnight own the Carmody McKnight vineyard in Paso Robles, California. See the Carmody McKnight Estate Wines web site for more information. |
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