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Bill Travers(1922-1994)

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  • 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 Gorgo (1961). He was previously 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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James Garner, Sidney Poitier, and Bill Travers in Duel at Diablo (1966)
Eleanor Parker and Bill Travers in The Seventh Sin (1957)
Virginia McKenna, Margaret Rutherford, and Bill Travers in The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers in Born Free (1966)
"Born Free," Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers with lion cubs. 1966 / Columbia
Bill Travers
Peter Sellers, June Cunningham, Virginia McKenna, Bernard Miles, Margaret Rutherford, and Bill Travers in The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers in An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
John Gielgud, Vernon Gray, Jennifer Jones, Virginia McKenna, and Bill Travers in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna, Bernard Miles, Margaret Rutherford, and Bill Travers in The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Peter Sellers, Sidney James, Virginia McKenna, Bernard Miles, Margaret Rutherford, and Bill Travers in The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna, Bernard Miles, Margaret Rutherford, and Bill Travers in The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)

Known for:

Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Ring of Bright Water
7.1
  • Graham Merrill
  • 1969
Born Free (1966)
Born Free
7.2
  • George Adamson
  • 1966
Gorgo (1961)
Gorgo
5.6
  • Joe Ryan
  • 1961
The Admirable Crichton
7.6
TV Movie
  • Crichton
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

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

Producer

  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 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
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • Christian in The Lion at World's End (1971)
    The Lion at World's End
    • producer
    • 1971
  • An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
    An Elephant Called Slowly
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Lions Are Free (1969)
    The Lions Are Free
    • producer
    • 1969

Writer

  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Draine, John Benjamin Hickey, Steve Kroft, Howard McGillin, Olga Merediz, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Daniel Stern, Brian Unger, Nora Young, Allison Argo, Toby Leonard Moore, Donald Carl Johanson, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • The Queen's Garden (1977)
    The Queen's Garden
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • The Tender Trap (1974)
    The Tender Trap
    • co-writer
    • TV Movie
    • 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
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • Christian in The Lion at World's End (1971)
    The Lion at World's End
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
    An Elephant Called Slowly
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Ring of Bright Water (1969)
    Ring of Bright Water
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • The Lions Are Free (1969)
    The Lions Are Free
    • writer
    • 1969

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Born Free
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Official Trailer
Trailer 2:19
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Trailer 2:03
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Trailer 3:19
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Bande-annonce [OV]
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Bande-annonce [OV]
Footsteps in the Fog
Trailer 2:07
Footsteps in the Fog
Bhowani Junction
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Bhowani Junction
BORN FREE (New and Exclusive) UK Trailer
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BORN FREE (New and Exclusive) UK Trailer

Personal details

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  • 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)
  • 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

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  • Trivia
    His part in 'Born Free' lessened his interest in film acting and led to his increased involvement in wildlife conservation.
  • Trademark
    Towering height

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