Trivia

In World War II, he flew a P-39 under the Golden Gate Bridge twice.

One of the true superstars of the "Golden Age of Radio", he appeared in more than 7,500 radio programs.

Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in the Lincoln Terrace Plot # 4448. He is surrounded by his fellow TV detectives at this cemetery who are either in the same section or within very close proximity. They include Telly Savalas and George Savalas from Kojak (1973) and William Talman, Wesley Lau, and Ray Collins of Perry Mason (1957) fame and Dragnet (1951)'s Jack Webb.

There were several 11-1/2"-tall falcon props made for use in The Maltese Falcon (1941). Some were cast of plastic resin, some of lead. Only two 45-lb. lead falcons and two 5-lb., 5.4-oz resin falcons are verified to be in existence. One lead Falcon has been displayed for years at various venues. The second, which was marred at the end of the movie by Sydney Greenstreet, was a gift to Conrad by studio chief Jack L. Warner. It was auctioned in December 1994, nine months after Conrad's death, for $398,500 to Ronald Winston of Harry Winston, Inc. At that time it was the highest price ever paid for a movie prop. It was used to model a 10-lb. gold replica displayed at the 69th Academy Awards. The replica has Burmese ruby eyes, interchangeable claws (one set of gold, one set of coral) and holds a platinum chain in its beak with a 42.98 flawless diamond at the end. It's valued at over $8 million. The lead and resin falcons are valued in excess of $2 million - coincidentally the value placed on the "real" Maltese Falcon by Kasper Gutman, Greenstreet's character in the 1941 classic movie.

Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997.

His third wife was the widow of newscaster Chet Huntley.

Played the role of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon in the radio version of "Gunsmoke" from 1952-1961 before the series went to television in 1955.

After years working in radio and small movie roles, when Conrad starred in "Cannon" and earned a satire-and cover caricature on "Mad" magazine his son Christopher told him, "Baby, you made it!".