Hans Conried was born in Baltimore and raised both there and in New York City. He studied acting at Columbia University, and played many major classical roles onstage. After having been a member of 'Orson Welles' 's 1953 Broadway hit "Can-Can" and stayed with the show for more than a year. Known for his sharp wit, Conried was in demand as an actor, panelist and narrator, appearing frequently in television series and movies throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Body donated to medical science.
Best known as the voice of Captain Hook in Peter Pan .
His distinctive voice made him a popular radio performer during the 1930s and 1940s. In the following four decades he had a lucrative second career doing voice work for animated feature films and television productions.
Stage productions of "Peter Pan" have a tradition of casting the same actor as both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook. Conried played both roles in the animated Walt Disney adaptation, becoming the first actor to play both roles on film.
Known for portrayal of Uncle Tonoose on "Make Room for Daddy" (aka "The Danny Thomas Show").
His father was a Jewish immigrant from Austria and his Connecticut-born mother was descended from Pilgrims.
Father of Trilby Conried.
He became familiar to young TV viewers, in 1955, as the comical but heroic "Thimblerig" in "Davy Crockett At The Alamo" , later released in theaters as "Davy Crockett King Of The Wild Frontier"". It was one of the highest rated shows of the 1950s.
He lived in an older, almost gothic-style house in North Hollywood, California.
