Francis J. Conway Dies: Longtime Unit Production Manager On ‘Baywatch’, ‘Criminal Minds’, Other Shows Was 70

Lynette Rice

19 December 2024 at 3:39 pm·1-min read

Francis J. Conway of West Los Angeles, a longtime production manager who worked on shows like Baywatch and Criminal Minds, died December 17 of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center. He was 70.

His death was confirmed by his brother, John.

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Born in Westwood, Conway graduated from UC Santa Cruz where he studied film. His passion, his brother recalls, was working in the industry; he remembers Conway driving his Volkswagen bus to “get things for anybody who wanted help. He loved it and felt like it was a blessing to be working in that field.”

His big break was working for the original Baywatch as the unit production manager. He was on the drama from 1996 to 2001 and returned in 2003 to work on the Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding TV movie.

Conway went on to serve as a unit production manager on The Agency, My Wife and Kids, ER, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Prison Break, Special Delivery, Criminal Minds, Stalker, Code Black, SEAL Team, Big Shot and The Consultant.

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“I remember going to the premiere of Baywatch. One of them was in Hawaii,” recalled his brother John. “He loved the beach.”

He is survived by his siblings John, Mary, Anne and Joe. His brother Chris, along with his parents, preceded him in death. Funeral services are pending.

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