William Windom

Birth Name:

William Windom

Birth Place:

Manhattan, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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․"
He appeared in an episode of "Star Trek," as Commodore Matt Decker and reprised the role 40 years later in "Star Trek: New Voyages․"
Since 1953 he owned a total of 7 different small boats, and won multiple sailing competitions and trophies

1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series:Winner

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