Different Strokes Star Conrad Bain Dead at 89

By Dave Nemetz

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Conrad Bain, known best as TV dad Phillip Drummond on “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died, family sources tell TMZ. He was 89 years old.

Bain passed away Monday night in Livermore, California; the cause of death has not yet been released. Bain’s daughter Jennifer tells TMZ, “He was a lot like Mr. Drummond, but much more interesting in real life. He was an amazing father.”