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Though most of his work after 1953 was on television, Conway also appeared in notable films. He was [[Elvis Presley]]'s friend Ed Galt in Presley's 1956 screen debut ''[[Love Me Tender]].'' He also played the police officer who discovered [[Joan Crawford]]'s body on the beach at the end of ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' (1962). He played the Reverend Bethany in the 1953 film, ''The War of the Worlds.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/21367/t/Russ-Conway.html|title=Russ Conway: Final Farewells|publisher=Monster Kid Classic Horror Forum|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
Though most of his work after 1953 was on television, Conway also appeared in notable films. He was [[Elvis Presley]]'s friend Ed Galt in Presley's 1956 screen debut ''[[Love Me Tender]].'' He also played the police officer who discovered [[Joan Crawford]]'s body on the beach at the end of ''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' (1962). He played the Reverend Bethany in the 1953 film, ''The War of the Worlds.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/21367/t/Russ-Conway.html|title=Russ Conway: Final Farewells|publisher=Monster Kid Classic Horror Forum|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
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=October 30, 2019}}</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/>