Bill Travers
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Lindon-Travers (3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was an English actor, screenwriter, director and an animal rights activist, known professionally as Bill Travers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Travers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: January 3, 1922
Place of Birth: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Browning Version
Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been unfaithful to him with one of his fellow schoolmasters, but that the school's students and faculty have long disdained him. However, an unexpected act of kindness causes Crocker-Harris to re-evaluate his life's work.
Lovejoy
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
The Belstone Fox
Based on the novel "The Ballad of the Belstone Fox", this heartwarming film chronicles the life of a fox much smarter than the dogs that hunt him. In fact, they never could catch him!
Rawhide
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
The Square Ring
Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
Footsteps in the Fog
A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
Retrospective documentary on the making of Gorgo (1961).
Geordie
Concerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. The film was released as "Wee Geordie" in the USA.
Born Free
At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.
Filmography
as Joe Ryan (archive footage)
as Duncan
as Harold Flack
as Tod
as Sanderson
as Graham Merrill
as Bill
as Crichton
as Scotty McAllister
as George Adamson
as Self
as Greg Rafferty
as Joe Ryan
as Ewan
as Jeremiah O'Neal
as Douglas Lockwood
as Walter Carwin
as Matt Spenser
as Robert Browning
as Patrick Taylor
as David Macdonald
as Geordie Mac Taggart
as Benvolio
as Nigel Langley - Barbara's date
as Rex
as Rowdie Rawlings
as Victor Tasman
as Planter (uncredited)
as Bob Slater
as Posse Man
as Crichton
as Fletcher
as Prisoner (uncredited)
as Fellowes (segment Mr. Know-It-All)