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William Inglis Lindon Travers [1] MBE (3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was a British actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist. Before his show business career, he served in the British Army with Gurkha and special forces units. Early life.
Bill Travers (1922-1994) was a British actor who starred in animal films such as Born Free and Ring of Bright Water with his wife Virginia McKenna. He also appeared in TV shows like Lovejoy and The First Olympics, and wrote and produced documentaries about wildlife conservation.
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Apr 1, 1994 · Bill Travers, who played the tallest, strongest man in the Scottish Highlands in the 1956 film "Wee Geordie" and became a star in the 1966 movie "Born Free," died on...
Nov 15, 2021 · McKenna is at home in the cottage in the Surrey hills that she bought many years ago with her husband Bill Travers – who died suddenly in 1994. Travers famously played Joy’s husband, the game...
William Lindon-Travers (Bill Travers), actor, conservationist: born Newcastle upon Tyne 3 January 1922; married secondly 1957 Virginia McKenna (three sons, two daughters); died Dorking, Surrey...
Bill Travers. Actor: Ring of Bright Water. He made his film debut in The Conspirator in 1949 and went on to starring roles in such as Geordie and The Bridal Path, He's probably better known though for the animal films which he made with his actress wife Virginia McKenna such as Born Free, An Elephant Called Slowly and Ring of Bright Water, His ...
Dec 30, 2022 · The 91-year-old actress said she and her husband Bill Travers ‘shared a belief in the power’ of everyone to change society.
