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Showing Original Post only (View all)Actor William Windom Dead at 88. [View all]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/arts/television/william-windom-everyman-actor-is-dead-at-88.html?_r=1
William Windom, Emmy Winner and TV Everyman, Dies at 88
By ERIC GRODE
Published: August 19, 2012
William Windom, who won an Emmy Award playing an Everyman drawn from the pages of James Thurber but who may be best remembered for his roles on Star Trek and Murder, She Wrote, died on Thursday at his home in Woodacre, Calif., north of San Francisco. He was 88.
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Mr. Windom won the Emmy for best actor in a comedy series in 1970 for his performance in My World and Welcome to It, a whimsical program based on James Thurbers humorous essays and fantastic cartoons. He subsequently toured the country with a solo show based on Thurbers works.
But filmgoers and television viewers may be more likely to associate him with roles that, though also fanciful, had a distinctly darker tone. He teamed up with Rod Serling on episodes of both The Twilight Zone (Five Characters in Search of an Exit in 1961 and Miniature in 1963) and Night Gallery; played the president in Escape From the Planet of the Apes; and had a memorable role in an early episode of Star Trek. He was also a guest star on dozens of other television shows.
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William Windom, Emmy Winner and TV Everyman, Dies at 88
By ERIC GRODE
Published: August 19, 2012
William Windom, who won an Emmy Award playing an Everyman drawn from the pages of James Thurber but who may be best remembered for his roles on Star Trek and Murder, She Wrote, died on Thursday at his home in Woodacre, Calif., north of San Francisco. He was 88.
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Mr. Windom won the Emmy for best actor in a comedy series in 1970 for his performance in My World and Welcome to It, a whimsical program based on James Thurbers humorous essays and fantastic cartoons. He subsequently toured the country with a solo show based on Thurbers works.
But filmgoers and television viewers may be more likely to associate him with roles that, though also fanciful, had a distinctly darker tone. He teamed up with Rod Serling on episodes of both The Twilight Zone (Five Characters in Search of an Exit in 1961 and Miniature in 1963) and Night Gallery; played the president in Escape From the Planet of the Apes; and had a memorable role in an early episode of Star Trek. He was also a guest star on dozens of other television shows.
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My mother met him once. She said he was a very nice fellow and a gentleman. Cross gently, Bill...
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I don't remember "The Farmer's Daughter" well, either, but I know I watched it.
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2012
#17
I always liked him & was wondering what had become of him just the other day.
dflprincess
Aug 2012
#13
interesting. he was also the 33rd sec of the treasury under garfield (short-lived appointment) &
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#20
I liked The Farmer's Daughter -- it was the first time I'd seen a staircase chair lift & I was
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#19
it's actually the main thing i remember other than that katy holstrum had a swedish accent.
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#23