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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (22)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-8:34 AM
By: Charles Thaxton(Member)

http://www.tvmediainsights.com/2012/08/remembering-william-windom/

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (29)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-9:06 AM
By: Jim Phelps(Member)

This guy really was a fine actor. I know he'll always be remembered for Star Trek with those puffy, watery, bloodshot eyes, but I also can recall another half dozen top-notch performances from the same time period. I particularly enjoy his corrupt, murderous music industry producer in "Blues", from S6 of Mission: Impossible. In fact, fellow FSMer Stefan Miklos and I discussed Windom just last week when we met for dinner.

"For all I know, Lieutenant, she could have been taking boxing lessons!"

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (35)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-9:12 AM
By: Solium(Member)

He deserved an "Oscar" size award for his performance in The Doomsday Machine. Never seen a television actor become so emotionally "naked" in a performance. He gave his all and will always be remembered. RIP.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (41)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-9:21 AM
By: CindyLover(Member)

Yep, that's him in the hat:

And, of course, from The Wild Wild West's "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate."

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (46)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-9:57 AM
By: Rollin Hand(Member)

This guy really was a fine actor. I know he'll always be remembered for Star Trek with those puffy, watery, bloodshot eyes, but I also can recall another half dozen top-notch performances from the same time period. I particularly enjoy his corrupt, murderous music industry producer in "Blues", from S6 of Mission: Impossible. In fact, fellow FSMer Stefan Miklos and I discussed Windom just last week when we met for dinner.

- Barney-as-Crane: “Oh, come on, baby. I’m talking about Judy Saunders. Now, you killed the chick. I got you cold.”
- Stu Gorman: “How do you figure that?”
- Barney-as-Crane: “Huh. Well, we’ll skip the details for now. But I got you, man.”

“Maybe he’s got something he always wanted… a little power! Man like Crane, he likes to see people jump!”
—Anxious Stu Gorman to Joe Belker.

- Stu Gorman: “You idiot, you’ve got nothing.”
- Joe Belker: “It’s all here, Gorman. I’ve got you nailed.”
- Stu Gorman: “You’re missing it this time, Belker. The tape is a phony. The impersonations are good, but the words are all wrong.”

BLUES

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (51)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-10:01 AM
By: Rollin Hand(Member)

Favourite works:

THRILLER
*Lou Walters in "Man of Mystery"
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
*The Major in "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"
COMBAT!
*Captain Lew Anders in "Off Limits"
THE WILD WILD WEST
*Swindler Ben Victor in "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate"
STAR TREK
*Commodore Matt Decker in "The Doomsday Machine"
ROD SERLING'S NIGHT GALLERY
*Sales Director Randy Lane in "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar"
THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
*Blackmailed Salesman Russell L. Rankin in "Forty Five Minutes from Home"

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
(season 1)
Putschist Deputy Premier Milos Pavel in "The Train"
(season 2)
Heroin Dealer Alex Cresnic in "The Widow"
(season 6)
Corrupted-murderer Records producer Stu Gorman in "Blues"
(season 7)
Corrupted boxing promoter Paul Mitchell in "The Fighter"

MANNIX
(season 1)
An art collector in "The Girl in the Frame"
(season 2)
Nils Sanderson in "Shadow of the Man"
(season 8)
George Kane in "Hardball"

THE INVADERS
(season 1)
Major Rick Graves in "Doomsday Minus One"
(season 2)
Michael Tressider in "Summit Meeting, Part I & II"

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (57)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-10:25 AM
By: Charles Thaxton(Member)

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (64)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-11:07 AM
By: SilentRunning(Member)

One of the Finest character actors there was. I was also fond of his short lived show My World and Welcome to It. This has been a bad year for classic Hollywood alumni. Seems like every week there has been one or two passing away this year.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (69)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-11:48 AM
By: Mike_J(Member)

I remember him from Escape From The Planet Of The Apes

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (74)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-12:10 PM
By: tex1272(Member)

Also, in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, I believe to be his first feature.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (79)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-12:35 PM
By: Nightingale(Member)

Yep, that's him in the hat:

And, of course, from The Wild Wild West's "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate."

William Windom?! Doesn't look like him to me and what would he be doing in this clearly low budget British commercial? I do however recognize the guy from Star Wars and Space:1999 ("The Bringers of Wonder") though.

I just watched "Doomsday Machine" 2 nights ago. I met WW at a sci-fi convention in California back in the 90's and gushed a bit to him over his performance (I was acting like I was the first person to ever do that). He was kind, but seemed like he got a little too much of that from fanboys like me.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (85)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-1:59 PM
By: SilentRunning(Member)

It finally hit the news feed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/arts/television/william-windom-everyman-actor-is-dead-at-88.html

and his performance as Commodore Decker from the Doomsday Machine (A personal favorite)

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (91)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-3:01 PM
By: gsteven(Member)

William Windom as the Congressman Morley with Inger Stevens as Katy THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER (1963-1966).

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (96)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-4:05 PM
By: razorback64(Member)

Very sad news to hear. He was a good actor. If his name was in the cast of a movie or TV show, I would watch it just to see his performance.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (102)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-4:19 PM
By: LeHah(Member)

Windom was an amazing actor, always selling the script for much higher than the writer often intended.

But to me, by a wide country mile, his best performance was in the Night Gallery episode "Theyre Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar", where he gives a passionate-to-the-point-of-drunk-on-it performance that was worth any acting award you can name. His slow breakdown through out the episode, his eloquent speeches about being alone and afraid and then the heart-wrenching performance as he confronts all his dead friends and family in Tim Riley's bar. Even thinking about it brings tears to my eyes.

An actor at his height with Rod Serling at his best. There is nothing greater.

If you haven't seen it, you can watch it on you PC via Hulu. It's in Season One and it is a tour-de-force in acting.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (107)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-5:40 PM
By: dragon53(Member)

I remember him from THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER with Inger Stevens and MY WORLD AND WELCOME TO IT in addition to STAR TREK.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (113)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-5:44 PM
By: BobJ(Member)

I always felt it was wrong not to let Commodore Decker be the one that stops the creature in the end. It would have been so much more powerful if he gave his life destroying the creature.

William Windom was a wonderful actor and he will be missed.

RIP William.

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By: Castile(Member)

...what LeHah said. It's an unforgettable performance.
William Windom's work never once disappointed me. Truly one of the best actors of our time.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (123)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-9:14 PM
By: filmusicnow(Member)

And his kindergarten teacher was Margaret Hamilton, Miss Gulch/The Wicked Witch Of The West in "The Wizard Of Oz". And who can forget he played Archie Bunker's army buddy in a second season episode of "All In The Family"?

R.I.P. William Windom.

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FSM Board: William Windom: "he's gone..." (129)Posted:Aug 19, 2012-9:53 PM
By: ZapBrannigan(Member)

The first thing you notice on Wikipedia is, he looked just like his great grandfather. It's like on TV when an actor plays his own ancestor.

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