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| name = Bill Travers
| birthname = William Inglis Lindon Travers
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|01|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Northumberland]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|03|29|1922|01|03|df=y}}
| death_place = [[South Holmwood]], [[Surrey]], England
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter|director|animal rights activist|soldier}}
| yearsactive = 1949–1992
| spouse = {{marriage|Pat Rains|1950|1957|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[Virginia McKenna]]<br />|1957}}
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'''William Inglis Lindon Travers'''<ref name="ODNB"/> {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was a British actor, screenwriter, director and [[animal rights]] activist. Prior to his show business career, he served in the British army with [[Gurkha]] and special forces units.

==Early life==
Travers was born in the suburb of Jesmond in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England,<ref name=NYT/> the son of Florence (née Wheatley) and William Halton Lindon Travers,<ref name="ODNB"/> a theatre manager.<ref name=NYT/> His sister [[Linden Travers|Linden]] (1913–2001) and her daughter [[Susan Travers (actress)|Susan]] became actresses.

==Military service==
[[File:Major Bill Travers.jpg|thumbnail|Major Bill Travers MBE]]
Travers enlisted as a private in the [[British Army]] at the age of 18, a few months after the outbreak of the [[Second World War]], and was sent to [[India]] then under [[British Raj]] rule. He was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the [[British Indian Army]] on 9 July 1942.

He served in the Long Range Penetration Brigade 4th Battalion [[9th Gorkha Rifles]] in [[Myanmar|Burma]], attached to [[Orde Wingate]]'s staff, during which he came to know [[John Masters]], his brigade major. (Travers later acted in the film ''[[Bhowani Junction]]'', written by Masters.) While deep behind enemy lines, he contracted [[malaria]] and volunteered to be left behind in a native Burmese village. To avoid capture, he disguised himself as a Chinese national and walked hundreds of miles through jungle territory until he reached an Allied position.

In 1945, Travers was promoted to the rank of major, and he joined [[Force 136]] [[Special Operations Executive]] and was parachuted into [[British Malaya|Malaya]]. He was responsible for training and tactical decisions with the main resistance movement, the communist-led [[Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army]] (MPAJA).

Travers was one of the first allied operatives to enter the Japanese city of Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb. He wrote about his experience in his diary, registering profound horror at the destruction and loss of life. He left the armed forces in 1947.<ref name=NYT/>

On 7 November 1946 Travers was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)]] "in recognition of gallant and distinguished service whilst engaged in Special Operations in South East Asia".<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37780 |date=5 November 1946|startpage=5465 |endpage= |supp=y |accessdate=22 January 2019 }}</ref>

==Acting career==
===Early work===
After leaving the army, Travers decided to become an actor.<ref>{{cite news |author=M. H. |date=15 July 1956 |title=Big Briton |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |id={{ProQuest|113764461}} }} State Library of New South Wales login required</ref> He began working on stage in 1949 appearing in [[John Van Druten]]'s ''[[The Damask Cheek]]'', and a year later made his film debut in ''[[Conspirator (1949 film)|Conspirator]]'' (1949).<ref name=bfi/> He had unbilled parts in ''[[Trio (film)|Trio]]'' (1950) and ''[[The Wooden Horse]]'' (1950).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/bill-travers-p114502/filmography|title=Bill Travers | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref> He had a slightly bigger part in ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1951) and a good role on TV in "Albert" (later filmed as ''[[Albert R.N.]]'') for ''[[BBC Sunday-Night Theatre]]'' (1951).<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e3242b94b7664107a5757b432b164e7a|title=Albert|date=12 August 1951|issue=1448|pages=41|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

===Supporting player===
Travers appeared in ''[[Hindle Wakes (1952 film)|Hindle Wakes]]'' (1952), ''[[The Planter's Wife (1952 film)|The Planter's Wife]]'' (1952), ''[[The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men]]'' (1952), ''[[It Started in Paradise]]'' (1952), ''[[Mantrap (1953 film)|Mantrap]]'' (1953), ''[[Street of Shadows (1953 film)|Street of Shadows]]'' (1953), and ''[[The Square Ring]]'' (1953).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb3e7aa61|title=Bill Travers|website=BFI}}</ref> He was in "The Heel" for ''[[Douglas Fairbanks Presents]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8784435e|title=The Heel (1953)|website=BFI}}</ref>

He was a supporting player in ''[[Counterspy (film)|Counterspy]]'' (1953), and appeared in ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1954 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1954) as Benvolio,<ref name=bfi/> and in ''[[Footsteps in the Fog]]'' (1955) starring [[Stewart Granger]] and [[Jean Simmons]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/footsteps-in-the-fog-v91927/review|title=Footsteps in the Fog (1955) - Arthur Lubin | Review | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}}</ref>

===''Geordie'' and MGM===
Travers breakthrough came when he was cast in the title role of ''[[Geordie (film)|Geordie]]'' (1955),<ref name=NYT/> directed by [[Frank Launder]]. This was popular in Britain and the US and saw him contracted by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], which thought he was going to be a big star and brought him to Hollywood.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bill-travers-1367198.html|title=Obituary: Bill Travers|date=23 October 2011|website=The Independent}}</ref>

MGM cast him in the expensive epic ''[[Bhowani Junction (film)|Bhowani Junction]]'' (1956), with Granger and [[Ava Gardner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/bhowani-junction-v5305/review|title=Bhowani Junction (1956) - George Cukor | Review | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}}</ref> He followed this as the romantic lead in a remake of ''[[The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957 film)|The Barretts of Wimpole Street]]'' (1957), opposite [[Jennifer Jones]].<ref name=independent/> [[Powell and Pressburger]] wanted him to star in the lead of ''[[Ill Met by Moonlight (film)]]''<ref>{{cite news |author=E. Schallert |date=16 March 1956 |title=Drama |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |id={{ProQuest|166926619}} }} Library login required</ref> but the role went to [[Dirk Bogarde]]. Travers briefly returned to Britain to make a comedy, ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957), with his second wife [[Virginia McKenna]], whom he had married in 1957.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill travers weds actress. |date=20 September 1957 |newspaper=The New York Times |id={{ProQuest|114348031}} }} Library login required</ref>

Back in Hollywood, he was [[Eleanor Parker]]'s character's love interest in ''[[The Seventh Sin]]'' (1957), a remake of a [[Greta Garbo]] film.<ref name=independent/> MGM tested him for the lead in ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959)<ref>{{cite news |author=Louella Parsons |title=Jeff Chandler? He's The Busiest, Now |newspaper=The Washington Post and Times-Herald |date=1 November 1955|author-link=Louella Parsons }}</ref> and he wrote a swashbuckler to star himself, ''The Falcon''.<ref>{{cite news |author=E. Schallert |date=31 January 1957 |title=Travers scripts own starring film; 'million dollar answer' slated. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|167022075}} }} Library login required</ref> However his MGM films all performed disappointingly at the box office – ''Barretts'' and ''Seventh Sign'' were notable flops – and enthusiasm for Travers in Hollywood cooled.<ref name=independent/>

Travers did "A Cook for Mr. General" for ''[[Kraft Theatre]]'' (1958) on TV. Then he returned to Britain.

===Return to Britain===
Travers and McKenna starred in a melodrama for the Rank Organisation, ''[[Passionate Summer]]'' (1958).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2b0689|title=Passionate Summer (1958)|website=BFI}}</ref> He tried to get up a war film set in Greenland, ''The Sledge Patrol'', but it does not appear to have been made.<ref>{{cite news |author=H. T. |date=12 December 1959 |title=Greenland Scene of New War Film |newspaper=The New York Times |id={{ProQuest|114836623}} }} Library login required</ref> He and Launder tried to repeat the success of ''Geordie'' with ''[[The Bridal Path (film)|The Bridal Path]]'' (1960), but the film was not a success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-bridal-path|title=The Bridal Path|website=Time Out Worldwide}}</ref>

Travers did "Born a Giant" for ''[[Our American Heritage]]'' (1960) on TV, then returned to Britain where he made a British monster film, ''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]'' (1961). Travers and McKenna reteamed on a thriller, ''[[Two Living, One Dead]]'' (1961).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/two-living-one-dead-v129684|title=Two Living, One Dead (1961) - Anthony Asquith | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}}</ref> He then starred in a race car drama for MGM, ''[[The Green Helmet]]'' (1961), and a comedy with [[Spike Milligan]], ''[[Invasion Quartet]]'' (1961).<ref name=bfi/>

He was in a Broadway production of ''A Cook for Mr General'' (1961).<ref>{{cite news |author=S. Z. |date=10 November 1960 |title=TV Comedy Due As Play in March. |newspaper=The New York Times |id={{ProQuest|115122240}} }} Library login required</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=H. T. |date=20 October 1961 |title=Theatre: Comic view of the military. |newspaper=The New York Times |id={{ProQuest|115254377}} }} Library login required</ref>
Travers starred in a TV adaptation of ''[[Lorna Doone]]'' (1963).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47510109 |title=Did You Know? |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=30 |issue=50 |date=15 May 1963 |access-date=23 November 2017 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}
</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105838661 |title=Lorna Doone to be seen on ABC-3 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=38 |issue=10,925 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=15 August 1964 |access-date=23 November 2017 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He returned to Hollywood to do some episodes of ''[[The Everglades (TV series)|The Everglades]]'', ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' ("Incident at Two Graves") and ''Espionage'' ("A Camel to Ride"). Back on Broadway he played the title role in ''Abraham Cochrane'' which had a short run.<ref>{{cite news |author=H. T. |date=18 February 1964 |title=Theater: 'abraham cochrane' opens. |newspaper=The New York Times |id={{ProQuest|115685395}} }} Library login required</ref>

===''Born Free''===
Travers' most famous film role came when he played game warden [[George Adamson]] in the highly successful 1966 film ''[[Born Free]]'', about which experience the two co-wrote the book ''On Playing with Lions''. He co-starred with McKenna and the experience made him and his wife conscious of the many abuses of wild animals in captivity that had been taken from Africa and other natural environments around the world.<ref name=NYT/>

Travers received an offer to play a support role in ''[[Duel at Diablo]]'' (1967); during filming he broke a leg and dislocated a shoulder.<ref>{{cite news |author=J. L. Scott |date=7 August 1966 |title=Hollywood Calendar: It Only Hurts When.. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|155487928}} }} Library login required</ref> He played the title role in a British TV version of ''[[The Admirable Crichton (1968 film)|The Admirable Crichton]]'' (1968), alongside his wife, and had a small part in [[Peter Hall (director)|Peter Hall]]'s adaptation of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1968).<ref name=bfi/>

===Documentaries===
Travers teamed up with [[James Hill (British director)|James Hill]], the director of ''Born Free'', to make the documentary, ''The Lions Are Free'' (1969), which both men directed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48083556 |title=The Lions Are Free |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=37 |issue=16 |date=17 September 1969 |access-date=23 November 2017 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bill travers takes special look at lions |date=19 July 1968 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|156000358}} }} Library login required</ref>

Travers and McKenna made another "animal movie", ''[[Ring of Bright Water (film)|Ring of Bright Water]]'' (1969) for which he also wrote the script.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46445855 |title=Ring of Bright Water |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=37 |issue=29 |date=17 December 1969 |access-date=23 November 2017 |page=32 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> They followed this with ''[[An Elephant Called Slowly]]'' (1970), which Travers helped write and produce with James Hill, who directed. In 1969, he played [[Captain Hook]] on a stage production of ''[[Peter Pan]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=D. Barker |date=1 April 1994 |title=Life with the lions. |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |id={{ProQuest|187505227}} }} Library login required</ref>

Travers worked as an actor only on ''[[Rum Runners]]'' (1971) with [[Brigitte Bardot]] and [[Lino Ventura]]. He directed and appeared in a documentary, ''[[The Lion at World's End]]'' (1971), about [[Christian the lion]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47226977 |title=A Lion in London |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=38 |issue=9 |date=29 July 1970 |access-date=23 November 2017 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55469568 |title=A British Lion Migrates To Africa |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=41 |issue=21 |date=24 October 1973 |access-date=23 November 2017 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

He was reunited with James Hill on ''[[The Belstone Fox]]'' (1973) and co-wrote a documentary, "The Wild Dogs of Africa", for ''[[The World About Us]]'' (1973).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a5af580|title=The Belstone Fox (1973)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78a6bf9d|title=The Wild Dogs of Africa (1973)|website=BFI}}</ref> He later produced "The Baboons of Gombe" (1975) for the same show.<ref name=bfi/>

He and Hill wrote and produced ''[[The Queen's Garden]]'' (1977) together, and Travers helped produce ''Bloody Ivory'' (1980).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/the-queen-s-garden|title=The Queen's Garden|via=mubi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/bloody-ivory|title=Bloody Ivory|via=mubi.com}}</ref>

===Later years===
Travers appeared in "Tramps and Poachers", an episode of ''[[To the Manor Born]]'' (1980).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/cvfpc/to-the-manor-born--s2-e4-tramps-and-poachers/|title=To the Manor Born - S2 - Episode 4: Tramps and Poachers|website=Radio Times}}</ref> In ''[[The First Olympics: Athens 1896]]'' (1984) he and McKenna played the parents of [[Edwin Flack]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71846ae0|title=The First Olympics - Athens 1896 (1984)|website=BFI}}</ref>

One of his last credits was "Highland Fling" on ''[[Lovejoy]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7bbc784a|title=Highland Fling (1992)|website=BFI}}</ref>

==Animal rights campaigner==
The importance of animal rights led to Travers and his wife becoming involved in the "Zoo Check Campaign" in 1984 that evolved to their establishing the [[Born Free Foundation]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bornfree.org.uk/our-history|title=The History of Born Free|publisher=Born Free Foundation|access-date=24 June 2018}}</ref>

Travers spent his last three years travelling around Europe's slum zoos and a TV documentary that he made exposed the appalling suffering of thousands of animals.

==Death==
Travers died from a [[coronary thrombosis]] in his sleep at his home in the village of [[South Holmwood]], near [[Dorking]], Surrey, aged 72.<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB|id=55882|title=Travers, William Inglis Lindon [Bill] (1922–1994)}}</ref> <ref name=NYT>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/01/obituaries/bill-travers-72-actor-who-starred-in-film-born-free.html |title=Bill Travers, 72, Actor Who Starred in Film 'Born Free' |author=Glenn Collins |date=1 April 1994 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> He was survived by his wife and children.<ref name=NYT/> His widow, Virginia McKenna, carries on his work to help suffering animals,<ref name="SNF">{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Shubhobroto |title=Meet Virginia McKenna |url=https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/article/meet-virginia-mckenna |website=Sanctuary Nature Foundation |access-date=26 December 2020 |date=2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref> as does their son, [[Will Travers]], who is president of the [[Born Free Foundation]].<ref name="BFF-CEO">{{cite web|url=http://www.bornfree.org.uk/about-us/staff/chief-executives-office/|title=Chief Executive's Office|publisher=[[Born Free Foundation]]|access-date=15 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928091416/http://www.bornfree.org.uk/about-us/staff/chief-executives-office/|archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Will Travers (@willtravers) {{!}} Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/willtravers|website = twitter.com|access-date = 2015-12-21|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Credits==
===Filmography===
{{div col}}
* ''[[Conspirator (1949 film)|Conspirator]]'' (1949) - Mnor Role (undetermined, uncredited role)
* ''[[Trio (film)|Trio]]'' (1950) - Fellowes (segment "Mr. Know-All")
* ''[[The Wooden Horse]]'' (1950) - Prisoner (uncredited)
* ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1951) - Fletcher
* ''[[The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men]]'' (1952) - Posse Man
* ''[[The Planter's Wife (1952 film)|The Planter's Wife]]'' (1952) - Planter (uncredited)
* ''[[It Started in Paradise]]'' (1952) - 2nd Photographer (uncredited)
* ''[[Hindle Wakes (1952 film)|Hindle Wakes]]'' (1952) - Bob
* ''[[Mantrap (1953 film)|Mantrap]]'' (1953) - Victor Tasman
* ''[[Street of Shadows (1953 film)|Street of Shadows]]'' (1953) - Nigel Langley
* ''The Genie'' (1953) - Morgan (segment "The Heel")
* ''[[The Square Ring]]'' (1953) - Rowdie Rawlings
* ''[[Counterspy (film)|Counterspy]]'' (1953) - Rex
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1954 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1954) - Benvolio
* ''[[Footsteps in the Fog]]'' (1955) - David Macdonald
* ''[[Geordie (film)|Geordie]]'' (1955) - Geordie MacTaggart
* ''[[Bhowani Junction (film)|Bhowani Junction]]'' (1956) - Patrick Taylor
* ''[[The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957 film)|The Barretts of Wimpole Street]]'' (1957) - [[Robert Browning]]
* ''[[The Smallest Show on Earth]]'' (1957) - Matt Spenser
* ''[[The Seventh Sin]]'' (1957) - Walter Carwin
* ''[[Passionate Summer]]'', aka ''Storm Over Jamaica'' (1958) - Douglas Lockwood
* ''[[The Bridal Path (film)|The Bridal Path]]'' (1959) - Ewan McEwan
* ''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]'' (1961) - Joe
* ''[[Two Living, One Dead]]'' (1961) - Andersson
* ''[[The Green Helmet]]'' (1961) - Greg Rafferty
* ''[[Invasion Quartet|The Invasion Quartet]]'' (1961) - Freddie Oppenheimer
* ''[[Born Free]]'' (1966, as wildlife expert [[George Adamson]]) - George Adamson
* ''[[Duel at Diablo]]'' (1966) - Lt. Scotty McAllister
* ''The Admirable Crichton'' (1967, TV Movie) - Crichton
* ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1968) - Snout
* ''The Lions are Free'' (1969, Documentary) - Himself in the real-life sequel to ''Born Free''. 
* ''[[Ring of Bright Water (film)|Ring of Bright Water]]'' (1969) - Graham Merrill
* ''[[An Elephant Called Slowly]]'' (1970) - Bill
* ''[[Christian the Lion|The Lion at World's End]]'' (1971, Documentary) - Himself
* ''Rum Runners'' (1971) - Sanderson
* ''[[The Belstone Fox]]'' (1973) - Tod
* ''How to Handle a Wine'' (1984, Documentary) - Himself / Dinner Guest
{{div col end}}

===Television ===
* ''[[The Everglades (TV series)|The Everglades]]'' as Rand in "The Hostage", [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] US television series (1962)
* ''[[Lorna Doone (1963 TV series)|Lorna Doone]]'', as John Ridd, 11 episodes (1963 TV series)
* ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' as Jeremiah O'Neal in "Incident at Two Graves" (1963)
* ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', as Arthur Smith (Tramp) in Tramps and Poachers, 1980, series 2 number 4
* ''[[Lovejoy]]'', BBC, two episodes 1992 (final appearance)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Bill Travers}}
* {{IMDb name|871272}}
* [http://www.fatheroflions.org/GeorgeAdamson_Photos_VM.html Photos of Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna and George Adamson and Lions.]
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bill-travers-1367198.html Obituary: Bill Travers]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/01/obituaries/bill-travers-72-actor-who-starred-in-film-born-free.html Bill Travers, 72, Actor Who Starred In Film 'Born Free']

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