The actor started out as a stand-up comic and received a Tony nomination for playing the Elvis-like singer in the original production of 'Bye Bye Birdie.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Gautier died ...
As a swivel-hipped rock and roller, Conrad Birdie had a lot of living to do, the unknown actor Dick Gautier sang in the 1960 Broadway smash Bye Bye Birdie. At first a reluctant leading man, Gautier ...