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Bill Travers(1922-1994)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Bill Travers
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.
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The Belstone Fox (1973)
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Bill Travers was born on 3 January 1922 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Ring of Bright Water (1969), Born Free (1966) and The Seventh Sin (1957). He was married to Virginia McKenna and Patricia Raine. He died on 29 March 1994 in Dorking, Surrey, England, UK.
BornJanuary 3, 1922
DiedMarch 29, 1994(72)
BornJanuary 3, 1922
DiedMarch 29, 1994(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Ring of Bright Water
7.1
  • Graham Merrill
  • 1969
Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, and Elsa in Born Free (1966)
Born Free
7.2
  • George Adamson
  • 1966
Eleanor Parker and Bill Travers in The Seventh Sin (1957)
The Seventh Sin
6.3
  • Walter Carwin
  • 1957
Gorgo (1961)
Gorgo
5.6
  • Joe Ryan
  • 1961

Credits

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Actor

  • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Duncan
    • 1992
  • The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
    The First Olympics: Athens 1896
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Harold Flack
    • 1984
  • Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)
    To the Manor Born
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Arthur Smith
    • 1980
  • The Belstone Fox (1973)
    The Belstone Fox
    6.6
    • Tod
    • 1973
  • Brigitte Bardot and Lino Ventura in Rum Runners (1971)
    Rum Runners
    5.4
    • Le commodore Gerry Sanderson
    • 1971
  • An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
    An Elephant Called Slowly
    5.8
    • Bill
    • 1970
  • Ring of Bright Water (1969)
    Ring of Bright Water
    7.1
    • Graham Merrill
    • 1969
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1969)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    6.5
    • Snout
    • 1969
  • Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers in The Admirable Crichton (1968)
    The Admirable Crichton
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Crichton
    • 1968
  • Duel at Diablo (1966)
    Duel at Diablo
    6.5
    • Lt. Scotty McAllister
    • 1966
  • Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, and Elsa in Born Free (1966)
    Born Free
    7.2
    • George Adamson
    • 1966
  • Espionage (1963)
    Espionage
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Father James
    • 1963
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Jeremiah O'Neal
    • 1963
  • Jane Merrow and Bill Travers in Lorna Doone (1963)
    Lorna Doone
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • John Ridd
    • John Ridd, the elder
    • 1963
  • Invasion Quartet (1961)
    Invasion Quartet
    5.2
    • Freddie Oppenheimer
    • 1961

Producer

  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973–1983
  • Bloody Ivory (1978)
    Bloody Ivory
    • producer
    • 1978
  • The Queen's Garden (1977)
    The Queen's Garden
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Jane Goodall in Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa (1973)
    Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Christian in The Lion Who Thought He Was People (1971)
    The Lion Who Thought He Was People
    7.9
    • producer
    • 1971
  • An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
    An Elephant Called Slowly
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Lions Are Free (1969)
    The Lions Are Free
    8.3
    • producer
    • 1969

Writer

  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1986
  • The Queen's Garden (1977)
    The Queen's Garden
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • The Tender Trap (1974)
    The Tender Trap
    TV Movie
    • co-writer
    • 1974
  • Jane Goodall in Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa (1973)
    Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Christian in The Lion Who Thought He Was People (1971)
    The Lion Who Thought He Was People
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
    An Elephant Called Slowly
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Ring of Bright Water (1969)
    Ring of Bright Water
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • The Lions Are Free (1969)
    The Lions Are Free
    8.3
    • writer
    • 1969

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Linden-Travers
  • Height
    • 6′ 4½″ (1.94 m)
  • Born
    • January 3, 1922
    • Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 29, 1994
    • Dorking, Surrey, England, UK(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Virginia McKennaSeptember 20, 1957 - March 29, 1994 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
    • Bill Travers Jr.
  • Relatives
      Penelope Wilton(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    He acted in Dodie Smith's play, "I Capture the Castle", at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Richard Greene, Yvonne Furneaux, George Relph, Virginia McKenna, Georgina Cookson, Andrew Ray, Cyril Luckham, Vivian Pickles and Victor Lucas in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Came to stardom and international fame as the hammer-throwing giant in Wee Geordie (1955) aka 'Wee Geordie'.
  • Trademark
    Towering height

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