William Windom

William Windom

Known for
Acting
Born
September 28, 1923
Died
August 16, 2012 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2014
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics poster

The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics

Movie · as The Major

2005
Yesterday's Dreams poster

Yesterday's Dreams

Movie · as Herb Radford

2003
Dismembered poster

Dismembered

Movie · as Captain Hart

2001
Early Bird Special poster

Early Bird Special

Movie · as Fred

2000
The Thundering 8th poster

The Thundering 8th

Movie · as Old Joe

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Harlan Kirby Sr. · 1 ep

1999
True Crime poster

True Crime

Movie · as Neil the Bartender

1999
Providence poster

Providence

TV · as Harold Joyce · 1 ep

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Prof. Barnett · 1 ep

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as Henderson Porter · 1 ep

1996
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering poster

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

Movie · as Doctor Rob Larson

1996
Fugitive X: Innocent Target poster

Fugitive X: Innocent Target

Movie

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Former Chief of Naval Operations · 1 ep

1994
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman poster

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Movie · as Hamilton Cobb

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Dale Montrose · 1 ep

1993
Sommersby poster

Sommersby

Movie · as Reverend Powell

1993
Boy Meets World poster

Boy Meets World

TV · as Ned · 1 ep

1993
Sonic the Hedgehog poster

Sonic the Hedgehog

TV · as Uncle Chuck (voice) · 10 eps

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Ethan Clark (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Goof Troop poster

Goof Troop

TV · as Uncle Bob (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Committed poster

Committed

Movie · as Dr. Quilly

1991
Chance of a Lifetime poster

Chance of a Lifetime

Movie · as Dr. Edelman

1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn poster

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Movie · as Judge Thatcher

1990
Parenthood poster

Parenthood

TV · 12 eps

1989
Uncle Buck poster

Uncle Buck

Movie · as Mr. Hatfield (voice)

1988
She's Having a Baby poster

She's Having a Baby

Movie · as Russell Bainbridge

1987
Funland poster

Funland

Movie · as Angus Perry

1987
Dead Aim poster

Dead Aim

Movie · as McWhorter

1987
Street Justice poster

Street Justice

Movie · as Father Burke

1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night poster

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

Movie · as Puppetino (voice)

1987
Means and Ends poster

Means and Ends

Movie · as Burt

1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles poster

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie · as Mr. Bryant

1986
There Must Be a Pony poster

There Must Be a Pony

Movie · as Lee Hertzig

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Charles Flanagan · 1 ep

1985
Space Rage poster

Space Rage

Movie · as Gov. Tovah

1985
Surviving poster

Surviving

Movie · as Dr. Madsen

1985
Prince Jack poster

Prince Jack

Movie · as Ferguson

1985
The Comedy Factory poster

The Comedy Factory

TV · as Herb Medlock · 1 ep

1984
Grandview, U.S.A. poster

Grandview, U.S.A.

Movie · as Bob Cody

1984
Why Me? poster

Why Me?

Movie · as General

1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks poster

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

Movie · as Mayor Malcolm Wallwood

1984
Velvet poster

Velvet

Movie · as Government Official

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Seth Hazlitt, Sam Breen · 52 eps

1984
Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven

TV · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Larry Crenshaw · 1 ep

1984
Airwolf poster

Airwolf

TV · as Lou Stappleford · 1 ep

1983
Last Plane Out poster

Last Plane Out

Movie · as James Caldwell

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Al Massey · 1 ep

1983
Mama's Family poster

Mama's Family

TV · 1 ep

1983
The Yellow Rose poster

The Yellow Rose

TV · 1 ep

1983
Automan poster

Automan

TV · as Judge Alexander Farnsworth · 1 ep

1983
Lottery! poster

Lottery!

TV · 1 ep

1983
Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1982
Desperate Lives poster

Desperate Lives

Movie · as Dr. Jarvis

1982
The Rules of Marriage poster

The Rules of Marriage

Movie · as George Olsen

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Charlie Halloran · 1 ep

1982
Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider

TV · as Wayne Altfield · 1 ep

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as Lew Brooney

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · as Dr. Walter Belkamp · 2 eps

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Uncle Ray · 1 ep

1982
The Rules of Marriage

The Rules of Marriage

TV · as George · 2 eps

1981
Leave 'Em Laughing poster

Leave 'Em Laughing

Movie · as Smiley Jenkins

1981
Separate Ways poster

Separate Ways

Movie · as Huey Block

1981
Side Show poster

Side Show

Movie · as Byron Gage

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · 1 ep

1981
Flamingo Road poster

Flamingo Road

TV · 1 ep

1981
Foul Play poster

Foul Play

TV · 1 ep

1981
Walking Tall poster

Walking Tall

TV · 1 ep

1980
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger poster

Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger

Movie · as Monseigneur Soldini

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Captain James T. Lyle · 1 ep

1979
Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D.

TV · as Harry Duvall · 1 ep

1979
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

TV · 1 ep

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Charles Baines · 1 ep

1979
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · as Larry Krandall · 12 eps

1979
Blind Ambition poster

Blind Ambition

TV · as Richard Kleindienst · 4 eps

1978
Mean Dog Blues poster

Mean Dog Blues

Movie · as Victor Lacey

1978
The Case of the Baltimore Girls poster

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Movie · as Christopher Woods

1978
Goodbye, Franklin High poster

Goodbye, Franklin High

Movie · as Clifford Armer

1978
Hunters of the Reef poster

Hunters of the Reef

Movie · as Panama Cassidy

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as Amos Krebbs · 2 eps

1977
The Bluegrass Special poster

The Bluegrass Special

Movie · as Phil Wainwright

1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Oregon Trail poster

The Oregon Trail

TV · 2 eps

1977
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Bill Kelly, Harold Wallingford · 2 eps

1976
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours poster

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

Movie · as Arthur Springfield

1976
Echoes of a Summer poster

Echoes of a Summer

Movie · as Dr. Hallet

1976
Bridger poster

Bridger

Movie · as Daniel Webster

1976
The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman

TV · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Arthur Brandeis · 1 ep

1976
The Tony Randall Show poster

The Tony Randall Show

TV · as Kiss · 1 ep

1976
Gibbsville poster

Gibbsville

TV · as Charley Paxton · 1 ep

1976
Once an Eagle poster

Once an Eagle

TV · as Gen. Duke Pulleyne · 7 eps

1975
Journey from Darkness poster

Journey from Darkness

Movie · as Dr. Cavaliere

1975
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case poster

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

Movie · as Walt Adamson

1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne poster

The Abduction of Saint Anne

Movie · as Ted Morrisey

1975
Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller

TV · as George Webber, Cellmate (voice) · 1 ep

1975
Doc

Doc

TV · 1 ep

1975
Doctors' Hospital poster

Doctors' Hospital

TV · 1 ep

1974
The Day the Earth Moved poster

The Day the Earth Moved

Movie · as Judge Tom Backsler

1974
Murder in the First Person Singular poster

Murder in the First Person Singular

Movie · as Alfred Emerson

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · as Ted Adrian · 1 ep

1974
Lucas Tanner poster

Lucas Tanner

TV · 1 ep

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as Alex Mayberry, Alan Brewster · 1 ep

1973
The Girls of Huntington House poster

The Girls of Huntington House

Movie · as Sam Dutton

1973
Hawkins poster

Hawkins

TV · as Joe Hamilton · 1 ep

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as K.C. Milano · 1 ep

1973
The Girl with Something Extra poster

The Girl with Something Extra

TV · 1 ep

1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't poster

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Movie · as Professor Lufkin

1972
Pursuit poster

Pursuit

Movie · as Robert Phillips

1972
The Man poster

The Man

Movie · as Arthur Eaton

1972
The New Healers poster

The New Healers

Movie · as Mr. Farrigan

1972
A Great American Tragedy poster

A Great American Tragedy

Movie · as Rob Stewart

1972
Second Chance poster

Second Chance

Movie · as Stan Petryk

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · as Frank Queenlin · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Russell L. 'Russ' Rankin, John Kovic, Monsignior Frank Carruthers · 1 ep

1972
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

TV · as Charlie Pender · 1 ep

1972
Banacek poster

Banacek

TV · as Harry Wexler · 1 ep

1972
Delphi Bureau poster

Delphi Bureau

TV · as Broker · 1 ep

1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes poster

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Movie · as The President

1971
Brewster McCloud poster

Brewster McCloud

Movie · as Weeks

1971
The Mephisto Waltz poster

The Mephisto Waltz

Movie · as Dr. Roger West

1971
Assault on the Wayne poster

Assault on the Wayne

Movie · as Capt. Frank Reardon

1971
A Taste of Evil poster

A Taste of Evil

Movie · as Harold Jennings

1971
Escape poster

Escape

Movie · as Doctor Henry Walding

1971
Fools' Parade poster

Fools' Parade

Movie · as Roy K. Sizemore

1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story poster

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Movie · as Charlie Snead

1971
Marriage: Year One poster

Marriage: Year One

Movie · as Warren Duden

1971
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

TV · as Eddie Frazier · 2 eps

1971
Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones

TV · 1 ep

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · as Harry Kendrix · 1 ep

1971
McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife

TV · as Ted Hoffenstein, Whalen · 1 ep

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Everett Logan · 1 ep

1970
House on Greenapple Road poster

House on Greenapple Road

Movie · as Paul Durstine

1970
The 48-Hour Mile poster

The 48-Hour Mile

Movie · as Bernard Christie

1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

TV · as Professor Putman (segment “Little Girl Lost”), Sales Director Randy Lane (segment "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar") · 1 ep

1970
The Partridge Family poster

The Partridge Family

TV · as Uncle Erwin · 1 ep

1969
Operation Heartbeat poster

Operation Heartbeat

Movie · as Raymond Hanson

1969
The Gypsy Moths poster

The Gypsy Moths

Movie · as John Brandon

1969
Shadow Game poster

Shadow Game

Movie · as Art Richardson

1969
My World and Welcome to It poster

My World and Welcome to It

TV · as John Monroe · 26 eps

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Ossie Connors, Harlan Henderson · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · as Nick McCrae · 3 eps

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Charlie · 1 ep

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D.

TV · as Dr. Sam Mason · 1 ep

1968
The Detective poster

The Detective

Movie · as Colin MacIver

1968
The Angry Breed poster

The Angry Breed

Movie · as Vance Patton

1968
Prescription: Murder poster

Prescription: Murder

Movie · as Burt Gordon

1968
The Outcasts poster

The Outcasts

TV · 1 ep

1968
Lancer poster

Lancer

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Charlie Ross, D.W. · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as Fred Williams · 1 ep

1967
Hour of the Gun poster

Hour of the Gun

Movie · as Texas Jack Vermillion

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Calvin Norris, George Kane · 1 ep

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Judge Lawrence Van Buren · 1 ep

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · 1 ep

1967
Custer poster

Custer

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Invaders poster

The Invaders

TV · as Major Rick Graves, Michael Tressider · 27 eps

1966
Star Trek poster

Star Trek

TV · as Commodore William Decker · 1 ep

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Deputy Premier Milos Pavel, Alex Cresnic, Paul Mitchell, Stu Gorman · 1 ep

1966
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

TV · as Art Richardson · 1 ep

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Anton Christopher, David Roger Spiers, Howard Dale Converse, Elias Devon · 1 ep

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · 1 ep

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Ralph Wilson · 1 ep

1964
The Americanization of Emily poster

The Americanization of Emily

Movie · as Captain Harry Spaulding

1964
One Man's Way poster

One Man's Way

Movie · as Rev. Clifford Peale

1964
12 O'Clock High poster

12 O'Clock High

TV · as Lt. Col. Bill Christy · 1 ep

1963
Cattle King poster

Cattle King

Movie · as Harry Travers - Sharleen's Brother

1963
For Love or Money poster

For Love or Money

Movie · as Sam Travis

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Professor Fritz Simpson · 1 ep

1963
The Farmer's Daughter poster

The Farmer's Daughter

TV · as Congressman Glen Morley · 101 eps

1962
To Kill a Mockingbird poster

To Kill a Mockingbird

Movie · as Mr. Gilmer

1962
The Gallant Men poster

The Gallant Men

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Henry Taylor · 1 ep

1962
Combat! poster

Combat!

TV · as Captain Lew Anders · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Arthur Blanton, Foster Bonham, Joss Cardine, Chick Mead · 1 ep

1962
The Jetsons poster

The Jetsons

TV · as Saturn Cyclops (voice) · 1 ep

1962
Stoney Burke poster

Stoney Burke

TV · as Reese Ludlow · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1961
Follow the Sun poster

Follow the Sun

TV · 1 ep

1961
The New Breed poster

The New Breed

TV · as Warren Giles · 1 ep

1961
Bus Stop poster

Bus Stop

TV · as Ed Henderson · 1 ep

1960
Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6

TV · 2 eps

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Lou Walters · 1 ep

1960
Checkmate poster

Checkmate

TV · as Peter Morell · 1 ep

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Major, Dr. Wallman · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Marshal Passmore · 1 ep

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show

TV · 2 eps

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Calvin Otterman, Cuthbert Carmichael · 1 ep

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Lee Sharkey, Hill, Ira Spratt · 1 ep

1955
Appointment with Adventure

Appointment with Adventure

TV · as Dan Vance · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Phil Wainright · 1 ep

1952
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 2 eps

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Max Halliday · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · 3 eps

1949
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · 1 ep

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · as Dennis Baldwin · 1 ep