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'''Russ Conway''' (April 25, 1913 – January 12, 2009) was a [[Canada|Canadian]]-[[United States|American]] character actor who appeared on [[film]] and [[television]] between 1947 and 1975. Conway He was best known for his role in the serial, "The Hardy Boys" on the [[ABC]] ''Mickey Mouse Club'' series. He was the younger brother of Canadian-born actor Donald Woods.
'''Russ Conway''' (April 25, 1913 – January 12, 2009) was a [[Canada|Canadian]]-[[United States|American]] character [[actor]] who appeared on [[film]] and [[television]] between 1947 and 1975. Conway was best known for his role as the father in the serial, "The Hardy Boys." on the [[ABC]] ''Mickey Mouse Club'' series. He was the younger brother of Canadian-born actor Donald Woods.
==Background==
==Background==
Conway became known for his multiple television appearances, beginning with "Sheep Thieves", the first of four episodes between 1950 and 1954, of the classic western, ''The Lone Ranger.'' The other episodes featuring Conway are "Sinner by Proxy," "A Son by Adoption," and "The Bounty Hunter."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.tripod.com/~ClaytonMoore/lrnews.html|title=''The Lone Ranger News''|publisher=tripod.com|accessdate=March 7, 2009}}</ref> In 1951, Conway appeared on the detective series ''Boston Blackie.'' He then guest starred in three 1952-1953 episodes of Jack Webb's original ''Dragnet'' series on [[NBC]]. Later, he guest starred on Reed Hadley's second [[CBS]] series, ''The Public Defender.''<ref name=imdb/>
Conway became known for his multiple television appearances, beginning with "Sheep Thieves", the first of four episodes between 1950 and 1954, of the classic western, ''The Lone Ranger.'' The other episodes featuring Conway are "Sinner by Proxy," "A Son by Adoption," and "The Bounty Hunter."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.tripod.com/~ClaytonMoore/lrnews.html|title=''The Lone Ranger News''|publisher=tripod.com|accessdate=March 7, 2009}}</ref> In 1951, Conway appeared on the detective series ''Boston Blackie.'' He then guest starred in three 1952-1953 episodes of Jack Webb's original ''Dragnet'' series on [[NBC]]. Later, he guest starred on Reed Hadley's second [[CBS]] series, ''The Public Defender.''<ref name=imdb/>
==Western roles==
==Western roles==
In 1961 and 1965, he appeared on two CBS dramas, ''The Aquanauts,'' starring Keith Larsen, and ''Slattery's People,'' featuring Richard Crenna as a dedicated state legislator. Conway was cast three times on the network's ''Perry Mason'' series starring Raymond Burr in a variety of roles, including an ex-convict and a Navy officer. He appeared as a judge in the 1969 episode, "The Law and Order Blues" (Part 1) of Carl Betz's ABC legal drama ''Judd, for the Defense.''<ref name=imdb/>
In 1961 and 1965, he appeared on two CBS dramas, ''The Aquanauts,'' starring Keith Larsen, and ''Slattery's People,'' featuring Richard Crenna as a dedicated state legislator. Conway was cast three times on the network's ''Perry Mason'' series starring Raymond Burr in a variety of roles, including an ex-convict and a Navy officer. He appeared as a judge in the 1969 episode, "The Law and Order Blues" (Part 1) of Carl Betz's ABC legal drama ''Judd, for the Defense.''<ref name=imdb/>
==Later years==
==Later years==
Into the 1970s, Conway appeared on Jack Webb's ''Adam-12'' police drama and twice as Dr. Jay L. Milton in two episodes of ABC's ''The Mod Squad''. He guest starred three times on CBS's ''Mannix'' starring Mike Connors and four times on the same network's ''Mission: Impossible,'' with Peter Graves. In 1972, he guest starred in "A Game of Chess" on ABC's ''The F.B.I.,'' starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. In 1974, Conway appeared on William Conrad's ''Cannon'' in the episode entitled "Where's Jennifer?." His last screen appearance was in 1975 as an unnamed ship's captain in the 1975 episode "The Cruise Ship Murders" of the Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert CBS crime drama, ''Switch.''<ref name=imdb/>
Into the 1970s, Conway appeared on Jack Webb's ''Adam-12'' police drama and twice as Dr. Jay L. Milton in two episodes of ABC's ''The Mod Squad''. He guest starred three times on CBS's ''Mannix'' starring Mike Connors and four times on the same network's ''Mission: Impossible,'' with Peter Graves. In 1972, he guest starred in "A Game of Chess" on ABC's ''The F.B.I.,'' starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. In 1974, Conway appeared on William Conrad's ''Cannon'' in the episode entitled "Where's Jennifer?." His last screen appearance was in 1975 as an unnamed ship's captain in the 1975 episode "The Cruise Ship Murders" of the Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert CBS crime drama, ''Switch.''<ref name=imdb/>
Conway appeared in a few comedy programs too, including twice on CBS's ''The Jack Benny Program.'' including an episode starring Ginger Rogers. He also appeared once on ABC's ''Leave It to Beaver,'' NBC's ''Get Smart'', and CBS's ''Mrs. G. Goes to College,'' starring Gertrude Berg, ''Petticoat Junction,'' ''he Beverly Hillbillies,'' and ''The Munsters''.<ref name=imdb/>
Conway appeared in a few comedy programs too, including twice on CBS's ''The Jack Benny Program.'' including an episode starring Ginger Rogers. He also appeared once on ABC's ''Leave It to Beaver,'' NBC's ''Get Smart'', and CBS's ''Mrs. G. Goes to College,'' starring Gertrude Berg, ''Petticoat Junction,'' ''he Beverly Hillbillies,'' and ''The Munsters''.<ref name=imdb/>
==Death==
==Death==
For the last thirty-three years of his life, Conway made no further screen appearances. He died in his sleep at the age of ninety-five in Laguna Hills in Orange County, California.
For the last thirty-three years of his life, Conway made no further screen appearances. He died in his sleep at the age of ninety-five in Laguna Hills in Orange County, California.