William Windom (b. September 28, 1923 – d. August 16, 2012) was an American actor.
Early Life[]
He played a wide variety of roles in both film and television during a nearly 60-year career but is perhaps best known for his roles in two sitcoms: as Glen Morley, a fictional congressman in The Farmer's Daughter (1963–1966), and his Emmy Award-winning role as cartoonist John Monroe in the short-lived comedy My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970).
Career[]
Feature films in which Windom appeared included the Academy Award-winning To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Detective (1968), and Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) to name a few.
Death[]
On August 16, 2012, Windom died of congestive heart failure. He was 88.