William Traylor

Career timeline

1. 1930 · Born

   Born in Kirksville, Missouri, USA

2. 1952 · Screen debut

   Omnibus (TV)

3. 1967 · Breakthrough

   Mannix (TV)

4. 1989 · Latest release

   Dead Bang (Movie)

5. 1989 · Died

   September 23, 1989

Career in numbers

8 1950s

9 1960s

18 1970s

12 1980s

• Drama28
• Crime13
• Comedy10
• Tv Movie10
• Action & Adventure7
• Mystery7

Highest-rated title Little House on the Prairie 1974 8.0 Most popular title Little House on the Prairie 1974 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William Traylor in our catalogue.

Daniel Petrie

4 titles together

Michael Schultz

4 titles together

Robert Douglas

3 titles together

Michael Ritchie

3 titles together

Ted Post

3 titles together

Lee Philips

3 titles together

Chevy Chase

2 titles together

Stephen J. Cannell

2 titles together

Robert Day

2 titles together

Gary Nelson

2 titles together

1. 1989 Dead Bang as Elton Tremmel 6.4 Movie
2. 1989 Fletch Lives as Mr. Underhill 6.0 Movie
3. 1986 Beverly Hills Madam as Taylor Movie
4. 1985 Fletch as Ted Underhill 6.7 Movie
5. 1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as General Catburd 6.0 Movie
6. 1983 The Man with Two Brains as Inspector 6.2 Movie
7. 1983 Keeping On as Peter Jefferson Movie
8. 1982 The Rainmaker as Sheriff Thomas Movie
9. 1982 American Playhouse as Peter Jefferson TV
10. 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice as Sackett 6.5 Movie
11. 1980 The Long Riders as The Pinkertons 6.7 Movie
12. 1980 S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert as Lacey Movie
13. 1977 The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened as Coach Movie
14. 1977 Lou Grant 7.4 TV
15. 1975 Fear on Trial Movie
16. 1975 Starsky & Hutch 7.4 TV
17. 1975 Smile as Ray Brandy 6.0 Movie
18. 1975 One of Our Own as Bill Hinshaw Movie
19. 1975 Baretta 6.5 TV
20. 1974 The Rockford Files as Wilson 7.6 TV
21. 1974 Harry O TV
22. 1974 Little House on the Prairie as Pete Ellerbee 8.0 TV
23. 1974 The Execution of Private Slovik as Rossiter Movie
24. 1974 The Legend of Hillbilly John as Rev. Millen Movie
25. 1972 Banyon TV
26. 1972 Cisco Pike as Jack 5.6 Movie
27. 1971 McMillan & Wife 6.9 TV
28. 1971 The Man and the City TV
29. 1971 Incident in San Francisco Movie
30. 1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project as Party Guest (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
31. 1969 Bracken's World as Assistant Director TV
32. 1968 The Boston Strangler as Arnie Carr 6.7 Movie
33. 1968 The Outcasts TV
34. 1968 Windflowers as FBI Agent Movie
35. 1967 Mannix 6.9 TV
36. 1965 The F.B.I. as Lester Hunter 5.6 TV
37. 1964 Daniel Boone as Tom Stoneman 7.0 TV
38. 1964 Flipper 6.2 TV
39. 1964 Diary of a Bachelor as Skip Movie
40. 1959 Destination Space as Space Ship Crew Movie
41. 1958 Naked City as Melvin Shaw TV
42. 1956 West Point TV
43. 1955 The Last Frontier as Soldier (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
44. 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse as Peter Jr., age 22 TV
45. 1954 Father Knows Best 6.7 TV
46. 1954 Studio 57 TV
47. 1952 Omnibus TV

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