On Broadway, he starred in
The Philadelphia Story (1980),
Design for Living (1984),
A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), and
Lady in the Dark (1994).
Off-Broadway, he starred in
The House of Blue Leaves (1971) and
South Pacific. In 2007, he appeared at the Hartford Stage in
Thornton Wilder's
Our Town with
Hal Holbrook. Converse also did television commercials for
Black & Decker in the late 1980s. Converse was the star of five television series:
Coronet Blue,
N.Y.P.D. (not to be confused with
NYPD Blue), ''
Movin' On, The Family Tree, and Dolphin Cove''. He played
Harry O'Neill on
One Life to Live and Ned Simon on
As the World Turns, and he had a brief role in
All My Children. He appeared opposite
Bing Crosby in the 1971 TV movie thriller ''
Dr. Cook's Garden and played Morgan Harris in Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (also known as Anne of Avonlea
). He starred in the Tales of the Unexpected as Jack in "Bird of Prey" (1984, series 7, episode 10). He also played Bill Davenport on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' titled "Tomorrow". His film career included roles in
Hurry Sundown (1967),
Hour of the Gun (1967, as
Virgil Earp),
The Rowdyman (1972),
Killer on Board (1977),
Cruise Into Terror (1978),
The Pilot (1980),
The Bushido Blade (1981),
Spring Fever (1982),
Solarbabies (1986),
Everybody Wins (1990) and
Primary Motive (1992). He also guested on such popular 1970s shows as
The Mod Squad,
Medical Center,
Police Story,
Rhoda,
The Love Boat,
Baa Baa Black Sheep and
The Bionic Woman. ==Personal life ==