Robert Craighead

Robert Craighead is an American actor who built a career playing rednecks, psychos, killers, and cops. He grew up in a small Texas oil town and studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. After graduating, he worked in theater, including the world premiere musical comedy Ameritage, and took early television guest roles on shows such as Cagney and Lacey and Riptide. He appeared in cult films such as The Return of the Living Dead (1985) and Cujo (1983), and played Jack Pardee in The Bear. He became best known for playing Lt. Frank Conran for four years on The Bold and the Beautiful. His comedic side showed in guest spots on Wings and Sherman Oaks and in films such as For Goodness Sake. Later he played cowboys in independent westerns like Insert and High Lonesome, and he appeared at the Fountain Theatre in the West Coast premiere of A House Not Meant to Stand.