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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 20, 2012 20:48:35 GMT -5
William Windom has passed away.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 20, 2012 22:18:13 GMT -5
Wow ...88 ...he lived a full life. As a matter of fact Shatner and Nimoy aren't all that far behind him, and yet he looked quite a bit older than them in "The Doomsday Machine".
How'd you get wind of his passing?
A link would have been nice by the way.
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Post by Mel on Aug 21, 2012 5:19:39 GMT -5
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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 21, 2012 7:25:55 GMT -5
What I liked about him was that he was an actor that cared about his place in Trek fandom--to the point where he appeared in a New Voyages episode. Been awhile since I watched it, but I think he reprised his role as Decker, who didn't die after all but ended up in the 20th century.
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Post by captainbasil on Aug 21, 2012 9:36:58 GMT -5
What I liked about him was that he was an actor that cared about his place in Trek fandom--to the point where he appeared in a New Voyages episode. Been awhile since I watched it, but I think he reprised his role as Decker, who didn't die after all but ended up in the 20th century. I saw it a while ago too. I believe he did play Decker again on New Voyages. Besides Trek he will be remembered for playing Doctor Seth Hazlett on Murder, She Wrote and for starring in one of the most off-beat TV shows ever, the comedy My World and Welcome to It. |
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 21, 2012 17:53:27 GMT -5
I saw it, yes he played Decker, and it was pretty awful.
Thank God Fan Films don't ever get accredited as canon by the studios is all I can say.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 21, 2012 17:59:36 GMT -5
What I liked about him was that he was an actor that cared about his place in Trek fandom--to the point where he appeared in a New Voyages episode. You do realize that he was most likely paid for that appearance? And not for nothing, I liked the guy too, but I also recall his demeaning his role in "The Doomsday Machine" some years back and I specifically told you back then that the irony was that it was one of the roles he would be most remembered for, and that he was therefore trashing his own legacy. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 22, 2012 12:02:18 GMT -5
I wonder how MUCH these actors are paid to do these things.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 22, 2012 12:13:22 GMT -5
I know this is a little late here, but we should honor the guy, and the clip below is a great scene . . .
Over at TrekNews.net:‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ Actor, William Windom Dies at 88August 20, 2012 By TrekNews.net Staff In Star Trek: TOS  William Windom, who played Commodore Matt Decker on the ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ episode “The Doomsday Machine”, died on Thursday, August 16th at his home in Woodacre, California. According to his widow, Patricia, congestive heart failure was the cause of death. Windom was 88-years old. Watch Windom as Commodore Decker in the clip below. MORE: www.treknews.net/2012/08/20/william-windom-dies-at-88/
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