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My Take
What fascinates me about Bill Mumy is his refusal to be defined by childhood fame. Most child actors of the 1960s flamed out, yet Mumy turned the spotlight he earned as a kid into a lifelong creative engine, picking up a guitar and reinventing himself as a working musician decade after decade. That 2015 Inkpot Award hints at the breadth of his cultural footprint beyond acting. To me he is a quiet case study in endurance: someone who treated performance not as a single career but as a renewable resource. I respect that kind of staying power far more than any single iconic role.
Overview
Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor (credited as "Billy Mumy"), whose work included television appearances on Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and a role in the film Dear Brigitte, followed by a three-season role as Will Robinson in the 1960s sci-fi serie…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bill Mumy
- Name (Japanese)
- ビル・マミー
- Reading
- びる・まみー
- Born
- February 1, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- San Gabriel, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / child actor / musician / singer / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Alexander Hamilton High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Inkpot Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.billmumy.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Mumy
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.