Bill Mumy
Bill Mumy was born in San Gabriel, California, United States on February 1st, 1954 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 70, Bill Mumy biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Charles William Mumy Jr. (born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice actor, author and a figure in the science-fiction community/comic book fandom.
He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor, when he was credited as Billy Mumy, an era which included appearances in The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents television shows, as well as co-starring in Dear Brigitte, followed by an iconic three-season role as Will Robinson in the 1960s CBS sci-fi series Lost in Space. He later appeared as lonely teenager Sterling North in the Disney film Rascal (1969).
He played Teft in the film Bless the Beasts and Children (1971). In the 1990s, he performed the role of Lennier in all five seasons of the syndicated sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, and narrated A&E Network's Emmy Award-winning series Biography.
Mumy is also known for his musical career as a guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer: he is an Emmy nominee for original music in Adventures in Wonderland (1991).
As a musician Mumy performs as a solo artist, an occasional guest performer, and as half of the duo Barnes & Barnes.
From 1988 through the 90s he performed at the San Diego Comic-Con and other comics related events as part of the band Seduction of the Innocent (named after the book by Fredric Wertham) along with Miguel Ferrer, Steve Leialoha, Max Allan Collins and John "Chris" Christensen.
The band released one CD, The Golden Age.
Personal life
Mumy married Eileen Joy Davis on October 9, 1986. They live in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles with their two children, Seth (b. 1989) and Liliana (b. 1994).
Early life and career
Mumy was born in San Gabriel, California, to Charles William Mumy (December 28th, 1904 - August 7th, 1995), a cattle rancher, and Muriel Gertrude Mumy (née Gould; July 19th, 2010). He began his career at the age of five and has worked on more than four hundred television episodes, eighteen films, various advertisements, and scores of voice-over projects. He has worked as a composer, singer, recording engineer, and writer.
Television and film career
Willy, six-year-old Willy, appeared in the "Donald's Friend" (1960) episode of the NBC-TV family drama series National Velvet starring Lori Martin, was one of Mumy's earliest television appearances. Billy Bayles, who appeared in three episodes of CBS-TV's original Twilight Zone: "It's a Good Life" (November 1961), as a boy who terrorizes his community with psychic powers (a role he later reprised with his daughter Liliana in "It's Still a Good Life" (September 1961), as a child who terrorizes his town with psychic abilities; and "Long Distance Call" (March 1961), as a child who talks to his grandmother who talks to his grandmother who talks to his dead grandmother's "It's "In's a Good Life")
Mumy appeared in CBS-TV's "The Door Without a Key," starring John Larch, who played his father in "It's a Good Life" in 1961. In the same year, Mumy appeared as little Jackie in the episode "Bang!" Marta Kristen, who later played his sister Judy on Lost in Space, appears in "You're Dead." In the "Keep an Eye on Santa Claus" (1962) episode of ABC's Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly, Mumy was cast as Mark Murdock. Cloris Leachman (who appeared in "It's a Good Life"), Steve Brodie, and Frank McHugh were among the guest stars.
Mumy appeared in Jack Palance's ABC-TV circus drama The Greatest Show on Earth (1963), starring Richard Egan, and he played Freddy in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of a Child" (1963) featuring Freddy.
In 1964, he was cast in ABC-TV's "Home Is the Hunted" as Richard Kimble's nephew; as Barry in ABC's "Sunday Father"; and as a homeless orphanage taken in by the Stephens in the Bewitched fantasy sitcom episode "A Vision of Sugarplums" (December 1964).
According to reports, Mumy was the first choice to portray Eddie Munster in the 1964 CBS situation comedy The Munsters, but his parents were not keen on the lengthy makeup requirements. Butch Patrick took over the role. Mumy appeared in one episode as a friend of Eddie's.
"Whatever Became of Baby Custer?" a mother of three children starred in an episode of NBC's I Dream of Jeannie. (1965) A.K.A. (65) He appeared in "Junior Executive" (1965), in which he played a young Darrin Stephens.
Mumy appeared in Dear Brigitte (1965), a film version of the novel Erasmus with Freckles, as Erasmus Leaf, a youth mathematical genius who has a crush on Brigitte Bardote (played by herself in the film). His parents, played by James Stewart and Glynis Johns, are struggling to cope with his obsession.
Mumy played Will Robinson from 1965 to 1968, the recipient of numerous alerts (including "Danger, Will Robinson") from the show's robot character, played by Dick Tufeld.
Mumy appeared in Bless the Beasts and Children (1971) as Teft, a leader in a group of rebel teenage boys who attempted to save a herd of bison from hunters. Later in the movie Sunshine (1973), he appeared as a musician friend of Cliff DeYoung's character, before repriseing the role in Sunshine Christmas and the television series Sunshine. Mumy appeared in the pilot episode of NBC's The Rockford Files in 1974 as a sidewalk artist in a later episode. In 1988, he played Ben Matlock's genius nephew, Dr. Irwin Bruckner, on Matlock.
Mumy, a writer and co-creator of Space Cases in 1996, appeared on Nickelodeon television show with themes similar to Lost in Space. He appeared in the syndicated science fiction series Babylon 5 from 1994 to 1998. In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558," in which he assists in defeating a Jem'Hadar detachment, he played Kellin, a Starfleet officer. His appearance was human this time due to makeup time and his distaste as a "lien actor"; when playing Lennier in Babylon 5, he was expected to wear prosthetic makeup. Mumy appeared in a 2006 episode of Crossing Jordan and in the Syfy original film A.I. Assault is a form of sarcophobia.
Mumy appeared in the pilot episode of Netflix's new space series Lost in Space in 2018. In honor of Jonathan Harris' appearance in the 1965 television series, his character's name is Dr. Z. Smith.
Voice acting career
Mumy has narrated more than 50 episodes of the Arts & Entertainment Channel's Biography series, as well as hosted and narrated many other documentaries and specials for A & E, Animal Planet network, and E! On animated shows such as Ren and Stimpy, Scooby-Doo, Little Wizard Adventures, The Oz Kids, and Disney's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and Doc McStuffins, his voice acting skills can be heard. He has spoken out against work in national commercials for companies including Bud Ice, Farmers Insurance, Ford, Blockbuster, Twix, Oscar Mayer, and McDonald's.