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William Windom

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William Windom

Born September 28, 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USADied August 16, 201279 films

William Windom (September 28, 1923 – August 16, 2012) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his work on television, including several episodes of The Twilight Zone; playing the character of Glen Morley, a congressman from Minnesota like his own great-grandfather and namesake in The Farmer's Daughter; the character of John Monroe on the sitcom My World and Welcome to It, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series; as Commodore Matt Decker, commander of the doomed U.S.S. Constellation in the Star Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine"; the character Randy Lane in the Emmy-nominated Night Gallery episode "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" and perhaps that of the most common recurring character on the Emmy-winning series Murder, She Wrote, Seth Hazlitt.

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To Kill a Mockingbird posterFirst watchTo Kill a Mockingbird19628.0as Mr. GilmerScout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo…View film

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79 films as actor
  1. 2014The Twilight Zone Christmas ClassicsThe Major
  2. 2005Yesterday's DreamsHerb Radford
  3. 2003DismemberedCaptain Hart
  4. 2001Early Bird SpecialFred
  5. 2000The Thundering 8thOld Joe
  6. 1999True CrimeNeil the Bartender
  7. 1996Children of the Corn IV: The GatheringDoctor Rob Larson
  8. 1996Fugitive X: Innocent Target
  9. 1994Attack of the 50 Ft. WomanHamilton Cobb
  10. 1993SommersbyReverend Powell
  11. 1991Chance of a LifetimeDr. Edelman
  12. 1991CommittedDr. Quilly
  13. 1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnJudge Thatcher
  14. 1989Uncle BuckMr. Hatfield (voice)
  15. 1988She's Having a BabyRussell Bainbridge
  16. 1987Planes, Trains and AutomobilesMr. Bryant
  17. 1987FunlandAngus Perry
  18. 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the NightPuppetino (voice)
  19. 1987Means and EndsBurt
  20. 1987Dead AimMcWhorter
  21. 1987Street JusticeFather Burke
  22. 1986There Must Be a PonyLee Hertzig
  23. 1985Space RageGov. Tovah
  24. 1985Prince JackFerguson
  25. 1985SurvivingDr. Madsen
  26. 1984VelvetGovernment Official
  27. 1984Grandview, U.S.A.Bob Cody
  28. 1984The Pigs vs. The FreaksMayor Malcolm Wallwood
  29. 1984Why Me?General
  30. 1983Last Plane OutJames Caldwell
  31. 1982The Rules of MarriageGeorge Olsen
  32. 1982Desperate LivesDr. Jarvis
  33. 1981Side ShowByron Gage
  34. 1981Separate WaysHuey Block
  35. 1981Leave 'Em LaughingSmiley Jenkins
  36. 1980Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. SangerMonseigneur Soldini
  37. 1978Hunters of the ReefPanama Cassidy
  38. 1978Goodbye, Franklin HighClifford Armer
  39. 1978Mean Dog BluesVictor Lacey
  40. 1978The Case of the Baltimore GirlsChristopher Woods
  41. 1977The Bluegrass SpecialPhil Wainwright
  42. 1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 HoursArthur Springfield
  43. 1976BridgerDaniel Webster
  44. 1976Echoes of a SummerDr. Hallet
  45. 1975Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder CaseWalt Adamson
  46. 1975Journey from DarknessDr. Cavaliere
  47. 1975The Abduction of Saint AnneTed Morrisey
  48. 1974The Day the Earth MovedJudge Tom Backsler
  49. 1974Murder in the First Person SingularAlfred Emerson
  50. 1973The Girls of Huntington HouseSam Dutton
  51. 1972PursuitRobert Phillips
  52. 1972A Great American TragedyRob Stewart
  53. 1972The ManArthur Eaton
  54. 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don'tProfessor Lufkin
  55. 1972The New HealersMr. Farrigan
  56. 1972Second ChanceStan Petryk
  57. 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryCharlie Snead
  58. 1971Marriage: Year OneWarren Duden
  59. 1971A Taste of EvilHarold Jennings
  60. 1971Brewster McCloudWeeks
  61. 1971Fools' ParadeRoy K. Sizemore
  62. 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesThe President
  63. 1971The Mephisto WaltzDr. Roger West
  64. 1971EscapeDoctor Henry Walding
  65. 1971Assault on the WayneCapt. Frank Reardon
  66. 1970The 48-Hour MileBernard Christie
  67. 1970House on Greenapple RoadPaul Durstine
  68. 1969The Gypsy MothsJohn Brandon
  69. 1969Shadow GameArt Richardson
  70. 1969Operation HeartbeatRaymond Hanson
  71. 1968The Angry BreedVance Patton
  72. 1968The DetectiveColin MacIver
  73. 1968Prescription: MurderBurt Gordon
  74. 1967Hour of the GunTexas Jack Vermillion
  75. 1964The Americanization of EmilyCaptain Harry Spaulding
  76. 1964One Man's WayRev. Clifford Peale
  77. 1963For Love or MoneySam Travis
  78. 1963Cattle KingHarry Travers - Sharleen's Brother
  79. 1962To Kill a MockingbirdMr. Gilmer