Robert Conrad, star of TV show ‘The Wild, Wild West,’ dies at 84

He was 84. Family spokesperson Jeff Ballard said Conrad died Saturday morning in Malibu, California from heart failure. With his good looks and strong physique, Conrad was a rising young actor in the late 1950s and was chosen for the lead in “Hawaiian Eye.” He became an overnight star after the show debuted in 1959. Conrad had a reputation ...