Hans Conried was born in Baltimore, raised both there and in New York City. He studied acting at Columbia University, and played many major classical roles onstage. After having been a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company, he was heard as Professor Kropotkin on the radio show My Friend Irma and had various roles on the Edgar Bergen - Charlie McCarthy Show. He was in the original cast of Cole Porter's 1953 Broadway hit Can-Can and stayed with the show for more than a year. Known fo ...[Read Story]