Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway
Born	May 29, 1942 (1942-05-29) (age 67) New York City

Kevin Conway (born May 29, 1942) is an American actor and film director.

Early life

Conway was born in New York City, the son of Helen Margaret (née Sanders), a sales representative, and James John Conway, a mechanic.^[1] In his first major screen role, he portrayed Roland Weary in the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five, based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut. He also played Kahless the Unforgettable's clone on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Theatre

Conway's off-Broadway credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Elephant Man, Other People's Money, and When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, for which he received the 1974 Drama Desk Award for one of the greatest performances ever seen Off Bway. On Broadway, he has appeared in Indians, Moonchildren, and in revivals of The Plough and the Stars, Of Mice and Men (as George Milton, opposite James Earl Jones as Lennie Small), and Dinner at Eight. In 1980, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (Mecca).

Films

In 1987, he directed the independent film The Sun and the Moon. Among other film roles, Conway played Crum Petree, the insane mailman in the 1988 film Funny Farm and General Curtis LeMay in the 2000 film Thirteen Days.

Filmography

• Portnoy's Complaint
• F.I.S.T (1978), in the role of Vince Doyle
• Paradise Alley (1978), in the role of Stitch
• The Scarlet Letter (1979), in the role of Roger Chillingworth
• The Lathe of Heaven (1980), in the role of Dr. Wiliam Haber
• The Funhouse (1981), in three roles, including that of Conrad Straker the Funhouse Barker
• Funny Farm (1988), in the role of Crum Petree
• Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Rightful Heir (1992), in the role of Kahless the Unforgettable's clone
• Gettysburg (1993), in the role of Sgt. Buster Kilrain
• The Quick and the Dead (1995), in the role of Eugene Dred
• The Outer Limits (1995-2002), in the role of the control voice
• Oz (1999-2003), in the role of Seamus O'Reily
• Thirteen Days (2000), in the role of Gen. Curtis LeMay
• Black Knight (2001), in the role of King Leo
• Gods and Generals (2003), reprising the role of Sgt. Buster Kilrain
• Mystic River (2003), in the role of Theo (uncredited)
• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary) (2005), as the voice of Jack London
• Invincible (2006)
• The Bronx Is Burning (2007) in the role of Gabe Paul
• The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) as the voice of various historical figures

References

External links

• Kevin Conway at the Internet Movie Database
• Kevin Conway (actor) at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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