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Jess Conrad OBE (born Gerald Arthur James on 24 February 1936) is an actor and singer from England. As a boy he was nicknamed "Jesse" after American outlaw Jesse James; as there was already an actor named "Gerald James" in Actors Equity, a dramatics teacher who was a fan of Joseph Conrad suggested the stage name of "Jess Conrad".〔http://jessconrad.com/currently_used/Looking_Back_With_Jess_Conrad.pdf〕 ==Career== Having started his career as a repertory actor and film extra, Jess Conrad was cast in a television play ''Bye, Bye Barney'' as a pop singer.〔Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X p125〕 He was noticed by Jack Good, who included him in his TV series ''Oh, Boy'',〔 and then was signed to Decca Records and had a number of chart hits, including "Cherry Pie", "This Pullover", "Mystery Girl" and "Pretty Jenny"; also recording for Columbia, Pye President and EMI. Between the late 1950s and mid-1960s Conrad appeared in a number of films such as ''Serious Charge'' (uncredited), ''The Boys'', ''Rag Doll'', (filmed in 1960, and released in 1961); ''K.I.L. 1'' and ''Konga'' as well as Michael Powell's ''The Queen's Guards''. During the 1970s he spent some time in the stage shows ''Godspell'' and ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'',〔 and also featured in a cameo role in the Sex Pistols film ''The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle''.〔 In 1977, no fewer than 7 of Jess Conrad's singles were included in the 'World's Worst Record' list, chosen by listeners to Capital FM DJ Kenny Everett's show,〔Kenny Everett's The World's Worst Wireless Show – http://www.chronoglide.com/wwwshome.html〕 and "This Pullover", voted 6th worst song ever, later featured on an LP dedicated to the songs voted for, together with two other Conrad recordings "Cherry Pie" and "Why Am I Living?" Conrad also appeared in the 1984 TV series of ''Miss Marple'' in the episode entitled ''The Body in the Library'' as Raymond Starr. He also starred in the 1993 film, ''The Punk and the Princess''.〔(Maidenhead Advertiser Online: Shane Richie talks panto from the spooky Hellfire caves )〕 In the '90s Conrad made regular cameo appearances on Jim Davidson's revived version of ''The Generation Game'' on BBC1. Also in 1992 Jess Conrad appeared in the Christmas Special of ''Big Break'', also presented by Davidson and John Virgo. He was the "booby" prize of the show presented to ''Hi-de-Hi!'' actress Ruth Madoc. Contestants that failed to make the final of ''Big Break'' were often nearly given a box set of Jess Conrad's hit singles. Since then, Conrad has appeared in a number of documentaries and television programmes, often offering stories of violent encounters with other famous people. In a BBC ''Arena'' documentary about the legendary record producer Joe Meek, Conrad boasts of biting off part of the nose of singer Heinz during a confrontation backstage at a package show in the early 1960s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324086/ )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00jzpwp/ )〕 Similarly, in ''Sex, Secrets & Frankie Howerd'' he tells of threatening to cut off comedian Frankie Howerd's ears when Howerd made undesired sexual advances to Conrad in a dressing room.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205525/ )〕 In the 2009 film ''Telstar: The Joe Meek Story'', he is played by Nigel Harman. He appears in one scene, depicting his backstage fight with Heinz and his biting of Heinz's nose. Conrad himself played the role of Larry Parnes in the film. A Freemason, he is a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 3098, the membership of which is made up of entertainers.〔() Chelsea Lodge No. 3098 100 Years 1905–2005〕 He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours for charitable services. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jess Conrad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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