Meet The Wild Wild West star Robert Conrad's 8 children – including actor son who appeared on Star Trek: Voyager


The Wild Wild West actor, Robert Conrad, passed away in 2020 at 84 and is remembered by his eight children


Robert Conrad poses against a textured adobe-style wall, wearing a dark velvet-collared jacket over a gold patterned waistcoat with a dark cravat and white collar.© Getty Images
Tess Hill
Tess HillNews and Features Writer
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Robert Conrad became quite the TV legend in the '60s when he starred as secret service agent James T. West in The Wild Wild West.

The actor went onto record music as "Bob Conrad" and even hosted a national radio show. But, Robert, who passed away at 84 in 2020, is remembered for more than just his acting and singing chops. The Hawaiian Eye star left behind eight children, including a son who followed in his footsteps and is an actor.

Keep reading to learn more about Robert's children.

Robert Conrad, wearing a red polo shirt, leans forward with arms crossed in front of tropical foliage, smiling softly at the camera.© Getty Images

Robert Conrad poses in a red polo shirt, circa 1960.

Joan, 73

Robert was just 17 when he married his first wife, Joan Kenlay Conrad, in 1952, the same year they welcomed their first kid, daughter Joan. Robert's oldest daughter was inspired by her dad and went on to work in film and TV. Joan was the executive producer of films High Sierra Search and Rescue. Outside of work, Joan is married to husband Timothy Maclachlan Erwin.

A black and white photograph of actor Robert Conrad in a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling, with his daughter Nancy standing beside him amid a crowd.© Getty Images

Robert Conrad with his daughter Nancy, attending an event in formal dress, circa 1970.

Nancy, 72

Two years after Robert and Joan had their first daughter, they welcomed Nancy in 1954. Like her dad, Nancy worked as an actor too, starring alongside Robert in a few projects. Nancy appeared in the TV series Black Sheep Squadron as an army nurse in the 70s. She is like her big sister and embraced a more private life with her husband Norton Flynn.

Three men in military and flight uniforms stand in front of a vintage propeller aircraft; Robert Conrad stands centre with arms crossed between Simon Oakland and Dana Elcar.© Getty Images

Simon Oakland as Gen. Thomas Moore, Robert Conrad as Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington and Dana Elcar as Col. Thomas Lard in Baa Baa Black Sheep.

Christy

Robert and Joan's third daughter, Christy, lives a very private life.

A black-and-white 1988 TV Guide advertisement for CBS's High Mountain Rangers, showing three men, including Robert Conrad, beside the text 'Family matters.'© Getty Images

A vintage CBS ad for High Mountain Rangers, starring Shane, Robert and Christian Conrad.

Christian, 62

Robert's oldest son, Christian Robert Conrad, was born on September 17, 1964. He joined the family business and became an actor, best known for starring in Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Christian most recently appeared in an episode of Castle alongside Nathan Fillion.

Shane Conrad poses in a black blazer over an open-collared white shirt at an event, with other attendees visible in the dimly lit background.© Getty Images

Shane Conrad attends the world premiere of "Rush" in Hollywood, California.

Shane, 55

Robert and Joan welcomed their fifth child, Shane, in 1971. Like his dad and many of his siblings, Shane is an actor and producer. He works primarily as a voice actor and has credits on shows like The Hunting Wives, Silicon Valley, and Nashville. 

LaVelda Fann in a metallic jacket and Robert Conrad in a black tuxedo with ruffled shirt pose together at an event© Getty Images

LaVelda Fann and Robert Conrad at the 1st Annual Stuntman's Awards Show

Kaja

Robert and Joan divorced in 1977. He went on to marry actress LaVelda Fann in 1983. The couple welcomed three children together. The Wild Wild West actor and LaVelda raised their daughters in Bear Valley, a rural, mountain community west of Yosemite National Park. 

Their oldest daughter, Kaja, lives a very private life.

A woman in a light blue padded ski jacket and matching trousers, wearing a white helmet and goggles, stands on a snowy mountain ridge carrying skis over her shoulder and poles in her other hand, looking off to the side.© Instagram

Camille Conrad pale blue thermal wear carries skis over one shoulder, pausing against a mountain backdrop.

Camille, 37

The couple's oldest daughter, Camille, is an athlete and competitive skier. She recently reflected on her childhood to The 50 Most Interesting Athletes, saying:  "As adventure is concerned, it was kind of a paradise in a lot of ways. We were given a lot of autonomy, very young. We grew up driving snowmobiles. We would take ourselves from the house to school. My dad would come out and start a 1985 Yamaha Phazer and send Chelsea and I to school. And our playground was the national forest."

These days, Camille is also a motorcyclist who said that, "Mourning my dad was the closest I've ever felt to him."

A woman in a black wide-brimmed hat, black blazer, cropped top and high-waisted trousers leans against a vintage turquoise car on a rooftop, with city skyscrapers behind her.© Instagram

All in black with a wide-brimmed hat, Chelsea Conrad leans against a vintage turquoise car against a city skyline.

Chelsea

Robert's youngest daughter, Chelsea, briefly pursued a career as a jazz singer before studying Interior Design and Interior Architecture at FIT and The Academy of Art University. In 2020, Chelsea founded CirDeco, an interior design studio with a mission to inspire a more thoughtful and sustainable approach to living and design, per the company's website. "I saw the need to design consciously with our depleting resources in mind," Chelsea said about starting the studio.

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