Updated: July 02, 2024

Gary Conway ( born February 4, 1936 ) is an American actor and screenwriter.

Conway was born Gareth Monello Carmody in Boston, Massachusetts. His most notable credits include a co-starring role with Gene Barry in the detective series Burke's Law from 1963-1965. In addition, he starred in the Irwin Allen sci-fi series Land of the Giants from 1968-1970. Conway has been married for many years to Marian McKnight, who is Miss America, 1957. They first met while students at the University of California, Los Angeles, where Conway studied art. The couple has two children. They have worked together in film production and writing and own a winery called Carmody McKnight.

Conway's film credits include Once Is Not Enough, I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as the Monster, How to Make a Monster, Black Gunn, The Farmer, and American Ninja 2. In 1960, Conway appeared as Lt. Charles Williams in the episode "Absent Without Leave" of the ABC / Warner Brothers western television series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. Tyler McVey was in the guest cast as Col. Ben Williams, and Steve Brodie also appeared in the episode. He also appeared in 1960 in three episodes under the names of different characters on the ABC / WB crime drama, Bourbon Street Beat, starring Andrew Duggan. Conway starred with Bette Davis in the 1972 television movie The Judge and Jake Wyler. He starred in Woman's Story, which he also wrote and directed.