Charles William Mumy, Jr. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. (IPA: /ˈmuːmi/; born February 1, 1954), is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice-over artist and a figure in the science fiction community. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a He is known primarily for his roles in movies and television, character-type roles, and who also works in television production. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of Performing arts, Film, Radio or a Television program The red-headed Mumy came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor as Guy Williams's and June Lockhart's youngest child/son, and Jonathan Harris's closest friend, Will Robinson, in the cult 1960s television series, Lost In Space, and as a lonely teenager, Sterling North, in the Disney movie, Rascal. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The term child actor is generally applied to a Child Acting in motion pictures or Television, but also to an Adult Guy Williams (born Armand Joseph Catalano) ( January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion June Lockhart (born on June 25, 1925, in New York City, New York) is an American Television and Film Actress Jonathan Harris ( November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002) was an American stage and Character actor. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Lost in Space is a Science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and Rascal is a Film that was released in 1969 In the 1990s, he had a recurring role as Lennier, in Babylon 5, and he also served as narrator of A&E Network's Emmy Award-winning series, Biography. Lennier is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bill Mumy. Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, Biography is a Documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network

Life

Early life and career

Mumy was born in San Gabriel, California, the son of Muriel Gertrude (née Gould) and Charles William Mumy, Sr. San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. , a cattle rancher. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family ^[1] He began his professional career at the age of six, and has worked on over 400 television episodes, 18 motion pictures, various commercials, and scores of voice over work, as well as working as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and writer.

Television career

Billy Mumy as Will Robinson in his first major acting role.

He is well known as a player in the original The Twilight Zone, especially in the episode, "It's a Good Life", where he played the all-powerful and evil child "Anthony" who completely dominates and terrorizes his town. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. "It’s a Good Life" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. He later played an adult Anthony, whose daughter (played by his daughter, Liliana Mumy) has similar powers, in the second revival of The Twilight Zone. Liliana Berry Davis Mumy (born April 16, 1994) is an American child actress and voice talent.

Mumy was the first choice for the role of Eddie Munster, but his parents objected because of the extensive make-up, and the role went to Butch Patrick; Billy did appear in one episode as a friend of Eddie. Edward Wolfgang Munster, known as Eddie, is a Fictional character in the CBS Sitcom The Munsters, played by Butch Patrick Alan Lilley (born August 2, 1953) better known as Butch Patrick, is a former American Child actor best known for his role as Eddie

He is probably best known as "Will Robinson" from the 1960s television series Lost in Space, and as ambassadorial aide Lennier from Babylon 5, Mumy has garnered the praise of many fans for his depiction of the character. Lost in Space is a Science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and Lennier is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bill Mumy. Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J

He played a Starfleet member in the acclaimed Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558". This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe The Siege of AR-558 is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. To his delight, he plays a human character who assists Ezri Dax in turning cloaked Dominion mines against an army of Jem'hadar.

His most recent acting performances can be seen in a 2006 episode of Crossing Jordan and the SciFi original film A. Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24 2001 to May 16 I. Assault.

Voice-over career

Mumy has narrated over 50 episodes of the Arts & Entertainment Channel's Biography series, as well as hosting and narrating several other documentaries and specials for A & E, Animal Planet, The SciFi Channel, and E!. A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, Biography is a Documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network Animal Planet is an American Satellite and Cable Television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK) launched on E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network His voice over acting talents can be heard on animated shows like Ren and Stimpy, Scooby Doo, Batman: The Animated Series, Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs, Little Wizard Adventures, The Oz Kids and Disney's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American / Canadian animated television series created by Canadian Animator John Scooby-Doo is a long-running American animated series produced for Saturday morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros The Oz Kids is an 26 episode television series based on The Wizard of Oz, L Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is a name of a Disney Animated Science fiction adventure series He also voices dozens of national commercials, such as Farmers Insurance, Ford, Bud Ice, Blockbuster, Twix, Oscar Mayer, and McDonald's. Farmers Insurance Group is a provider of Insurance management services and a Holding company. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Blockbuster Inc ( is the largest chain of DVD and Video game rental stores in the world Twix is a chocolate-covered Chocolate bar made by Mars Inc, consisting of a Butter cookie centre topped with Caramel and coated in Oscar Mayer is an American Meat and Cold cut production company owned by Kraft Foods, known for its Hot dogs bologna,

Music career

Mumy is an accomplished musician who plays guitar, bass, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and percussion. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Among his various musical credits, Bill has recorded and written songs with America, toured with Shaun Cassidy, and played in Rick Springfield's band in the film, Hard to Hold. America is an English-American Folk rock band originally composed of members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. Shaun Cassidy is an American Actor, Singer, Writer, and producer. Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian American Songwriter He also created the band The Be Five with other Babylon 5 actors. The Be Five is a band composed of actors from the television show Babylon 5. Along with comic book artists who also are musicians, he'll perform at SDCC in a band called Seduction of the Innocent.

Mumy has released a number of solo CDs, including Dying To Be Heard, In The Current, Pandora's Box, "After Dreams Come True", "Los Angeles Times", and "Ghosts", as well as 9 albums with partner Robert Haimer as Barnes and Barnes. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Robert Haimer (born March 2, 1954) is a Los Angeles musician He performed in the two-man band Barnes & Barnes as his alter ego Artie Barnes Barnes & Barnes, fictional twin brothers Art Barnes and Artie Barnes ( Bill Mumy and Robert Haimer, respectively are a Comedy rock duo based in " Their most famous hit is the song "Fish Heads", which was named as one of the top 100 videos of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

Friendship with Jonathan Harris

At age 11, Mumy began working with Jonathan Harris in 1965 on Lost In Space, and the two became close friends, both on and off set. Jonathan Harris ( November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002) was an American stage and Character actor. Lost in Space is a Science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and He would also spend time with Harris's family, while not working on Space or taking a hiatus from the show. In 1996, it was mentioned that Mumy was also reunited with Harris, again at a Walt Disney convention in Orlando, before he worked with Harris on Lost In Space: Forever, a couple of years later, where Mumy wrote the script and Harris rewrote the lines. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter This was done one year after the rest of the cast (including both Mumy & Harris) appeared inside TV Guide and said that the SciFi Channel had planned to do a Lost in Space marathon while promoting a new movie. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Harris was involved in the movie, Lost In Space: The Journey Home, with him, but died before production started in 2002, and Mumy attended his series' star's funeral, where he read the eulogy. A eulogy is a speech or writing in Praise of a person or thing After Harris's death on November 3, 2002, Mumy was asked to narrate his longtime friend's life on A&E Biography, that same year. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Biography is a Documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network

Personal life

Unlike many child actors, Mumy entered the profession at his own insistence, and his parents took pains to make sure he matured properly in his job. His father, who was a cattle rancher, carefully invested his son's income, and thereby avoided problems encountered by other child actors of his period, like Charles Herbert. Charles Herbert (born Charles Herbert Saperstein on December 23, 1948, in Culver City California) was an American Film

He currently lives in Hollywood Hills, California, with his wife Eileen and their two accomplished child actor children, Seth and Liliana. The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of Los Angeles, California, United States, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse Liliana Berry Davis Mumy (born April 16, 1994) is an American child actress and voice talent.

Filmography

Rascal (1969), starring Bill Mumy, as young Sterling North, with his "ringtailed wonder" pet raccoon, Rascal. Rascal is a Film that was released in 1969

Quotations

References

External links

• Bill Mumy official website
• Bill Mumy at the Internet Movie Database
• Bill Mumy at TV.com
• Bill Mumy article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki