Roy L. Conrad (1940 – 2002) was an American actor, best known for his role as the voice actor of Ben in the 1995 LucasArts computer game Full Throttle.
Early life Conrad was born on November 11, 1940 in Wisconsin, the son of Roy and Myrtle Conrad. He graduated from high school in Roseville, California in 1958.
Conrad served in the Air Force for 4 years before attending Sierra College and Sacramento State University where he studied speech and broadcasting.
Career Conrad provided the voice of Ben in the LucasArts computer game Full Throttle. He has also appeared in another LucasArts game, Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, as the rebel pilot Ace Merrick. Conrad also took smaller film roles in films such as Patch Adams, The Wizard, and a role in the 1993 television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
One of the developers of Full Throttle had this to say when recalling how they cast the part of Ben:
Roy was one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet, and a joy to work with. It was hilarious to watch him act, and see that stern, gravelly voice of Ben coming out of this gentle, soft-spoken man. Casting Roy was definitely the easiest decision we ever had to make at LucasArts. We had been through boxes of audition tapes without much luck--When you advertise that you're looking for a tough, biker character, you get a lot of guys trying to be tough; Growling, yelling, and forcing a lot of attitude--And then we put in Roy's tape, and out came this effortless, deep, rich, bass sound. And that was that. We didn't even listen to another tape.
Personal life and death Conrad died of lung cancer on January 18, 2002 in Roseville, California. He was survived by his wife, Lorraine.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1989 Pink Cadillac Barker The Wizard Bus Clerk 1995 Casino Board Investigator #2 Village of the Damned Oliver Full Throttle Ben / Brother #12 Voice, Video game Trail of Tears Jim Harris TV movie Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire Capt. Merrick Video game Police Quest: SWAT Herbert Long 1996 The Fan Shopkeeper 1997Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Rebel Officer #2 Voice, Video game 1998 Patch Adams E.R. Doctor 1999 Diamonds Pit Boss 2000 Titan A.E. Second Human Voice 2001 Making Something Up Newscaster Final film role
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