Portrait of William Windom

Acting

William Windom

Career

Active from 1963 to 2014, with a break from 2004 to 2013, busiest in 1971 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 126 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Windom Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Eroticism
    1.1, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Classic Sitcom 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

198
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics (2014)

as The Major

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 50
Yesterday's Dreams
Yesterday's Dreams (2005)

as Herb Radford

Dismembered
Dismembered (2003)

as Captain Hart

Early Bird Special
Early Bird Special (2001)

as Fred

The District
The District (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Harlan Kirby Sr.

The Thundering 8th
The Thundering 8th (2000)

as Old Joe

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Prof. Barnett

Providence
Providence (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Harold Joyce

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Henderson Porter

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

as Doctor Rob Larson

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Former Chief of Naval Operations

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Hamilton Cobb

Sommersby
Sommersby (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

as Reverend Powell

Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World (1993)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Ned

Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Ethan Clark (voice)

Goof Troop
Goof Troop (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Uncle Bob (voice)

Committed
Committed (1991)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dr. Quilly

Parenthood
Parenthood (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show

1980s

44 titles ยท average score 62
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby (1988)
GoodWatch score 49

as Russell Bainbridge

Funland
Funland (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

as Angus Perry

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Charles Flanagan

Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Lou Stappleford

Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bob Cody

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Seth Hazlitt / Sam Breen

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Al Massey

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Wayne Altfield

Newhart
Newhart (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Lew Brooney

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Charlie Halloran

Side Show
Side Show (1981)

as Byron Gage

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Captain James T. Lyle

1970s

67 titles ยท average score 63
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters (1979)

TV show ยท as Larry Krandall

Goodbye, Franklin High
Goodbye, Franklin High (1978)

as Clifford Armer

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Bill Kelly / Harold Wallingford

A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy (1972)

as Rob Stewart

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Professor Lufkin

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as The President

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Everett Logan

Escape
Escape (1971)

as Doctor Henry Walding

Marriage: Year One
Marriage: Year One (1971)

as Warren Duden

A Taste of Evil
A Taste of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Harold Jennings

The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Roger West

Brewster McCloud
Brewster McCloud (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

as Weeks

1960s

50 titles ยท average score 65
My World and Welcome to It
My World and Welcome to It (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as John Monroe

The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as John Brandon

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Ossie Connors / Harlan Henderson

The Detective
The Detective (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

as Colin MacIver

Prescription: Murder
Prescription: Murder (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

as Burt Gordon

The Angry Breed
The Angry Breed (1968)

as Vance Patton

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Judge Lawrence Van Buren

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Commodore William Decker

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Alex Cresnic / Paul Mitchell

One Man's Way
One Man's Way (1964)

as Rev. Clifford Peale

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Congressman Glen Morley

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Professor Fritz Simpson

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 74
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Major / Dr. Wallman

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Marshal Passmore

The Detectives
The Detectives (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Cuthbert Carmichael / Calvin Otterman

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ira Spratt / Lee Sharkey

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Appointment with Adventure
Appointment with Adventure (1955)

TV show ยท as Dan Vance

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Phil Wainright

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Max Halliday

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 65
Lights Out
Lights Out (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Dennis Baldwin