Malibu,, CA…Actor Robert Conrad who was a fixture in the Bear Valley Community & in our area for many years passed away yesterday from heart failure at 84.  In addition to his hit TV Series, Wild Wild West, Black Sheep Squadron & others,   He also tried to build TV Series, High Mountain Rangers & High Sierra Rangers based partly on his time in our area including time spent volunteering with Bear Valley Search & Rescue..

His time in our area largely ended after a 2003 DUI collision on Hwy 4 that injured Conrad and led to partial permanent disability.   The collision also caused serious injuries to the party in the other vehicle.  Conrad plead no-contest to the criminal charges and served several months of house arrest and years on probation.

From Wikipedia….”Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020) was an American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He is best known for his role in the 1965–1969 television series The Wild Wild West, playing the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West. He portrayed World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron). In addition to acting, he was a singer, and recorded several pop/rock songs in the late 1950s and early 1960s as Bob Conrad. He hosted a weekly two-hour national radio show (The PM Show with Robert Conrad) on CRN Digital Talk Radio beginning in 2008.^{[1] “}