Conrad Stafford Bain was a Canadian-born American actor. His television credits include a leading role as Phillip Drummond in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and as Dr. Arthur Harmon on Maude.
January 14, 2013, Livermore, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Lethbridge
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.778 m)
Profession
Actor, Soldier
Education
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Banff Centre
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Monica Sloan
Children
Jennifer Bain, Mark Bain, Kent Bain
Parents
Stafford Harrison Bain, Jean Agnes Bain
Siblings
Bonar Bain
Nicknames
Conrad Stafford Bain
Nominations
TV Land Quintessential Non-Traditional Family Award, TV Land Single Dad of the Year Award
Movies
Postcards from the Edge, C.H.O.M.P.S., Coogan's Bluff, The Anderson Tapes, I Never Sang for My Father, Child Bride of Short Creek, Up the Sandbox, Lovers and Other Strangers, Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?, A Fan's Notes, The Borgia Stick, Bananas, Fury on Wheels
TV Shows
Under the Umbrella Tree, Mr. President, Diff'rent Strokes, The Edge of Night, Maude
One of the first people to greet Victoria Winters as she arrives in Collinsport in the first episode of Dark Shadows (1966) was innkeeper Mr. Wells, played by Bain. The actor returned to Collinsport for three more episodes over the years; in his final appearance, in 1968, Mr. Wells fell victim to a werewolf.
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Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where his classmates included actor Charles Durning and comedian Don Rickles.
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His identical twin, Bonar Bain, once played a fictional "evil" twin to Conrad ("Hank Bain") in the SCTV Network (1981) episode, SCTV Network: Zontar (1981), and played his brother, Arnold Harmon, in the Maude (1972) episode, Maude: Vivian's Surprise (1977). Bonar went on to play a couple of roles in films on his own.