Kevin Conway (born May 29, 1942) is an American actor and film director.
Conway was born in New York City, the son of Helen Margaret (née Sanders), a sales representative, and James John Conway, a mechanic.
In his first major screen role, he portrayed Roland Weary in the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five, based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut. He also played Kahless the Unforgettable on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Conway's off-Broadway credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Elephant Man, Other People's Money, and When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, for which he received the 1974 Drama Desk Award. On Broadway, he has appeared in Indians and revivals of The Plough and the Stars, Of Mice and Men (as George Milton, opposite James Earl Jones as Lennie Small), and Dinner at Eight. In 1980, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (Mecca). In 1987, he directed the independent film The Sun and the Moon. He played the wonderfully insane mailman in the 1988 film Funny Farm. He also played General Curtis LeMay in the 2000 film Thirteen Days.
Kevin Conway, born April 15, 1979 is a part-time NASCAR Busch Series driver from Concord, NC. He drives the #18 Z-Line Designs Chevy for Joe Gibbs Racing, which he is expected to pilot in 2007 in seven races.
Kevin Scott Conway (born July 13, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has played mainly in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.
Turned down the role of Theoden in The Lord of the Rings so he could reprise the role of Buster Kilrain in Gods and Generals (2003), and the role went to Bernard Hill instead. Had he accepted, he would have worked with Karl Urban, who played Woodrow call in "Comanche Moon" (2008) (mini), a prequel to "Streets of Laredo" (1995) (mini), in which Conroy also appeared.
Studied acting at the Dramatic Workshop at Carnagie Hall. Studied acting at the Dramatic Workshop at Carnegie Hall.
Didn't decide to pursue a career in acting until he was 24. Conway worked as an IBM sales analyst prior to becoming an actor.
Played Roger Chillingworth in a television production of "Scarlet Letter, The" (1979) (mini), a role later played by Robert Duvall (I) in Scarlet Letter, The (1995). He and Duvall later appeared together in Gods and Generals (2003), and appeared in separate films in the Lonesome Dove series: "Lonesome Dove" (1989) (mini) and "Streets of Laredo" (1995) (mini).
