William Windom (1923–2012)

Actor

A man of all mediums, this veteran, Manhattan-born character actor was named after his ...

Born: September 28, 1923
Died: August 16, 2012 (age 88)

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Filmography

Known For

Escape from the Planet of the Apes The President (1971)
To Kill a Mockingbird Mr. Gilmer (1962)
True Crime Neil (1999)
Known For

Uncle Buck Mr. Hatfield (1989)
Actor

Just Grandpa Winkle (2006)
Yesterday's Dreams Herb Radford (2005)
Armies of Exigo Gnome on ark (2004)
Star Trek Phase II Commodore Matt Decker (2004)
Dismembered Police Capt. Hart (2003)
RTX Red Rock Augustus Wheeler (2003)
Dopamine Tom - Rand's father (2003)
JAG Former Chief of Naval Operations (2002)
Raising Dead Chief Silton (2002)
Early Bird Special Fred (2001)
The District Harlan Kirby Sr. (2001)
Providence Harold Joyce (2001)
The Thundering 8th Old Joe (2000)
Ally McBeal Henderson Porter (2000)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Judge (1999)
Judging Amy Prof. Barnett (1999)
Puss in Boots Dragon (1999)
True Crime Neil (1999)
Boy Meets World Ned (1998)
Children of the Corn: The Gathering Doctor Rob Larson (1996)
Fugitive X: Innocent Target Uncle Billy (1996)
Murder, She Wrote Dr. Seth Hazlitt (1985-1996)
Burke's Law Dale Montrose (1995)
Sonic the Hedgehog Uncle Chuck (1993-1994)
Miracle on 34th Street C.F. Cole (1994)
Murphy Brown Ross Bowen (1994)
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman Hamilton Cobb (1993)
Bobby's World Mayor (1993)
Once Upon a Forest Various (1993)
Sommersby Reverend Powell (1993)
Camp Candy (1992)
Goof Troop Uncle Bob (1992)
Batman: The Animated Series Ethan Clark (1992)
Cool World Ink Monsters (1992)
L.A. Law Charles Flanagan (1992)
Chance of a Lifetime Dr. Edelman (1991)
Parenthood Frank Buckman (1990-1991)
Committed Dr. Magnus Quilly (1991)
The Fanelli Boys Ernie (1991)
Babes Darryl Kloner (1991)
Amen Santa (1990)
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Judge Thatcher (1990)
His & Hers Bill's father (1990)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Guards (1989)
Uncle Buck Mr. Hatfield (1989)
Dead Aim McWhorter (1989)
Have Faith Alex (1989)
She's Having a Baby Russ Bainbridge (1988)
Street Justice Father Burke (1987)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles Bryant (1987)
Funland Angus Perry (1987)
Dennis the Menace Mr. George Wilson (1987)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night Puppetino (1987)
Sky Commanders 'Cutter' Kling (1987)
Newhart Lew Brooney (1987)
Square One Television Judge Hoffman (1987)
Mathnet Judge Herman Hoffman (1987)
Welcome Home (1986)
There Must Be a Pony Lee Hertzig (1986)
The Great Mouse Detective Thug Guard (1986)
Comedy Factory Herb Medlock (1986)
Magnum, P.I. Captain James T. Lyle (1986)
Means and Ends Burt (1985)
Space Rage Gov. Tovah (1985)
Knight Rider Wayne Altfield (1985)
Airwolf Lou Stappleford (1985)
The Jetsons Saturn Cyclops (1985)
Hot Pursuit (1985)
The Black Cauldron Henchmen (1985)
Dirty Work Cmdr. Leevanhoek (1985)
Hardcastle and McCormick James Maxwell (1985)
Hotel Uncle Ray (1985)
Surviving Dr. Madsen (1985)
Highway to Heaven Reverend David Stearns (1985)
Prince Jack Ferguson (1984)
Pink Panther and Sons Additional Voices (1984)
Hunter Commissioner Larry Crenshaw (1984)
Velvet Government Official (1984)
Grandview, U.S.A. Bob Cody (1984)
The Yellow Rose Mayor Virgil Mapes (1984)
Why Me? General (1984)
Simon & Simon Dr. Lloyd Tyler - Chief of Surgery (1984)
St. Elsewhere Charlie Halloran (1984)
Automan Judge Alexander Farnsworth (1983)
Lottery! Arthur (1983)
The Facts of Life Pete Dawson (1983)
Last Plane Out James Caldwell (1983)
Matt Houston Dr. Walter Belkamp (1982-1983)
The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour Bronco Mallory (1983)
Mama's Family Woody Miller (1983)
The A-Team Al Massey (1983)
The Greatest American Hero Henry Williams (1983)
The Love Boat Bill Kelly (1979-1983)
Trapper John, M.D. Theodore Rankin (1979-1982)
Hart to Hart Charles Baines (1982)
The Rules of Marriage George Olsen (1982)
Desperate Lives Dr. Jarvis (1982)
Fantasy Island Bill Ackland (1982)
Pigs vs. Freaks Mayor Malcolm Wallwood (1982)
Flamingo Road Charlie Banks (1981)
Quick and Quiet Thaddeus Charles 'T.C.' Cooper (1981)
Side Show Byron Gage (1981)
Separate Ways Huey Block (1981)
Leave 'em Laughing Smiley Jenkins (1981)
One Day at a Time Mr. Tiller (1981)
Barney Miller Cellmate (1975-1981)
Foul Play Franklin Mills (1981)
The Incredible Hulk Sgt. Jack Keeler (1981)
Walking Tall Matthew Whittaker (1981)
Dallas Amos Krebbs (1980)
Landon Landon & Landon Ben Landon (1980)
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger Soldini (1980)
Blind Ambition Richard Kleindienst (1979)
Brothers and Sisters Larry Krandall (1979)
W.E.B. Paul Brisbane (1978)
Hunters of the Reef Panama Cassidy (1978)
Goodbye, Franklin High Clifford Armer (1978)
Mean Dog Blues Victor Lacey (1978)
Kojak K.C. Milano (1977)
The Oregon Trail Packy Devlin (1977)
The Magical World of Disney Phil Wainright (1977)
Family Howard Stone (1977)
Quincy M.E. Arthur Brandeis (1977)
Police Woman Silky Chamberlain (1974-1977)
Hunter Josef Patel (1977)
Seventh Avenue John Meyers (1977)
McMillan & Wife Whalen (1974-1977)
Once an Eagle Gen. Duke Pulleyne (1977)
The Tony Randall Show Hamilton Kiss (1976)
The Feather and Father Gang General Northrup (1976)
Gibbsville Charley Paxton (1976)
The Bionic Woman Warfield (1976)
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours Arthur Springfield (1976)
Doc Dr. Pike (1976)
Bridger Daniel Webster (1976)
Insight Father (God) (1970-1976)
Medical Center Mr. Crail (1969-1976)
Echoes of a Summer Dr. Hallet (1976)
The Streets of San Francisco Monsignior Frank Carruthers (1972-1976)
Doctors' Hospital Dr. Ralph Keyes (1975)
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case Walt Adamson (1975)
Stevie, Samson and Delilah Narrator (1975)
Petrocelli Alan Brewster (1974-1975)
Mannix George Kane (1968-1975)
S.W.A.T. Ross Collins (1975)
Journey from Darkness Dr. Cavaliere (1975)
Lucas Tanner Ed Michaelson (1975)
The Abduction of Saint Anne Ted Morrisey (1975)
Hawaii Five-O Harlan Henderson (1969-1974)
The Day the Earth Moved Judge Tom Backsler (1974)
The Wide World of Mystery Alfred Emerson (1974)
Murder in the First Person Singular Alfred Emerson (1974)
Chopper One Mr. Marklund (1974)
The Girl with Something Extra Stuart Kline (1974)
Hawkins Joe Hamilton (1973)
Griff Christopher Woods (1973)
Tenafly Weyburn (1973)
Police Surgeon Delbert Norman Woodward (1973)
The Delphi Bureau Broker (1973)
Winesburg, Ohio Dr. Reefy (1973)
The Girls of Huntington House Sam Dutton (1973)
The Partridge Family Uncle Erwin (1973)
Mission: Impossible Paul Mitchell (1967-1973)
Pursuit Robert Phillips (1972)
The F.B.I. David Roger Spiers (1966-1972)
Love, American Style Hubert Kreitman (segment "Love and the Ghost") (1970-1972)
A Great American Tragedy Rob Stewart (1972)
The Rookies Frank Queenlin (1972)
Circle of Fear Charlie Pender (1972)
Gunsmoke Ira Spratt (1961-1972)
Banacek Harry Wexler (1972)
The Man Arthur Eaton (1972)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't Lufkin (1972)
The New Healers Mr. Farrigan (1972)
The Jimmy Stewart Show Mike Carruthers (1972)
Night Gallery Professor Putman (segment "Little Girl Lost") (1971-1972)
Ironside Judge Lawrence Van Buren (1968-1972)
Second Chance Stan Petryk (1972)
Columbo Everett Logan (1972)
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Charlie Snead (1971)
The Man and the City Senator Ralph Lawson (1971)
Marcus Welby, M.D. Dr. Sam Mason (1971)
Cade's County Frank Leonard (1971)
Marriage: Year One Warren Duden (1971)
A Taste of Evil Harold Jennings (1971)
Cannon Harry Kendrix (1971)
Fools' Parade Roy K. Sizemore (1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes The President (1971)
The Mephisto Waltz Dr. West (1971)
Escape Doctor Henry Walding (1971)
All in the Family Eddie Frazier (1971)
Is There a Doctor in the House Dr. Tim Newly (1971)
Men at Law Dr. Simon Branby (1971)
Alias Smith and Jones Jeremiah Daley (1971)
The Virginian Foster Bonham (1967-1971)
Assault on the Wayne Captain Frank Reardon (1971)
Big Fish, Little Fish William Baker (1971)
That Girl Joseph Nelson (1971)
The Forty-Eight Hour Mile Bernard Christie (1970)
Brewster McCloud Weeks (1970)
The Name of the Game D.W. (1968-1970)
My World and Welcome to It John Monroe (1969-1970)
House on Greenapple Road Paul Durstine (1970)
The Gypsy Moths V. John Brandon (1969)
My Friend Tony Phil Wiser (1969)
CBS Playhouse Art Richardson (1969)
The Outsider Bernard Christie (1969)
The Outcasts Lafe Partman (1969)
Lancer Claude Buttermere (1969)
Mod Squad Fred Williams (1969)
The Angry Breed Vance Patton (1968)
The Detective Colin MacIver (1968)
Bonanza Marshal Passmore (1968)
Prescription: Murder Burt Gordon (1968)
Judd for the Defense Ira Creighton (1967)
Dundee and the Culhane Robert Campbell (1967)
Gentle Ben James Harkness (1967)
Custer Clark Samson (1967)
The Invaders Michael Tressider (1967)
Star Trek Commodore Decker (1967)
Hour of the Gun Texas Jack Vermillion (1967)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1967)
The Fugitive Professor Fritz Simpson (1967)
Run for Your Life Ralph Wilson (1967)
Iron Horse Colin McCrory (1966)
The Wild Wild West Ben Victor (1966)
12 O'Clock High Lt. Col. Bill Christy (1966)
The Farmer's Daughter Congressman Glen Morley (1963-1966)
The Americanization of Emily Captain Harry Spaulding (1964)
One Man's Way Rev. Clifford Peale (1964)
For Love or Money Sam Travis (1963)
Cattle King Harry Travers (1963)
77 Sunset Strip Cuthbert Carmichael (1962-1963)
Empire Lawrence Rowan (1963)
The Twilight Zone Dr. Wallman (1961-1963)
Combat! Captain Lew Anders (1963)
To Kill a Mockingbird Mr. Gilmer (1962)
Stoney Burke Reese Ludlow (1962)
Seven Times Monday Bob (1962)
The Lucy Show Henry Taylor (1962)
The Gallant Men Jake (1962)
Kraft Mystery Theater Fuller (1962)
Thriller Lou Walters (1962)
Follow the Sun Meredith St. John (1962)
The Donna Reed Show David Adams (1961-1962)
Bus Stop Ed Henderson (1962)
The Gertrude Berg Show Ernie (1962)
Surfside 6 Robby Brooks (1961-1962)
Cheyenne Dennis Carter (1961)
Ben Casey Dr. Owen (1961)
Checkmate Peter Morell (1961)
The New Breed Warren Giles (1961)
The Detectives Sutter (1961)
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1961)
Guestward Ho! (1960)
Play of the Week Bob (1960)
Dial M for Murder Max Halliday (1958)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1951-1957)
Appointment with Adventure Dan Vance (1955)
Omnibus (segment "Henry Adams") (1955)
Masterpiece Playhouse King Richard III (1950)
Lights Out (1950)
Studio One Farmer with goat (1950)
Actor

The Philco Television Playhouse Dennis Baldwin (1949)
Archive footage

Les Chroniques du Mea (2020)
The Best of Hollywood (2017-2018)
For the Love of Spock (2016)
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013)
Way Past Cool!: A Conversation with Ben Hurst (2007)
Archive footage

The Magical World of Disney (1975)
The Dick Cavett Show (1972)

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Awards

Did You Know

During World War II he served as a paratrooper in the US Army's with B Co., 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and fought in Operion Market Garden (the invasion of Holland), the Battle of the Bulge and D-Day.

Quotes

[asked by Johnny Carson on a 1971 show, why his classy series My World and Welcome to It (1969) was not renewed] We couldn't beat Gunsmoke (1955), we could not beat "Gunsmoke".