Conrad Bain Net Worth

Interesting Facts about Conrad Bain

1. He has an identical twin brother named Bonar Bain
2. Began his series, Diff'rent Strokes (1978), at the age of 55.
3. His identical twin, Bonar Bain, once played a fictional "evil" twin to Conrad ("Hank Bain") in the SCTV Network 90 (1981) episode, SCTV Network 90: Zontar (1981), and played his brother, Arnold Harmon, in the Maude (1972) episode, Maude: Vivian's Surprise (1977). Bonar went on to play a couple of roles in films on his own.
4. Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where his classmates included actor Charles Durning and comedian Don Rickles.
5. One of the first people to greet Victoria Winters as she arrives in Collinsport in the first episode of Dark Shadows (1966) was innkeeper Mr. Wells, played by Bain. The actor returned to Collinsport for three more episodes over the years; in his final appearance, in 1968, Mr. Wells fell victim to a werewolf.
6. He played the same character (Philip Drummond) in four different series: Diff'rent Strokes (1978), The Facts of Life (1979), Hello, Larry (1979) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990).
7. Father of Jennifer Bain, who later became a voice artist.
8. Acting mentor and friend of Todd Bridges.
9. Born twenty-four days before Charles Durning. He also passed away within a month of Durning.
10. Was friends with Bea Arthur, and Charlotte Rae.
11. Served as the first president of the Actor Federal Credit Union.
12. Conrad was said to be horrified when the young members of the Diff'rent Strokes cast started ordering the cast around, it got so bad he sat the young stars down and spoke with them.
13. Alumnus of the AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Class of 1948.
14. In 2010, two of his co-stars died within a week of each other. Gary Coleman, who had played his adoptive son on Diff'rent Strokes (1978) died on May 28th, and Rue McClanahan, who had played his wife on Maude (1972) died six days later on June 3rd.