Gary Conway (1936-)

biography

Born Gareth Carmody in Boston on February 4, 1936, actor Gary Conway moved with his family to California in the 1940s. After graduating from high school, the athletic youth became an art major at UCLA but switched to drama soon afterward. While in college, Conway supplemented his income by modeling. Prominent physique photographers such as Bruce of LA (Bruce Bellas) and Bob Mizer used Conway as a model in the mid 1950s.


Conway's film appearances have been limited to only a few during his acting career, including I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957; with Whit Bissell), The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (1957; with Susan Cabot), and How to Make a Monster (1958; with Gary Clarke). He's better known for his success on television, starring in Burke's Law and Land of the Giants. From the 1970s onward, he has favored film production, directing, and screenwriting over an acting career.

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I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)

How to Make a Monster (1958)

Burke's Law (1963-1966 ABC TV Series)

Land of the Giants (1968-1970 ABC TV Series)

Black Gunn (1972)

The Farmer (1975)

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Conway has been married to Marian McKnight, Miss America 1957, for many years. 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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FILM
Viking Women And The Sea Serpent (1957)/Teenage Caveman [DVD](1958) DVD
First, Roger Corman's "Viking Women and the Sea Serpent" has a group of heroic gals venturing out on a dangerous journey to find their missing men. But when they are shipwrecked by an aquatic beast and taken prisoner by savages, they struggle to regain their freedom. Abby Dalton, Susan Cabot, Brad Jackson star. AKA: "The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent," "Undersea Monster." Then, Corman's "Teenage Caveman" stars Robert Vaughn (in his film debut) as an animal-skinned adolescent who goes up against his tribe's law and hunts for a fearsome monster. With Sarah Marshall, Leslie Bradley. 132 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
How To Make A Monster (1958)/Blood Of Dracula (1957) [DVD] DVD
Art imitates life in "How to Make a Monster," as a film studio make-up artist is axed when the execs decide horror films are passe. He gets revenge by drugging two actors, making them up as his greatest creations (A.I.P.'s own Teenage Werewolf and Frankenstein), and sending them to kill the short-sighted moguls! Robert H. Harris, Gary Clarke, Gary Conway star. Then, a girls' boarding school student is transformed into a bushy-eyebrowed bloodsucker after being hypnotized by her headmistress, in "Blood of Dracula," A.I.P.'s distaff answer to its "teenage monster" flicks. Sandra Harrison, Louise Lewis and Gail Ganley star. 144 min. total. Soundtrack: English.
Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough [DVD](1975) DVD
Get ready for some ultra-trashy fun with this splashy melodrama based on Susann's novel about the doings, deceptions, and degradations of the jet-set. Deborah Raffin stars as a young girl with a neurotic fetish over father Kirk Douglas, the washed-up Hollywood producer who remarried in order to maintain his daughter's expensive tastes. With David Janssen, Brenda Vaccaro. 121 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

TELEVISION
Land Of The Giants: The Complete Series (Limited Edition) [DVD] DVD
During a routine transatlantic suborbital flight in 1983, the spaceship Spindrift passes through a bizarre cloud that reroutes them to an Earth-like planet where everything (and everyone) is 12 times normal size! Trapped on this overwhelming world, the ship's crew and passengers have king-size adventures trying to survive and find a way home. Irwin Allen's imaginative 1968-70 series starred Gary Conway, Don Marshall, Heather Young, Stefan Arngrim, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Kurt Kasznar. All 51 episodes of the series--including "The Crash," "Deadly Lodestone," "The Mechanical Man," and "Giants and All That Jazz"--plus the unaired pilot are featured in a nine-disc set. 44 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono.
Burke's Law: Season one, Vol. 1 [DVD](1963) DVD
Sixteen episodes from the first season have been collected in a four-disc set. Standard; Soundtrack: English; vintage commercials; more.
Burke's Law: Season One, Vol. 2 [DVD](1964) DVD
The final 16 episodes from the first season--including "Who Killed What's His Name?," "Who Killed April?," "Who Killed the Paper Dragon?," "Who Killed My Girl?," and "Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee?"--have been collected in a four-disc set. 13 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. **16 episodes on 4 discs. 13 1/3 hrs.**
Daniel Boone: Season 4 [DVD](1967) DVD
All 26 episodes from the fourth season--including "The Ballad of Sidewinder and the Cherokee," "The Value of a King," "The Secret Code," "The Far Side of Fury," and "Faith's Way"--are collected in a seven-disc set. 22 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. **26 episodes on 7 discs. 22 hrs.**

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filmography

FILM
Woman's Story (2000) with Erin Gray and Kent McCord; written and directed by Gary Conway
Liberty & Bash (1990) with Miles O'Keeffe and Lou Ferrigno
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) with Michael Dudikoff and Steve James; co-written by Gary Conway
The Farmer (1975) with Michael Dante and Sonny Shroyer; produced and co-written by Gary Conway
Once Is Not Enough (1975) with Alexis Smith, Kirk Douglas, David Janssen, George Hamilton, Melina Mercouri, Brenda Vaccaro, and Deborah Raffin
Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm (1973) with Peter Falk, Donald Pleasence, Julie Harris, Robert Walden, and Dana Elcar
Class of '55 (1972) with Alan Alda, John Archer, Jamie Farr, and Louise Lasser
Black Gunn (1972) with Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Luciana Paluzzi, Bernie Casey, William Campbell, Stephen McNally, and Bruce Glover
The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) with Bette Davis, Eric Braeden, Doug McClure, John Lupton, and Joan Van Ark
Young Guns of Texas (1963) with Jody McCrea, Chill Wills, Jim Mitchum, and Robert Lowery
How to Make a Monster (1958) with Gary Clarke and John Ashley
The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (1957) with Susan Cabot, Abby Dalton, Sally Todd, June Kenney, and Michael Forrest
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) with Whit Bissell and Phyllis Coates

TELEVISION SERIES

Land of the Giants, 1968-1970 ABC TV series. Conway portrayed Captain Steve Burton
Burke's Law, 1963-1966 ABC TV series. Conway portrayed Detective Tim Tilson from 1963-1965

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES

The Love Boat, episode I Love You Too, Smith/Mamma and Me/Sally's Paradise, originally aired March 7, 1981
Police Story, episode Chief, originally aired March 19, 1974
Columbo, episode Any Old Port in a Storm, originally aired October 17, 1973
Ghost Story, episode The Ghost of Potter's Field, originally aired March 23, 1973
Daniel Boone, Fort New Madrid aka the Spanish Fort, originally aired February 15, 1968
The Long, Hot Summer, episode Run, Hero, Run, originally aired November 4, 1965
Hawaiian Eye, episode The Stanhope Brand, originally aired February 22, 1961
77 Sunset Strip, episode The Rice Estate, originally aired December 30, 1960
Hawaiian Eye, episode Baker's Half Dozen, originally aired December 28, 1960
Maverick, episode Thunder from the North, originally aired November 13, 1960
77 Sunset Strip, episode The Laurel Canyon Caper, originally aired October 28, 1960
Surfside 6, episode Country Gentleman, originally aired October 3, 1960
Bourbon Street Beat, episode Teresa, originally aired July 4, 1960
Bourbon Street Beat, episode Interrupted Wedding, originally aired June 20, 1960
Colt .45, episode Absent Without Leave, originally aired April 19, 1960
Bourbon Street Beat, episode Neon Nightmare, originally aired March 21, 1960
Hawaiian Eye, episode Fatal Cruise, originally aired February 24, 1960
Sky King, episode Man Hunt, originally aired March 16, 1958

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Carmody McKnight Estate Wines
Containing information on Gary Conway's vineyard and artwork, wines, books, and posters may be purchased through this site.

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Watch Gary Conway in an episode of Land of the Giants