Kevin Brian Conway (May 29, 1942 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and film director.
Early life
Conway was born in New York City, to Helen Margaret (née Sanders), a sales representative, and James John Conway, a mechanic. Conway completed his acting training at HB Studio in New York City.
Career
Theatre
Conway's off-Broadway credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, One for the Road, The Elephant Man, Other People's Money, and When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, for which he received the 1974 Drama Desk Award.
On Broadway, Conway appeared in Indians, Moonchildren, and in revivals of The Plough and the Stars, Of Mice and Men (as George Milton, opposite James Earl Jones as Lennie Small), and Dinner at Eight. In 1980, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (Mecca).
Death
Conway died from a heart attack in Manhattan on February 5, 2020. He was 77.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 1971
| Believe in Me
| Clancy
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| 1972
| Slaughterhouse-Five
| Roland Weary
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| 1972
| Portnoy's Complaint
| Smolka
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| 1973
| Shamus
| The Kid
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| 1978
| F.I.S.T.
| Vince Doyle
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| 1978
| Paradise Alley
| "Stitch" Mahon
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| 1981
| The Funhouse
| Freak Show Barker / Strip Show Barker / Conrad Straker
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| 1984
| Flashpoint
| Brook
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| 1988
| Funny Farm
| Crum Petree, The Mailman
| Uncredited
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| 1988
| Homeboy
| Grazziano
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| 1991
| One Good Cop
| Lieutenant Danny Quinn
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| 1991
| Rambling Rose
| Dr. Martinson
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| 1992
| Jennifer 8
| Chief Citrine
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| 1993
| Gettysburg
| Sergeant Buster Kilrain
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| 1995
| The Quick and the Dead
| Eugene Dred
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| 1996
| Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
| Jonathan Walker
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| 1998
| Mercury Rising
| FBI Special Agent In Charge Joe Lomax
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| 1999
| The Confession
| Mel Duden
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| 2000
| Two Family House
| Jim O'Neary
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| 2000
| Thirteen Days
| Chief of Staff of The USAF General Curtis LeMay
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| 2001
| Black Knight
| King Leo
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| 2003
| Gods and Generals
| Sergeant Buster Kilrain
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| 2003
| Mystic River
| Theo Savage
| Uncredited
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| 2006
| Invincible
| Frank "Kingie" Papale
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| 2007
| American Loser
| Bert
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| 2016
| Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?
| Cyrus
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| 2018
| The Mayo Clinic: Faith-Hope-Science
| William Worrall Mayo (voice)
| Documentary
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| TBA
| The Gettysburg Address
| Daniel Webster
| Documentary
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1968
| One Life to Live
| Earl Brock
| N/A
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| 1970
| The Doctors
| Gordon Dobbs
| Episode #1.1843
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| 1971
| A World Apart
| Bud Whitman
| 2 episodes
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| 1971
| Great Performances
| Peter Boyle
| Episode: "Hogan's Goat"
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| 1973
| Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
| Fence #1
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 1973
| Rx for the Defense
| Dr. Packer
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| 1977
| Visions
| James Gregg
| Episode: "The Gardener's Son"
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| 1977
| Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
| David Powers
| rowspan="2" | Television film
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| 1977
| The Deadliest Season
| George Graff
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| 1979
| The Scarlet Letter
| Roger Chillingworth
| Miniseries
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| 1980
| The Lathe of Heaven
| Dr. William Haber
| rowspan="3" | Television film
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| 1982
| The Elephant Man
| Frederick Treves
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| 1983
| Rage of Angels
| Ken Bailey
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| 1983
| The Firm
| Peter Blau
| Episode: "Pilot"
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| 1984
| Something About Amelia
| Dr. Kevin Farley
| rowspan="2" | Television film
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| 1984
| Attack on Fear
| Richard Ofshe
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| 1986
| Miami Vice
| Commander Fox
| Episode: "Walk-Alone"
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| 1988
| Jesse
| Ken Brand
| Television film
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| 1988
| The Equalizer
| John Allenwaite
| Episode: "Splinters"
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| 1989
| In the Heat of the Night
| Jude Thibodeaux
| Episode: "A.K.A. Kelly Kay"
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| 1989–1990
| The Beachcombers
| Fernley
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1990
| When Will I Be Loved?
| Jerry Howard
| rowspan="2" | Television film
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| 1992
| Breaking the Silence
| Jack Hastings
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| 1993
| Northern Exposure
| Arlen Briscoe
| Episode: "Duets"
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| 1992
| Star Trek: The Next Generation
| Kahless
| Episode: "Rightful Heir"
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| 1994
| Cobra
| Corporal Biggs
| Episode: "A Few Dead Men"
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| 1994
| The Whipping Boy
| Hold-Your-Nose-Billy
| Television film
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| 1995
| New York News
| Jim Kowalski
| rowspan="2" | 3 episodes
|-
| 1995
| Streets of Laredo
| Mox Mox
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| 1995
| Homicide: Life on the Street
| Joseph Cardero
| Episode: "Heartbeat"
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| 1995–2002
| The Outer Limits
| Control Voice
| 152 episodes
|-
| 1996
| Law & Order
| Lieutenant John Flynn
| Episode: "Corruption"
|-
| 1996
| Calm at Sunset
| Kelly Dobbs
| Television film
|-
| 1997–1998
| JAG
| Roscoe Martin / Willie Meizer
| 2 episodes
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| 1998
| Michael Hayes
| Mackey
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1999–2000
| Oz
| Seamus O'Reily
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2000
| Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
| Thomas Paine
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 2001
| The Flamingo Rising
| Judge Lester, Stunt Pilot
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| 2001
| Dark Angel
| Operative At Warehouse
| Episode: "Designate This"
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| 2005–2010
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent
| Jackie Dooley / Frank McNare
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2006
| Brotherhood
| Neal Caffee
| Episode: "Vivekchaudamani: 51"
|-
| 2007
| The Black Donnellys
| Ian Reilly, Jenny's Pop
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2007
| The Bronx Is Burning
| Gabe Paul
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2009
| Life on Mars
| Donovan Stamp
| Episode: "The Dark Side of the Mook"
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| 2009–2011
| The Good Wife
| Jonas Stern
| 3 episodes
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| 2012
| Person of Interest
| George Massey
| Episode: "Triggerman"
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| 2017–2018
| Who Killed Jane Doe?
| rowspan="2" | The Narrator
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2018
| Unmasked
| 3 episodes
|}