How old was William Windom in his first movie: To Kill a Mockingbird?

William Windom was 38 in To Kill a Mockingbird when he played the character 'Mr. Gilmer'.

That was over 61 years ago in 1962.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 2012 he died aged 88, starring in 71 films in his career, 70 of those after To Kill a Mockingbird was first released. If he were alive today he would be 100.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In To Kill a Mockingbird, I think William Windom looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Robert Mulligan has worked with William Windom just once in his career.
  • William Windom's first movie was as 'Mr. Gilmer' in To Kill a Mockingbird, released in 1962 when he was 38
  • To Kill a Mockingbird scores 8.04 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of To Kill a Mockingbird

William Windom's other movies