 For two seasons he portrayed the freelance detective Saul Panzer in the A&E TV series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001–2002).Born and raised in Los Angeles, Conrad Dunn studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles and with Stella Adler in New York.After seeing him on the stage, a casting director asked him to read for the role of Francis "Psycho" Soyer in "Stripes" (1981), his first feature film.