Outside of Trek, Pillsbury has appeared in The Invaders ("The Ivy Curtain," with Barry Russo and Byron Morrow), as well as a number of films from directors Russ Meyer and Larry Buchanan. Since then, Pillsbury left acting and ventured into photography. He became a professional photographer in the late 1960s, working for the Los Angeles Police Department, and later for magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse. Currently, he lives in Hollywood, California with his wife, and works as an art photographer.