Dramatic Roles
Conway's first on-screen appearance was at the age of twenty in 1951 in the episode "Brief Music" of NBC's Kraft Television Theatre. That same year, he had the uncredited part of Sid Cutler in the film Westward the Women. In 1952, he had the uncredited part of the projectionist in Singin' in the Rain.
In 1955 and 1956, Conway was cast in two historic roles on Walter Cronkite's CBS series You Are There, first as young boxer James J. Corbett, fighting the champion John L. Sullivan, in the segment "The Birth of Modern Boxing: John L. Sullivan—James J. Corbett Battle (September 7, 1892)" and then in the American Revolution segment "Benedict Arnold's Plot Against West Point (September 23, 1780)".
Conway appeared as Mel in the 1955 episode "Radioactive" of Broderick Crawford's syndicated series Highway Patrol. About this time, he appeared in the religion anthology series, Crossroads. In 1956, he portrayed "Joe" in the episode "Woman Afraid" of Four Star Playhouse. In 1957, Conway appeared as Joshua McCabe in the episode "Start Running" of ABC's The West Point Story, a drama about cadets at the United States Military Academy. In 1957, he appeared as Saunders in the episode "Rodeo Rough House" of Rod Cameron's syndicated State Trooper series.
Conway also appeared in two films in 1957, as Sergeant Pete Allen in The Deadly Mantis (science fiction) and as United States Navy Lieutenant Brad Chase in Undersea Girl. While on Tombstone Territory, Conway appeared in the title role of the 1959 episode "The William Courtney Story" of CBS's The Millionaire fantasy drama.
Other dramatic roles were in 1962 as Johnny Bicker in the episode "Devil's Canyon" of the syndicated adventure series Ripcord, starring Larry Pennell and Ken Curtis, and as Lieutenant Bert Evans in "Squadron" of NBC's The Dick Powell Show. He appeared as Colonel Stone in the 1968 episode "The Professional" of the revived NBC series Tarzan, starring Ron Ely. His last roles were as Sheriff Townsend in the television movie, The Abduction of Saint Anne, and on Karl Malden's ABC series The Streets of San Francisco, as Victor A. Coyle in "The Bullet" (1972), and as Al Doylen in "Endgame" (1975).
Conway died at the age of fifty in Santa Barbara County, California.
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