Creator / William Windom

Windom in 1970, accepting his Primetime Emmy Award
for My World... and Welcome to It.

"There are two essentials, two and two only, to have any performance in the world in any medium. One is the audience and two is the author. The rest fills in. The two essentials are someone to have the idea to say it and someone to hear it. Without either one of those two, you have nothing."

William Windom (September 28, 1923 – August 16, 2012) was an American character actor best known for My World… and Welcome to It and Murder, She Wrote.

He was married five times and was survived by his wife Patricia Tunder Windom, four children, and four grandchildren.

Windom, who often played politicians, was the great-grandson and namesake of William Windom, a 19th-century Republican politician who served as a Congressman and Senator from Minnesota and as Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents James Garfield, Chester A. Arthur and Benjamin Harrison.

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Filmography on TV Tropes:

Film Roles

• To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as Horace Gilmer - Prosecutor
• The Americanization of Emily (1964) as Capt. Harry Spaulding
• The Gypsy Moths (1969) as John Brandon
• Brewster McCloud (1970) as Haskell Weeks
• The Mephisto Waltz (1971) as Dr. Roger West
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as The President
• Fools' Parade (1971) as Roy K. Sizemore
• Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) as Lufkin
• Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter (1987) as Mr. Wilson
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) as Mr. Bryant (uncredited)
• Uncle Buck (1989) as Mr. Hatfield
• Committed (1991) as Dr. Magnus Quilly
• Miracle on 34th Street (1994) as C.F. Cole
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) as Dr. Rob Larson
• True Crime (1999) as Neil

Television Roles

• Cheyenne (1 episode, 1961) as Dennis Carter
• The Donna Reed Show (2 episodes, 1961–62) as Ed Corwin/David Adams
• The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1961–63) as The Major/Dr. Wallman
• Gunsmoke (3 episodes, 1961–72) as Lee Sharkey/Hill/Ira Spratt
• Thriller (1 episode, 1962) as Lou Walters
• The Lucy Show (1 episode, 1962) as Henry Taylor
• 77 Sunset Strip (2 episodes, 1962–63) as Calvin Otterman/Cuthbert Carmichael
• Combat! (1 episode, 1963) as Capt. Lew Anders
• The Wild Wild West (1 episode, 1966) as Ben Victor (1 episode)
• The F.B.I. (5 episodes, 1966–72) as Anton Christopher/David Spiers/Howard Converse/Elias Devon
• The Fugitive (1 episode, 1967) as Prof. Fritz Simpson
• Star Trek: The Original Series (1 episode, 1967) as Commodore Matt Decker
• The Invaders (3 episodes, 1967) as Maj. Rick Graves/Michael Tressider
• The Virginian (4 episodes, 1967–71) as Arthur Blanton/Chick Mead/Joss Cardine/Foster Bonham
• Mission: Impossible (4 episodes, 1967–73) as Deputy Premier Milos Pavel/Alex Cresnic/Stu Gorman/Paul Mitchell
• Bonanza (1 episode, 1968) as Marshal Passmore
• Ironside (2 episodes, 1968–72) as Eldon Chase/Judge Lawrence Van Buren
• Columbo (2 episodes, 1968–72) as Burt Gordon/Everett Logan
• Mannix (3 episodes, 1968–75) as Calvin Norris/Nils Sanderson/George Kane
• The Mod Squad (1 episode, 1969) as Fred Williams
• My World… and Welcome to It (26 episodes, 1969–70) as John Monroe
• Hawaii Five-O (2 episodes, 1969–74) as Ossie Connors/Sen. Harlan Henderson
• Love, American Style (3 episodes, 1970–72) as Harrison/Charlie/Hubert Kreitman
• That Girl (1 episode, 1971) as Joseph Nelson
• All in the Family (1 episode, 1971) as Eddie Frazier
• Cannon (1 episode, 1971) as Harry Kendrix
• Cade's County (1 episode, 1971) as Frank Leonard
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 episode, 1971) as Dr. Sam Mason
• Night Gallery (2 episodes, 1971–72) as Randy Lane/Prof. Putman
• Banacek (1 episode, 1972) as Harry Wexler
• The Rookies (1 episode, 1972) as Frank Queenlin
• The Streets of San Francisco (3 episodes, 1972–76) as Russ Rankin/Jon Kovic/Msgr. Frank Carruthers
• The Partridge Family (1 episode, 1973) as Uncle Erwin
• Petrocelli (2 episodes, 1974–75) as Alex Mayberry/Alan Brewster
• McMillan & Wife (2 episodes, 1974–77) as Ted Hoffenstein/Whelan
• Police Woman (2 episodes, 1974–77) as Ted Adrian/Silky Chamberlain
• S.W.A.T. (1 episode, 1975) as Ross Collins
• Barney Miller (3 episodes, 1975–81) as George Webber/Cellmate
• The Bionic Woman (1 episode, 1976) as Warfield
• Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1977) as Arthur Brandeis
• Family (1 episode, 1977) as Howard Stone
• Kojak (1 episode, 1977) as K.C. Milano
• Trapper John, M.D. (2 episodes, 1979–82) as Harry Duvall/Theodore Rankin
• The Love Boat (3 episodes, 1979–83) as Bill Kelly/Harold Wallingford
• Dallas (2 episodes, 1980) as Amos Krebbs
• The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, 1981) as Sgt. Jack Keeler
• Foul Play (1 episode, 1981) as Franklin Mills
• One Day at a Time (1 episode, 1981) as Mr. Tiller
• Fantasy Island (1 episode, 1982) as Bill Ackland
• Hart to Hart (1 episode, 1982) as Charles Baines
• Matt Houston (2 episodes, 1982–83) as Dr. Walter Belkamp
• The Greatest American Hero (1 episode, 1983) as Henry Williams
• The A-Team (1 episode, 1983) as Al Massey
• Mama's Family (1 episode, 1983) as Woody Miller
• The Facts of Life (1 episode, 1983) as Pete Dawson
• St. Elsewhere (1 episode, 1984) as Charlie Halloran
• Simon & Simon (1 episode, 1984) as Dr. Lloyd Tyler
• Hunter (1 episode, 1984) as Comm. Larry Crenshaw
• Highway to Heaven (1 episode, 1985) as Rev. David Stevens
• ''Hotel (1 episode, 1985) as Uncle Ray
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1 episode, 1985) as James Maxwell
• Airwolf (1 episode, 1985) as Lou Stappleford
• Knight Rider (1 episode, 1985) as Wayne Altfield
• Murder, She Wrote (53 episodes, 1985–96) as Attorney Sam Breen/Dr. Seth Hazlitt
• Magnum, P.I. (1 episode, 1986) as Capt. James T. Lyle
• Square One TV (3 episodes, 1987) as Judge Herman Hoffman
• Newhart (1 episode, 1987) as Lew Brooney
• Amen (2 episodes, 1990) as Nick St. Nicholas
• L.A. Law (1 episode, 1992) as Charles Flanagan
• Murphy Brown (1 episode, 1994) as Ross Bowen
• Boy Meets World (1 episode, 1998) as Ned
• Judging Amy (1 episode, 1999) as Prof. Barnett
• Ally McBeal (1 episode, 2000) as Henderson Porter
• Providence (1 episode, 2001) as Harold Joyce
• The District (1 episode, 2001) as Harlan Kirby Sr.
• JAG (1 episode, 2002) as Former Chief of Naval Operations
• Star Trek: New Voyages (1 episode, 2004) as Commodore Matt Decker

Voice Roles

• The Jetsons (1 episode, 1985) as Saturn Cyclops
• Sky Commanders (2 episodes, 1987) as "Cutter" Kling
• Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) as Puppetino
• Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, 1992) as Ethan Clark
• Goof Troop (1 episode, 1992) as Uncle Bob
• Camp Candy (1 episode, 1992) as Unknown
• Bobby's World (1 episode, 1993) as Mayor
• Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) (25 episodes, 1993–94) as Uncle Chuck

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