Was robert conrad gay
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... did I get it once I saw it. That show is a ton of campy homosexual fun though, I encourage every younger gay depart find it and see it. I know we've got some fans here at MNPP -- what are your fave Robert Conrad moments? And click through our archivesfor plenty more.
That the show's barely disguised erotic aspects aroused many gay men (mostly teenagers at the time) is self-evident in any of the show's episodes. It also brought forth several memories of my first published short story, and how my control meager PR skills at the time seem fairly quaint.
In The Wild Unrestrained West, which premiered in 1965, Conrad played James T. West, a James Bond-like agent who used innovative tactics and futuristic gadgets (steampunk before there was such a thing, and futuristic for the 1800s) to battle bizarre villains.
As a youngster in grade school, the homoerotic aspects perhaps eluded me. I do recall owning a denim vest that made me feel fresh like James West, and, imitating one of West's many gadgets, I even tried to insert a penknife in one of my shoes. That didn't turn out well.
What did turn out well, in my vague memory, was a Show and Explain grade school morning where, after possibly hours of rehearsal, I enlisted
Actor, born 1 March 1935, as Conrad Robert Falk.
Famed for having the sexiest butt ever on film.
Best know for his role as James West in the 1965-1969 TV series The Wild Wild West, in which he played a "James Bond on horseback" character.
Conrad is a gay icon due to the James West character's costume of extraordinarily secure matador-style pant and bollero jacket, cut high on the waste to fully reveal the fine, tightly clad ass.
In most episodes Conrad's shirt inevitably came off, and there were often scenes involving the half-naked hunk organism bound and gagged, or he himself dishing out punishment to the poor guys.
The show ran four seasons but become un-PC due to excessive aggression. Nevertheless, many a lgbtq+ boy of the second, or who has seen re-runs or the DVD, has credited lust for Conrad as his first indication that he was gay.
The shows producer, Michael Garrison, was gay, and although at the day the homoeroticism may own seemed subliminal, in today's less naive world it is blatantly obvious.
Father of eight Conrad is not known to have been gay, but was adequately aware of the influence of the tight pants.
He is quoted as saying "That character was lig
We're used to thinking of Robert Conrad as a two-fisted action hero, but he originally wanted to be a singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the former professional boxer released a number of teen idol-style crooner records, but the market was overcrowded with Paul Anka, Fabian, Elvis, Frankie Avalon, Pat Boone, and nearly everyone else who could hold a tune.
Bob's records didn't deal , not even with the color shots of his impressive physique.
In 1959, Bob landed a role as Tom Lopaka, the half-Hawaiian partner of detective Tracey Steele (Anthony Eisley) on Hawaiian Eye. Many of the cases took place on the beach, allowing Bob to strip down to a swimsuit or short-cut jeans. The buddy-bonding was intense, and there weren't a huge number of episodes in which Tom meets a girl.
When Hawaiian Eye ended in 1963, Bob's singing career was forgotten; after starring against type in the beach movie Palm Springs Weekend (1963), he moved almost into the program that Boomers remember fondly: Wild Uncontrolled West (1965-69), a combination of the classic Western with the 1960s agent craze (other examples contain Get Smart, The Confidential of Boyne Cast
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