William Windom Biography

Fast Facts

• His fame came with his role as John Monroe in "My World and Welcome to It," garnering him an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series
• Settled on a career in acting, after serving in the war and studying at Fordham University and Columbia University
• Quote: "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․"
• Appeared on an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" in 1985, and remained as a permanent role until its finale in 1996
• Made his film debut in the Academy Award-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird," from which he received high praise and reviews from "The New York Times․"
• Since 1953 he owned a total of 7 different small boats, and won multiple sailing competitions and trophies
• He appeared in an episode of "Star Trek," as Commodore Matt Decker and reprised the role 40 years later in "Star Trek: New Voyages․"