Michael Conrad Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for a Primetime Emmy every year he appeared on NBC's "Hill Street Blues"
• Died after a battle with urethral cancer at the age of 58 while still a regular cast member of "Hill Street Blues"
• After delving into film, he would return to television as Sgt․ Phil Esterhaus on NBC's "Hill Street Blues" in the 1980s, a role that would earn him two Emmy wins before passing away during filming of the show's fourth season
• Made his television debut in 1955 at age 30, where he would go on to appear regularly on popular television series including "Perry Mason"
• Writers for "Hill Street Blues" decided to honor the actor by not recasting his character following his untimely death during the fourth season