William Windom
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William Windom 🇺🇸

William Windom
Actor, Primetime Emmy Winner, 'Star Trek', 'Murder, She Wrote', WWII Paratrooper
Born Sep 28, 1923 🇺🇸 New York City, United States
Passed Away Aug 16, 2012 Orcas Island, United States
Lifespan 88 years old
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"Acting is simply about paying attention and reacting honestly to what the other person is giving you."

Archival Overview

Distinguished American character actor and decorated World War II paratrooper who won an Emmy Award for 'My World and Welcome to It', immortalized as the tormented Commodore Decker in 'Star Trek' and Dr. Seth Hazlitt in 'Murder, She Wrote'.

Biographical Record

Great-grandson of United States Treasury Secretary William Windom, he served in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, jumping into Normandy on D-Day. After the war, he turned to stage acting on Broadway before making his film debut as the prosecutor Horace Gilmer in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (1962).

Windom won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 1970 for the James Thurber-inspired comedy 'My World and Welcome to It'. Sci-fi fans revered him for his gripping performance as the grief-stricken Commodore Matt Decker in the classic 'Star Trek' episode 'The Doomsday Machine' (1967). From 1985 to 1996, he co-starred as town physician Dr. Seth Hazlitt in fifty-three episodes of 'Murder, She Wrote'.

Key Life Milestones

1967

Iconic Star Trek Commodore Decker

Delivered one of television's most memorable dramatic guest performances in the 'Star Trek' episode 'The Doomsday Machine'.

1970

Primetime Emmy Award Win

Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for 'My World and Welcome to It'.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cremated, private family arrangements
Orcas Island, United States
GPS: 48.6501, -122.9510
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