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William Thomas "Billy" Gray (born January 13, 1938) is an American former actor known primarily for his role as James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., in 193 episodes of the NBC and CBS situation comedy ''Father Knows Best'', which aired between 1954 and 1960. A motorcycle aficionado, Gray maintains a large collection of the vehicles. ==Early roles== Gray was born in Los Angeles to actress Beatrice Gray (March 3, 1911 – November 25, 2009).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Social Security Death Index )〕 His mother was mostly uncredited in the 1930s and 1940s, having appeared in Otto Preminger's ''Laura'', with Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. In 1949, Billy Gray appeared with his mother in separate scenes in the film ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff.〔(''Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff'' ), imdb.com; accessed November 21, 2015.〕 In 1951, at age 13, he appeared in the film ''Jim Thorpe -- All-American'', with Burt Lancaster in the lead role. Gray portrayed the Indian athlete Jim Thorpe as a child. Later that year, he was chosen to appear in the science fiction picture ''The Day the Earth Stood Still''. Michael Rennie played the part of the alien who befriended the boy played by Gray.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Billy Gray )〕 He appeared in an uncredited role as one of the many children in ''Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair'' (1952). In 1953, Gray was slated to play the part of Tagg Oakley in the syndicated western series ''Annie Oakley'', starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson and did appear in the episode "Bull's Eye". Instead, he joined the ''Father Knows Best'' cast, and the part of Tagg went to Jimmy Hawkins.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ken Hall, "Billy Gray, Bud from ''Father Knows Best.'' Collects Racing Motorcycles" )〕 That same year, Warner Bros. cast Gray as Wesley Winfield in ''By the Light of the Silvery Moon'', a sequel to ''On Moonlight Bay'' (1951) in which Gray had played the role of the same Wesley Winfield.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Billy Gray )〕 He appeared as Alan in a 1953 episode "Shot in the Dark" of The Adventures of Superman'', starring George Reeves. The character Alan took a photograph of Superman that could reveal information on the hero's secret identity.〔 In 1955, Gray appeared in ''The Seven Little Foys'', which starred Bob Hope as famed vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, in the teen role of Bryan Lincoln Foy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Seven Little Foys )〕 In 1957, while still on ''Father Knows Best'', Gray appeared as Mike Edwards in the episode "Come Back Darling Asta" of Peter Lawford's NBC crime series ''The Thin Man'', based on the work of Dashiell Hammett.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy Gray (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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