Bill Mumy Biography

Fast Facts

• Rolling Stone magazine named his video "Fish Heads" as the 57th greatest rock video ever created
• His mother accompanied him to all of his acting jobs when he was a child and his father invested the money he earned for him
• Started his professional entertainment career when he was 5 years old
• His best-known childhood acting role was playing boy astronaut Will Robinson on the television series "Lost in Space․"
• Has been involved in a number of science fiction television series, notably playing Lennier in "Babylon 5" for five years
• Voiced commercials for Farmers Insurance, Ford, Bud Ice, Blockbuster, Twix and Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• A fan of comic books since childhood, he has written many of them and co-created "The Comet Man" and "The Dreamwalker․"
• Co-wrote the short stories "The Black '59" and "The Undeadliest Game" with Peter David
• Formed the novelty rock recording and short film making duo "Barnes and Barnes," best known for their song and film "Fish Heads․"
• Alfred Hitchcock once threatened to nail him to the floor if he wouldn't stand still for a close up shot when he was a child