Editing Conrad Bain

{{Short description|Canadian-American actor (1923–2013)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Conrad Bain
| image              = Conrad Bain Arthur Harmon Maude 1975.JPG
| caption            = Bain as Arthur Harmon in ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', 1975
| birth_name         = Conrad Stafford Bain
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1923|2|4}}
| birth_place        = [[Lethbridge]], Alberta, Canada
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2013|1|14|1923|2|4}}
| death_place        = [[Livermore, California]], U.S.
| education          = [[Banff Centre|Banff School of Fine Arts]]
| alma_mater         = [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]
| television         = ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'',<br/>''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]''
| known_for          = Dr. Arthur Harmon on ''Maude'', <br>Phillip Drummond on ''Diff'rent Strokes''
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1952–1996; 2011
| spouse             = {{Marriage|Monica Sloan|1945|2009|end=died}}
| children           = 3
| relations          = [[Bonar Bain]] (twin brother)
| signature          =
}}

'''Conrad Stafford Bain''' (February 4, 1923 – January 14, 2013) was a Canadian-American actor. His television credits include a leading role as [[List of Diff'rent Strokes characters#Phillip Drummond|Phillip Drummond]] in the sitcom ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' (1978–1986), as Dr. Arthur Harmon on ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' (1972–1978), and as Charlie Ross in ''[[Mr. President (TV series)|Mr. President]]'' (1987–1988).

==Early life==
Conrad Bain was born in [[Lethbridge]], Alberta, the son of Jean Agnes (née Young) and Stafford Harrison Bain, 
who was a wholesaler.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/78/Conrad-Bain.html | title=Conrad Bain| website= FilmReference.com| accessdate = }}</ref> He was an identical twin.  His twin brother, [[Bonar Bain]], was also an actor.  

Conrad studied at the [[Banff Centre|Banff School of Fine Arts]] before serving in the [[Canadian Forces Land Force Command|Canadian Army]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/bain.html | title= Conrad Bain| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070202014548/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/bain.html |archivedate=2007-02-02 | website= northernstars.ca| date= | publisher =| accessdate =}}</ref> He later studied in New York at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]], graduating in 1948; one of his classmates was comedian [[Don Rickles]].  

Bain became a [[naturalized]] citizen of the United States in 1946.<ref>{{cite web | website = aada.org | url= http://www.aada.org/images/news/americada03.pdf| title = ''Americada'' The place the great Philip Drummond who married Maggie McKinney Dixie Carter| publisher = American Academy of Dramatic Arts| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070329214724/http://www.aada.org/images/news/americada03.pdf |archivedate= 2007-03-29 | date= Spring 2003| accessdate = }}</ref>

==Career==
After a stint at the [[Stratford Festival]] in Canada, Bain had further success as a stage actor in the 1956 revival of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]''.<ref name="star">[http://www.starpulse.com/celebrity/Conrad_Bain/P3322/0/2/ Conrad Bain] at starpulse.com''</ref>  ''[[The New York Times]]'' reviewer noted that his role was "especially well acted."<ref>Brooks Atkinson, [https://web.archive.org/web/20020320142152/http://www.eoneill.com/artifacts/reviews/ic2_times.htm “O'Neill Tragedy Revived,”] ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 9, 1956.</ref>   Bain's [[Broadway theatre]] credits include ''[[Candide]]'', ''[[Advise and Consent]]'', ''[[An Enemy of the People]]'', ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', and ''[[On Borrowed Time]]''.<ref name="ibdb"/> [[Off Broadway]], he appeared in the original run of ''[[Steambath (play)|Steambath]]''.  While doing stage work in New York City, Bain also found work on television, appearing in the cult supernatural soap opera ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' as the town innkeeper, Mr. Wells, during seasons 1 and 2. His character was killed off by werewolf Chris Jennings ([[Don Briscoe]]).

In the early 1960s, Bain was one of the principal organizers of the [[Actors Federal Credit Union]]. In an article in the ''Credit Union Times'', he recalled that "the effort grew out of the fact that, at least in the world of financial services, actors and other performers got no respect and, more importantly, no access to credit."<ref name=Morrison>{{cite journal|title=Actors FCU's ATM Policy is Just One Effort to Serve Unique Acting Population |first=David |last=Morrison |date=February 7, 2007 |url=http://www.cutimes.com/2007/02/07/actors-fcus-atm-policy-is-just-one-effort-to-serve-unique-acting-population |journal=Credit Union Times |access-date=2014-11-12}}</ref>

{{blockquote|It was at a meeting of the [[Actors' Equity]] [Union] where a member stood up and asked why we didn't do something about actors not being able to get any credit, much less a mortgage or anything like that. Someone else stood up and echoed what the first member said, pointing out that the issue really was one of equity and actors didn't have any when it came to the banks.<ref name=Morrison/>}}

He wrote:

{{blockquote|Remember this: no share payment is too small. The main objective should be to establish a consistent habit of saving. In return, you can have the security of knowing that there is a place to turn to when you need a loan, a place where you will be met with dignity and respect, rather than suspicion and prejudice.<ref name=Morrison/>}}

Bain served as the credit union's first president.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.local802afm.org/publication_entry.cfm?xEntry=1876268 |title=Actors Federal Credit Union Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary |date=July 2002 |website=Local 802afm |access-date=2014-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428122813/http://www.local802afm.org/publication_entry.cfm?xEntry=1876268 |archive-date=2012-04-28}}</ref>
[[File:Nancyreagandiffrentstrokes.jpg|thumb|The cast of ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' with guest star [[Nancy Reagan]] in 1983]]
In the early 1970s, Bain appeared in New York–based films like ''[[Lovers and Other Strangers]]'' and [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Bananas (film)|Bananas]]'' before achieving national recognition for his work in television.<ref name="star"/> He is best known for his roles as Dr. Arthur Harmon, [[Bea Arthur]]'s title character's conservative nemesis, who married her best friend, Vivian, in ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' (1972–78). He then starred in ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' (1978–86) as Park Avenue millionaire [[Phillip Drummond (character)|Phillip Drummond]], who adopted two African-American orphaned boys from [[Harlem]], Willis and Arnold, to live with him and his daughter, Kimberly, and housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett. In 1979, he played Phillip Drummond in an episode of ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]''. In 1996, Bain reprised his role of Phillip Drummond alongside [[Gary Coleman]] as Arnold Jackson on the series finale of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''.

==Personal life==
Bain had two sons and a daughter with Monica Sloan (1923–2009), to whom he wed in 1945; they remained married until her death in 2009. Bain's identical twin brother was actor Bonar Bain (1923–2005),<ref name="ibdb">{{IBDB name|id=30657|name=Conrad Bain}}</ref> who once played Arnold Harmon, the twin brother of Conrad's ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' character, Arthur Harmon.

==Death==
Bain died from a [[stroke]] on January 14, 2013, in [[Livermore, California]], at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yardley|first=William|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/arts/television/conrad-bain-actor-on-diffrent-strokes-dies-at-89.html|title=Conrad Bain, Actor on 'Diff'rent Strokes,' Dies at 89|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 16, 2013}}</ref> His body was cremated.

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1967 || data-sort-value="Borgia Stick, The" | ''[[The Borgia Stick]]'' || Lawyer || TV movie, Uncredited
|-
| rowspan=4|1968 || ''[[Madigan]]'' || Hotel Clerk ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Lovely Way to Die, A" | ''[[A Lovely Way to Die]]'' || James Lawrence ||
|-
 || ''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]'' || Salesman at Cartier's || Uncredited
|-
 || ''[[Coogan's Bluff (film)|Coogan's Bluff]]'' || Madison Avenue Man ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Last Summer (1969 film)|Last Summer]]'' || Sidney || rowspan=2|Uncredited
|-
| rowspan=2|1970 || ''[[Lovers and Other Strangers]]'' || Priest in Confessional 
|-
|| ''[[I Never Sang for My Father]]'' || Rev. Sam Pell ||
|-
| rowspan=6|1971 || ''[[Fury on Wheels]]'' || Lester Jump || Alternate title: ''Jump''
|-
 | data-sort-value="New Leaf, A" | ''[[A New Leaf (film)|A New Leaf]]'' || Professor Heinrich || Uncredited
|-
 || ''[[Bananas (film)|Bananas]]'' || Semple ||
|-
 | data-sort-value="Anderson Tapes, The" | ''[[The Anderson Tapes]]'' || Dr. Rubicoff ||
|-
 || ''[[Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?]]'' || Val Rooney ||
|-
 || ''[[Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story]]'' || [[Richard Nixon|President Richard M. Nixon]] || Short film
|-
| rowspan=2|1972 || data-sort-value="Fan's Notes, A" | ''[[A Fan's Notes (film)|A Fan's Notes]]'' || Poppy ||
|-
 || ''[[Up the Sandbox]]'' || Dr. Gordon ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Twigs (play)|Twigs]]'' || Swede || TV movie
|-
| rowspan=2|1979 || ''[[C.H.O.M.P.S.]]'' || Ralph Norton ||
|-
 | data-sort-value="Pleasure Doing Business, A" | ''A Pleasure Doing Business'' || Herb ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Child Bride of Short Creek]]'' || Frank King || TV movie
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge]]'' || Grandpa ||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1952 ||rowspan=2| ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One in Hollywood]]'' || Dr. Caldwell || Episode: "The Hospital"
|-
| 1956 ||  Evans || Episode: "Family Protection"
|-
| rowspan=2|1961 || ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' || Miller || Episode: "The Day the Island Almost Sank"
|-
| data-sort-value="Defenders, The" | ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'' || D.A. Fred Monahan || Episode: "Gideon's Follies"
|-
| 1965 || ''[[The Trials of O'Brien]]'' || District Attorney || Episode: "Dead End on Flugel Street"
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' || Hotel Clerk || Episodes #1.1, #1.11, #1.61
|-
| 1967 || ''[[N.Y.P.D. (TV series)|N.Y.P.D.]]'' || Manager || Episode: "Shakedown"
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' || Mr. Wells || Episode #1.632
|-
| 1970 || data-sort-value="Edge of Night, The" | ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' || Dr. Charles Weldon #1 || Unknown episodes
|-
| 1972–1978 || ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' || Dr. Arthur Harmon || Main cast (121 episodes)
|-
| rowspan=3|1978 || data-sort-value="Waverly Wonders, The" | ''[[The Waverly Wonders]]'' || Tate Sr. || Episode: "Tate vs. Tate"
|-
 || ''[[Grandpa Goes to Washington]]'' || Robert Green || Episode: "Kelley at the Bat"
|-
 | data-sort-value="Love Boat, The" | ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Les || Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part-Maybe/Locked Away/Chubs"
|-
| 1978–1986 || ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' || rowspan=5|Philip Drummond || Main cast (189 episodes)
|-
| rowspan=4|1979 || ''[[Hello, Larry]]'' || Episode: "The Trip: Part 2"
|-
 |data-sort-value="Facts of Life, The" |  ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' || Episode: "Rough Housing"
|-
 |rowspan=2|''[[Hello, Larry]]'' || Episode: "Feudin' and Fussin': Part 2"
|-
 ||  Episode: "Thanksgiving Crossover: Part 2"
|-
| rowspan=2|1980 || data-sort-value="Beatrice Arthur Special, The" | ''[[The Beatrice Arthur Special]]'' || rowspan=2|Himself || TV special, Uncredited
|-
|| ''[[CHiPs]]'' || Episode: "The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2"
|-
| rowspan=2|1985 || rowspan=2 data-sort-value="Love Boat, The" | ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Leslie Campbell || Episode: "Instinct/Unmade for Each Other/BOS"
|-
 || Charles Custers || Episode: "A Day in Port"
|-
| 1987–1988 || ''[[Mr. President (TV series)|Mr. President]]'' || Charlie Ross || Main cast (24 episodes)
|-
| 1993 || data-sort-value="Adventures of the Black Stallion, The" | ''[[The Adventures of the Black Stallion]]'' || Tobias Doyle || Episode: "Legends Never Die"
|-
| 1996 || data-sort-value="Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" | ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' || Philip Drummond || Episode: "I, Done: Part 2"
|-
| 2011 || data-sort-value="Unforgettable" | ''[[Unforgettable (American TV series)|Unforgettable]]'' || Priest || Episode: "Trajectories", (uncredited and final appearance)
|}

== References ==
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