William Windom
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William Windom is the sort of actor with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. 64 years of work add up to around 116 titles. The role of Mr. Gilmer in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' belongs on any short list of his work. He won the Emmy for 'My World and Welcome to It'.
William Windom
41 Movies
75 Series
William Windom is the sort of actor with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. 64 years of work add up to around 116 titles. The role of Mr. Gilmer in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' belongs on any short list of his work. He won the Emmy for 'My World and Welcome to It'.
Movies
Plays Mr. Gilmer
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Plays Mr. Hatfield (voice)
Uncle Buck
1989
Plays Mr. Bryant
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Plays The President
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Plays Neil the Bartender
True Crime
1999
Plays Reverend Powell
Sommersby
1993
Plays Russell Bainbridge
She's Having a Baby
1988
Plays Professor Lufkin
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
Plays Colin MacIver
The Detective
1968
Plays Bob Cody
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Plays Texas Jack Vermillion
Hour of the Gun
1967
Plays Doctor Rob Larson
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
1996
Plays Roy K. Sizemore
Fools' Parade
1971
Plays Weeks
Brewster McCloud
1971
Plays Captain Harry Spaulding
The Americanization of Emily
1964
Plays John Brandon
The Gypsy Moths
1969
Plays Sam Travis
For Love or Money
1963
Plays Burt Gordon
Prescription: Murder
1968
Plays Puppetino (voice)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
Plays Harry Travers - Sharleen's Brother
Cattle King
1963
Plays Gov. Tovah
Space Rage
1985
Plays Dr. Quilly
Committed
1991
Plays Dr. Roger West
The Mephisto Waltz
1971
Plays Victor Lacey
Mean Dog Blues
1978
Plays Arthur Eaton
The Man
1972
Plays Dr. Hallet
Echoes of a Summer
1976
Plays McWhorter
Dead Aim
1987
Plays Rob Stewart
A Great American Tragedy
1972
Plays Angus Perry
Funland
1987
Plays Rev. Clifford Peale
One Man's Way
1964
Plays Huey Block
Separate Ways
1981
Plays Clifford Armer
Goodbye, Franklin High
1978
Plays James Caldwell
Last Plane Out
1983
Plays Captain Hart
Dismembered
2003
Plays Vance Patton
The Angry Breed
1968
TV Shows
Plays Congressman Glen Morley
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
Plays Seth Hazlitt
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Major Rick Graves
The Invaders
1967
Plays John Monroe
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Plays Larry Krandall
Brothers and Sisters
1979
Plays Uncle Chuck (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog
1993
Plays Gen. Duke Pulleyne
Once an Eagle
1976
Plays Richard Kleindienst
Blind Ambition
1979
Plays David Roger Spiers
The F.B.I.
1965
Plays Eddie Frazier
All in the Family
1971
Plays Cellmate (voice)
Barney Miller
1975
Plays Deputy Premier Milos Pavel
Mission: Impossible
1966
Plays Bill Kelly
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Charlie Halloran
St. Elsewhere
1982
Plays Captain James T. Lyle
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Plays Commodore William Decker
Star Trek
1966
Plays Frank Queenlin
The Rookies
1972
Plays Harlan Kirby Sr.
The District
2000
Plays Henderson Porter
Ally McBeal
1997
Plays Charles Flanagan
L.A. Law
1986
Plays Al Massey
The A-Team
1983
Plays Harold Joyce
Providence
1999
Plays Prof. Barnett
Judging Amy
1999
Plays Ossie Connors
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Plays Ned
Boy Meets World
1993
Plays Henry Taylor
The Lucy Show
1962
Plays Wayne Altfield
Knight Rider
1982
Plays Arthur Brandeis
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Plays Russell L. 'Russ' Rankin
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Plays Joe Hamilton
Hawkins
1973
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Yesterday's Dreams
Herb Radford
2005
Film
Dismembered
Captain Hart
2003
Film
The District
Harlan Kirby Sr. · 1 episode
2001
TV
Providence
Harold Joyce · 1 episode
2000–2001
TV
Ally McBeal
Henderson Porter · 1 episode
2000
TV
The Thundering 8th
Old Joe
2000
Film
Judging Amy
Prof. Barnett · 1 episode
1999
TV
True Crime
Neil the Bartender
1999
Film
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Doctor Rob Larson
1996
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is William Windom still alive?
William Windom passed away on August 16, 2012 at age 88.
What are the most famous roles of William Windom?
William Windom is best known for roles in To Kill a Mockingbird, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck.
How many movies has William Windom been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1962), William Windom has appeared in 41 movies and 74 TV shows.
What was William Windom's first movie?
The career of William Windom began with To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
What is William Windom's most recent movie or series?
William Windom's most recent release is The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics, which premiered on October 7, 2014.
What TV shows has William Windom appeared in?
On television, William Windom has appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, Star Trek, Knight Rider, The A-Team.
William Windom
1923-09-28 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
William Windom 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.William Windom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.