Tryon's other television roles included that of Texas John Slaughter, a part of ABC's Walt Disney Presents in the late 1950s. The role was based on actual historical figure John Slaughter. Tryon also had guest appearances on NBC's The Restless Gun (as "Sheriff Billy"), The Virginian and ABC's The Big Valley (as "Scott Breckenridge") in the April 13, 1966 episode entitled ("The Midas Man"). He was part of a live television performance of The Fall of the House of Usher. He also co-wrote a song, "I Wish I Was," which appeared on an obscure record by Dick Kallman, star of the short-lived and now largely forgotten 1965 television sitcom, Hank. He appeared in the 1967 episode "Charade of Justice" of NBC's western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan.