CONRAD NAGEL

Conrad Nagel was an actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. While never a major star, he had leading roles opposite some of the top silent female stars, including Gloria Swanson,Bebe Daniels, and Pola Negri. Unlike many of his fellow actors, he had no trouble making the transition to sound movies. In fact, in the early sound days, he was hired by studios to help actors who were having trouble adjusting! He kept acting through 1940, and then he had a limited number of appearances in the 1940s and 1950s. He was one of the founding members of the Motion Picture Academy, and he has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he was awarded a special Oscar in 1947! Some of his movies include: Fast Life, London After Midnight, and Quality Street. He passed away in 1970 at the age of 72.