Patrick Douglas Conway (January 9, 1931 – April 24, 1981) was an American actor best known for starring as Sheriff Clay Hollister on the

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television series ''

Tombstone Territory ''Tombstone Territory'' is an American Western television series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The first season was sponsored by Bristol-Myers (consumer products) and the seco ...

'' (1957–1960).

Early years

Conway was the son of

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director Jack Conway, and grandson of Francis X. Bushman.

Career

Conway's first role was in the 1951 movie '' Westward the Women'' as Sid Cutler. Conway was Tim Dooley in the 1955 movie '' An Annapolis Story''. In ''Tombstone Territory'', Conway played Tombstone Sheriff Clay Hollister, set in Arizona Territory. The series ran for three seasons from October 16, 1957 to July 8, 1960. He also played many guest roles in Western serials, including ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'', '' Rawhide'', and ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

''. He also had parts in two movies: ''

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'' in 1962 and '' Brighty of the Grand Canyon'' in 1967. His final roles were in '' The Streets of San Francisco'' TV show in 1975, the television movie ''The Abduction of Saint Anne'', ''The Bullet'' in 1972, and ''The Endgame'' in 1973.

Death

Conway died in Santa Barbara County, California, on April 24, 1981, at the age of 50 from renal failure.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conway, Pat 1931 births 1981 deaths Male actors from Greater Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors Western (genre) television actors

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