Kevin Conway

Biography

Kevin Conway was an American actor and director who trained at HB Studio in his native New York City. He won a 1974 Drama Desk Award for his off-Broadway work in When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, and appeared off-Broadway in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Elephant Man and Other People's Money. On Broadway he acted in Indians, Moonchildren and revivals, including Of Mice and Men, and in 1980 he earned a Drama Desk nomination for directing. His first major screen role was Roland Weary in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), and he later played several characters in The Funhouse (1981), mailman Crum Petree in Funny Farm (1988), Frank Papale in Invincible (2006) and General Curtis LeMay in Thirteen Days (2000). He was Buster Kilrain in Gettysburg (1993) and Gods and Generals (2003), directed the film The Sun and the Moon, and served as the Control Voice on The Outer Limits from 1995 to 2002.

77years old at death

Born May 29, 1942New York City
Died February 5, 2020Manhattan
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Kevin John Conway

Movie Career

Films: 26
Career span: 44 years1972 to 2016

Genres

Drama69%, 18 films
Action23%, 6 films
Comedy23%, 6 films
Thriller19%, 5 films
Crime15%, 4 films

First and latest

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First role
Conway's first major screen role was as Roland Weary in the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five, which was based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut.
Beyond film
Conway provided the Control Voice for the revived version of The Outer Limits, a role he held from 1995 to 2002.

Kevin Conway movies on Netflix

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?2016IMDb rating 5.0as Cyrus
American Loser2007IMDb rating 5.4as Bert
Invincible2006IMDb rating 7.0as Frank Papale
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004IMDb rating 8.3as Other Voices (voice)
Gods and Generals2003IMDb rating 6.2as Sgt. Buster Kilrain
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip2003IMDb rating 7.9as Other Voices (voice)
Black Knight2001IMDb rating 5.0as King Leo
Thirteen Days2000IMDb rating 7.3as Gen. Curtis LeMay
The Confession1999IMDb rating 6.0as Mel Duden
Mercury Rising1998IMDb rating 6.1as Lomax
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace1996IMDb rating 2.6as Jonathan Walker
Looking for Richard1996IMDb rating 7.3as Himself / Hastings
The Quick and the Dead1995IMDb rating 6.5as Eugene Dred
Gettysburg1993IMDb rating 7.6as Sergeant Buster Kilrain
Breaking the Silence1992IMDb rating 7.0as DA Jack Hastings
Jennifer Eight1992IMDb rating 6.3as Citrine
One Good Cop1991IMDb rating 5.9as Lt. Danny Quinn
Rambling Rose1991IMDb rating 6.5as Dr. Martinson
Funny Farm1988IMDb rating 6.2as Crum Petree
Homeboy1988IMDb rating 5.8as Grazziano
Flashpoint1984IMDb rating 6.4as Brook
The Funhouse1981IMDb rating 5.9as Freak Show Barker / Strip Show Barker / Funhouse Barker
F.I.S.T.1978IMDb rating 6.4as Vince Doyle
Paradise Alley1978IMDb rating 5.7as Stitch
Shamus1973IMDb rating 6.0as The Kid
Slaughterhouse-Five1972IMDb rating 6.8as Roland Weary

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Invincible2006 Biography, Drama, Sportas Frank Papale
IMDb rating 7.080K votes
The Quick and the Dead1995 Action, Thriller, Westernas Eugene Dred
IMDb rating 6.5115K votes
The Funhouse1981as Freak Show Barker / Strip Show Barker / Funhouse Barker
IMDb rating 5.919K votes
Thirteen Days2000as Gen. Curtis LeMay
IMDb rating 7.366K votes
Gods and Generals2003as Sgt. Buster Kilrain
IMDb rating 6.218K votes
Black Knight2001as King Leo
IMDb rating 5.047K votes
Jennifer Eight1992as Citrine
IMDb rating 6.320K votes
Mercury Rising1998as Lomax
IMDb rating 6.182K votes

Most often with

Ron Maxwell directed two of these films, George Roy Hill two and Ken Burns two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Keith David

Alec Baldwin

Roberts Blossom

Lance Henriksen

Robert Duvall

C. Thomas HowellRon MaxwellDirector, 2 films

George Roy HillDirector, 2 films

Ken BurnsDirector, 2 films

Films together

Keith David3 films together, 1995 to 2004
Keith David's page
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004IMDb rating 8.3Conway as Other VoicesvoiceDavid as Narratorvoice
- Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip2003IMDb rating 7.9Conway as Other VoicesvoiceDavid as Narratorvoice
- The Quick and the Dead1995IMDb rating 6.5Conway as Eugene DredDavid as Sgt. Cantrell
Alec Baldwin3 films together, 1996 to 1999
Alec Baldwin's page
- The Confession1999IMDb rating 6.0Conway as Mel DudenBaldwin as Roy Bleakie
- Mercury Rising1998IMDb rating 6.1Conway as LomaxBaldwin as Nick Kudrow
- Looking for Richard1996IMDb rating 7.3Conway as Himself / HastingsBaldwin as Himself / Duke of Clarence
Roberts Blossom3 films together, 1972 to 1995
Roberts Blossom's page
- The Quick and the Dead1995IMDb rating 6.5Conway as Eugene DredBlossom as Doc Wallace
- Flashpoint1984IMDb rating 6.4Conway as BrookBlossom as Amarillo
- Slaughterhouse-Five1972IMDb rating 6.8Conway as Roland WearyBlossom as Wild Bob Cody
Lance Henriksen2 films together, 1992 to 1995
Lance Henriksen's page
- The Quick and the Dead1995IMDb rating 6.5Conway as Eugene DredHenriksen as Ace Hanlon
- Jennifer Eight1992IMDb rating 6.3Conway as CitrineHenriksen as Freddy Ross
Robert Duvall2 films together, 1991 to 2003
Robert Duvall's page
- Gods and Generals2003IMDb rating 6.2Conway as Sgt. Buster KilrainDuvall as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Rambling Rose1991IMDb rating 6.5Conway as Dr. MartinsonDuvall as Daddy Hillyer
C. Thomas Howell2 films together, 1993 to 2003
C. Thomas Howell's page
- Gods and Generals2003IMDb rating 6.2Conway as Sgt. Buster KilrainHowell as Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
- Gettysburg1993IMDb rating 7.6Conway as Sergeant Buster KilrainHowell as Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
Ron MaxwellDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 2003
All films by Ron Maxwell
- Gods and Generals2003IMDb rating 6.2Conway as Sgt. Buster Kilrain
- Gettysburg1993IMDb rating 7.6Conway as Sergeant Buster Kilrain
George Roy HillDirector, 2 films, 1972 to 1988
All films by George Roy Hill
- Funny Farm1988IMDb rating 6.2Conway as Crum Petree
- Slaughterhouse-Five1972IMDb rating 6.8Conway as Roland Weary
Ken BurnsDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2004
All films by Ken Burns
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004IMDb rating 8.3Conway as Other Voicesvoice
- Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip2003IMDb rating 7.9Conway as Other Voicesvoice
Also two films together13 more actors
- Sylvester StalloneF.I.S.T. (1978) and Paradise Alley (1978)
- Stephen LangGods and Generals (2003) and Gettysburg (1993)
- John HeardIs That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016) and Rambling Rose (1991)
- Jeff DanielsGods and Generals (2003) and Gettysburg (1993)
- Philip BoscoUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) and Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
- Amy MadiganUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) and Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
- Dakin MatthewsThirteen Days (2000) and Funny Farm (1988)
- Adam ArkinUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) and Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
- Royce D. ApplegateGods and Generals (2003) and Gettysburg (1993)
- John CullumUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) and Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
- Cooper HuckabeeGettysburg (1993) and The Funhouse (1981)
- Murphy GuyerUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) and Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
- Bo BrinkmanGods and Generals (2003) and Gettysburg (1993)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.