William Traylor

Active - 1955 - 1989  |   Born - Jan 1, 1928   |   Died - Jan 1, 1989   |   Genres - Drama, Crime, Comedy

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American actor William Traylor played character roles on stage and screen, but he is best remembered in Hollywood for opening the Loft Studio (established 1973), an acting school where such actors as Sean Penn, Anjelica Huston, and Nicholas Cage honed their craft. Traylor received his training at the Actors' Studio in New York. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he co-founded the Actors Studio/West and the Lee Strasberg Institute.

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