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Billy Gray is an American actor best known for playing James "Bud" Anderson, Jr. in Father Knows Best. Additionally, he portrayed a young Jim Thorpe in Jim Thorpe – All-American and starred in the science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. He is also a motorcycle collector and businessman.
Birth Name
William Thomas Gray
Born
Thursday, 13 January 1938
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Self - Actor / James 'Bud' Anderson, jr. | 2021 |
| Pioneers of Television | Bud Anderson - Father Knows Best | 2008 |
| On the Edge of Black and White | Self | 2008 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Bobby Benson | 2005 |
| The Vampyre Wars | Majordomo | 1996 |
| Making the Earth Stand Still | Self | 1995 |
| The Our Gang Story | Sandy | 1994 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1987 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Self - Actor / James 'Bud' Anderson, jr. | 2021 |
| Pioneers of Television | Bud Anderson - Father Knows Best | 2008 |
| On the Edge of Black and White | Self | 2008 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Bobby Benson | 2005 |
| The Vampyre Wars | Majordomo | 1996 |
| Making the Earth Stand Still | Self | 1995 |
| The Our Gang Story | Sandy | 1994 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1987 |
| Super Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1984 |
| Porklips Now | Dullard | 1980 |
| Love and Bullets | Officer Durant | 1979 |
| Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas | Bud Anderson | 1977 |
| The Father Knows Best Reunion | Bud Anderson / James Anderson Jr. | 1977 |
| Werewolves on Wheels | Pill | 1971 |
| Dusty and Sweets McGee | City Life / Billy 'City Life' Gray | 1971 |
| The Bold Ones: The Protectors | Morgan Vontz | 1969 |
| Custer | Billy Nixon | 1967 |
| The Navy vs. the Night Monsters | CPO Fred Twining | 1966 |
| I Spy | Gerson Stutman | 1965 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Nick | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Colin Martin | 1963 |
| Two for the Seesaw | Mr. Jacoby / Monsieur Jacoby | 1962 |
| Combat! | Candell | 1962 |
| The Explosive Generation | Bobby Herman Jr. | 1961 |
| Stagecoach West | 'Frankie Niles' | 1960 |
| The Deputy | Johnny Blatner | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Lindsay McCuller | 1959 |
| Peter Gunn | Eric Thorwald | 1958 |
| Bachelor Father | David Ross | 1957 |
| The Scarlet Hour | Tom Rycker | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Perry Hatch | 1955 |
| The Seven Little Foys | Bryan Lincoln Foy / Bryan Lincoln Foy, as a Teen | 1955 |
| Father Knows Best | Bud Anderson / Hans / Bud | 1954 |
| The Outlaw Stallion | Danny Saunders | 1954 |
| Annie Oakley | Tagg Oakley | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Nick Monti | 1953 |
| All I Desire | Ted Murdoch | 1953 |
| Your Play Time | (archive footage) | 1953 |
| The Girl Next Door | Joe Carter | 1953 |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Wesley Winfield | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Buzz Marlowe / Jerry Alquist | 1953 |
| Cavalcade of America | Andy Jackson | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Alan Harper | 1952 |
| Talk About a Stranger | Robert 'Bud' Fontaine Jr. / Robert Fontaine Jr. | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Kettle Boy | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Mr. Carmichael | 1951 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Bobby Benson | 1951 |
| Jim Thorpe -- All-American | Jim Thorpe - as a Boy | 1951 |
| The Guy Who Came Back | Willy Joplin | 1951 |
| On Moonlight Bay | Wesley Winfield | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Danny Jenkins | 1951 |
| Her First Romance | Boy at Camp Barracks | 1951 |
| Gene Autry and the Mounties | Boy | 1951 |
| Sierra Passage | Young Johnny Yorke | 1950 |
| Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill | Johnny | 1950 |
| The Killer That Stalked New York | Pinkie | 1950 |
| Between Midnight and Dawn | Peter J. 'Petey' Conklin | 1950 |
| Mister 880 | Mickey | 1950 |
| The Magnavox Theater | Johnny / Big Mouth's Grandson | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Jimmy Foster / Eddie Baker | 1950 |
| Three Little Words | Boy | 1950 |
| In a Lonely Place | Young Boy Seeking Autograph | 1950 |
| Kill the Umpire | The Boy Catcher / Boy Playing Baseball | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Junior | 1950 |
| Singing Guns | Albert | 1950 |
| Father Is a Bachelor | Feb Chalotte | 1950 |
| Abandoned | Tough Kid in Park / Tough Kid in Park (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| The House Across the Street | Boy | 1949 |
| So You're Having in-Law Trouble | Little Willie | 1949 |
| Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff | Boy With Bow and Arrow | 1949 |
| Lust for Gold | Boy | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Barry | 1949 |
| Badmen of Tombstone | Willie Stover | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Fighting Father Dunne | Chip | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Boy | 1948 |
| The Judge Steps Out | Boy at Birthday Party | 1947 |
| The Gangster | Little Boy | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Texan | Boy | 1947 |
| Driftwood | Boy | 1947 |
| The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival | Sandy | 1947 |
| Curley | Sandy | 1947 |
| Backlash | Denny | 1947 |
| The Strange Woman | Boy on Bridge | 1946 |
| Rendezvous with Annie | Little Boy | 1946 |
| Suspense | Small Boy at Zoo | 1946 |
| Our Old Car | Boy | 1946 |
| Little Mister Jim | Neighbor Boy | 1946 |
| One Exciting Week | Small Boy | 1946 |
| Cluny Brown | Richard Watkins | 1946 |
| Throw a Saddle on a Star | Tough Boy | 1946 |
| To Each His Own | Billy Ingham | 1946 |
| An Angel Comes to Brooklyn | Boy | 1945 |
| Adventures of Rusty | Harry | 1945 |
| The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Child | 1945 |
| Man of Courage | Mike Wilson | 1943 |
| With Love and Kisses | Himself / Billy Gray | 1936 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
