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Known for:	To Kill a Mockingbird, Sommersby, Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Birthday:	28 September 1923, New York, New York, USA

Five-year-old William Windom was a pupil of kindergarten teacher Margaret Hamilton until she threw him out for rambunctious behavior. His great grandfather, politician William Windom (1827-1891), served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate as a Republican for Minnesota; later became Secretary of the Treasury under James Garfield and Benjamin Harrison. Recently reprised his Star Trek guest role as Commodore Matt Decker for the second episode of _Star Trek: New Voyages (2004)_ . Chess enthusiast. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army with the 508th parachute infantry. Married five times, he has four children: Rachel, Heather Juliet, Hope and Rebel Russell, the youngest. Windom bought a small island for $1.00 in Windom, Minnesota, so named for his great-grandfather, a one-time member of Lincoln's Kitchen Cabinet. The island's a wildlife refuge. He's owned seven different small boats since 1953 and won numerous sailing trophies.

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