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William Traylor

William Traylor

9 movies on Netflix

Biography

William Traylor was an American actor who worked in film, theater and television and also taught acting. Born in Kirksville, Missouri, he moved to New York City in his twenties, studied acting and joined the Actors Studio, taking part in its scene recordings between 1961 and 1968. He made his Broadway debut in 1957 at the Belasco Theatre in Noël Coward's Present Laughter and Nude With Violin, and later appeared on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie, Show Boat and Of Love Remembered. His television work ranged from Golden Age dramas to series such as Adam-12, Mannix and Kung Fu. His films included Cisco Pike (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974), Smile (1975), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and Fletch (1985), in which he played the uptight Mr. Underhill. With Peggy Feury he founded the Loft Studio, an acting school.

58years old at death

  • Born Kirksville
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as William Hurley Traylor Jr.

Movie Career

Films
9
Career span
34 years1955 to 1989

Genres

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  1. First role

    Traylor made his Broadway debut on November 14, 1957 at the Belasco Theatre in two Noel Coward comedies performed in repertory, Present Laughter and Nude With Violin, and received positive personal notices for it.

  2. A first

    As a member of the Actors Studio in New York, Traylor took part in a program recording and archiving performances of scenes from dramatic literature, contributing to the recordings from 1961 to 1968.

William Traylor movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Postman Always Rings Twice1981 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Sackett

    IMDb rating 6.628K votes

  2. Fletch1985 Comedy, Crime, Mysteryas Ted Underhill

    IMDb rating 6.962K votes

  3. The Man with Two Brains1983as Inspector

    IMDb rating 6.430K votes

  4. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension1984as General Catburd

    IMDb rating 6.233K votes

  5. Dead Bang1989as Elton Tremmel

    IMDb rating 6.15.1K votes

  6. Smile1975as Ray Brandy

    IMDb rating 7.12.8K votes

  7. Fletch Lives1989as Mr. Underhill

    IMDb rating 6.125K votes

  8. The Execution of Private Slovik1974as Rossiter

    IMDb rating 7.61.2K votes

Most often with

Michael Ritchie directed three of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Chevy Chase, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Chevy ChaseGeoffrey Lewis, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Geoffrey LewisMatt Clark, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Matt ClarkRichard Libertini, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard LibertiniTitos Vandis, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Titos VandisGeorge Wyner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with George WynerMichael RitchieDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Michael Ritchie

Films together

  • Chevy Chase2 films together, 1985 to 1989
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    • Fletch Lives1989IMDb rating 6.1Traylor as Mr. UnderhillChase as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
    • Fletch1985IMDb rating 6.9Traylor as Ted UnderhillChase as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
  • Geoffrey Lewis2 films together, 1975 to 1989
    Geoffrey Lewis's page
    • Fletch Lives1989IMDb rating 6.1Traylor as Mr. UnderhillLewis as KKK Leader
    • Smile1975IMDb rating 7.1Traylor as Ray BrandyLewis as Wilson
  • Matt Clark2 films together, 1974 to 1984
    Matt Clark's page
  • Richard Libertini2 films together, 1985 to 1989
    Richard Libertini's page
    • Fletch Lives1989IMDb rating 6.1Traylor as Mr. UnderhillLibertini as Frank Walker
    • Fletch1985IMDb rating 6.9Traylor as Ted UnderhillLibertini as Frank Walker
  • Titos Vandis2 films together, 1975 to 1989
    Titos Vandis's page
    • Fletch Lives1989IMDb rating 6.1Traylor as Mr. UnderhillVandis as Uncle Kakakis
    • Smile1975IMDb rating 7.1Traylor as Ray BrandyVandis as Emile
  • George Wyner2 films together, 1985 to 1989
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    • Fletch Lives1989IMDb rating 6.1Traylor as Mr. UnderhillWyner as Marvin Gillet
    • Fletch1985IMDb rating 6.9Traylor as Ted UnderhillWyner as Marvin Gillet
  • Michael RitchieDirector, 3 films, 1975 to 1989
    All films by Michael Ritchie
    • Fletch Lives1989IMDb rating 6.1Traylor as Mr. Underhill
    • Fletch1985IMDb rating 6.9Traylor as Ted Underhill
    • Smile1975IMDb rating 7.1Traylor as Ray Brandy
  • Also two films together2 more actors
    • Bill HendersonFletch (1985) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    • Mariclare CostelloThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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