Bill Mumy
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Mumy at Phoenix Comicon in May 2013
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Charles William Mumy, Jr. February 1, 1954 San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Hollywood Hills, California |
| Occupation | Actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice actor |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Joy Davis |
| Children | Seth Mumy (b. 1989) Liliana Mumy |
| Website | billmumy |
Charles William "Bill" Mumy, Jr. (/ˈmuːmi/; born February 1, 1954), is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice actor, and a figure in the science-fiction community. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor, when he was credited as Billy Mumy. His most notable role was in the 1960s CBS sci-fi television series Lost in Space, where he played Will Robinson, the youngest of three children in the Robinson family.
He later appeared as lonely teenager Sterling North in the Disney film Rascal (1969), with Steve Forrest. He was cast as Teft in the film Bless the Beasts and Children (1971). In the 1990s, he had the role of Lennier in the syndicated sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, and narrated A&E Network's Emmy Award-winning series Biography. He is also notable for his musical career as a guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer: Mumy is an Emmy nominee for original music in Adventures in Wonderland (1991). As a musician Mumy performs as solo artist, an occasional guest performer, and as half of the duo Barnes & Barnes.
Mumy was born in San Gabriel, California, to Charles William Mumy, Sr., a cattle rancher, and Muriel Gertrude Mumy (née Gould). He began his professional career at age six, and has worked on more than four hundred television episodes, eighteen films, various commercials, and scores of voice-over projects. He has also worked as a musician, songwriter, recording artist, and writer.
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