William Windom, great character actor, has died
by sernabad
William Windom, whose television and silver screen acting career spanned decades, died August 16th at his California home.
Best known in more recent years as Dr. Seth Hazlitt in the popular Murder, She Wrote TV series (1984-1996), he also had roles in other hit TV shows, such as the original The Twilight Zone (1959-1964), The Farmer's Daughter (1963-1966), (in which he played a Minnesota congressman based loosely on his real life great-grandfather, William Windom, who was a Minnesota congressman and senator in the 19th century.)
Windom's first movie role was the prosecuting attorney in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), starring Gregory Peck.
Mr. Windom, who was 88, died of congestive heart failure.
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