Bill Mumy Biography (1954-)

Surname pronounced "Moo-my"; original name, Charles William Mumy, Jr.; born February 1, 1954, in San Gabriel, CA; son of Charles William (a cattle rancher) and Muriel Gertrude (maiden name, Gould) Mumy; married Eileen Joy Davis (achildbirth educator), October 9, 1986; children: Seth (an actor), Liliana (anactress).

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice performer, musician (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, percussion), singer, writer, recording artist
Birth Details: February 1, 1954; San Gabriel, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Voice of Matty Matel, Matty's Funday Funnies (animated), ABC, 1959-61
Will Robinson, Lost in Space (also known as Space Family Robinson), CBS, 1965-68
Weaver, Sunshine, NBC, c. 1974-75
Host, Inside Space, beginning 1992
Narrator, Biography (also known as A&E Biography), Artsand Entertainment, beginning 1993
Lennier, Babylon 5 (also known as B5), syndicated, 1994-99
Host, The Mars Series, Sci-Fi Channel, beginning 1995
Narrator, What's So Funny?, Arts and Entertainment, beginning 1995
Host, TVography, Arts and Entertainment, beginning 2001
Narrator, Animal Icons, Animal Planet, beginning 2005
Movies
Petey Loomis, "Sammy, the Way-Out Seal," Walt Disney's Wonderful Worldof Color, NBC, 1962
Freddy Gray, For the Love of Willadean, 1964
Weaver, Sunshine Christmas, NBC, 1977
Host, Blast from the Past, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
Specials
Host, The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen, Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
Himself, Lost in Space Forever, Fox, 1998
Host and narrator, Attack of the 50 Ft. Monster Mania, American Movie Classics, 1999
Himself, Child Stars: Their Story, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Host, Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies, American Movie Classics, 2000
Narrator of Leonardo DiCaprio: A Life in Progress, American MovieClassics.
Episodic
(As Billy Mumy) Willy, "Donald's Friend," National Velvet, NBC, 1960
The Law and Mr. Jones, ABC, 1960
Anthony Fremont, "It's a Good Life," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1961
Billy Bayles, "Long Distance Call," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1961
Buzz, "A Friendly Tribe," General Electric Theater, CBS, 1961
(As Billy Mumy) Jackie Chester, "Bang! You're Dead," Alfred HitchcockPresents, NBC, 1961
(As Billy Mumy) Jimmy Harrison, "The Lie," The Loretta Young Show(also known as Letter to Loretta), NBC, 1961
(As Billy Mumy) Rennie, "My Own Master," The Loretta Young Show (also known as Letter to Loretta), NBC, 1961
"Furnishing the Apartment" (also known as "The Apartment"), Father ofthe Bride, CBS, 1961
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1961
The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1961
The New Breed, ABC, 1961
(As Billy Mumy) David Bennett, "The Royce Bennett Story," The Wide Country, NBC, 1962
(As Billy Mumy) Jeffrey, "The Bronc-Buster," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1962
Little boy, "Jack and the Crying Cab Driver," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1962
(As Billy Mumy) Mickey Hollins, "The Door without a Key," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1962
(As Billy Mumy) Toddy, "The Sam Darland Story," Wagon Train, NBC,1962
(As Billy Mumy) Tony Mitchell, "House Guest," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS, 1962
(As Billy Mumy) "The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted," Alcoa Premiere, ABC,1962
Going My Way, ABC, 1962
(As Billy Mumy) Freddy, "End of an Image," Empire (also known as Redigo), NBC, 1963
(As Billy Mumy) Jeff, "Lady in Limbo," The Greatest Show on Earth,ABC, 1963
Miles, "The Case of the Shifty Shoebox," Perry Mason, CBS, 1963
Young Pip, "In Praise of Pip," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1963
Barry, "Sunday Father," The Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1964
(As Billy Mumy) Billy, "The Ballerina," The Adventures of Ozzie &Harriet, ABC, 1964
(As Billy Mumy) Billy, "The Pennies," The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, ABC, 1964
(As Billy Mumy) Billy, "Rick's Old Printing Press," The Adventures ofOzzie & Harriet, ABC, 1964
(As Billy Mumy) David, "Home Is the Hunted," The Fugitive, ABC, 1964
"A Taste of Melon," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, NBC, 1964
"Treasure in the Haunted House," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, NBC, 1964
Custer, "Whatever Became of Baby Custer?," I Dream of Jeannie, NBC, 1965
Darrin as a boy, "Junior Executive," Bewitched, ABC, 1965
Googie Miller, "Come Back, Little Googie," The Munsters, CBS, 1965
(In archive footage) Michael, "A Vision of Sugar Plums," Bewitched, ABC, 1965
(As Billy Mumy) Victor Chase, "Did Your Mother Come from Ireland, Ben Casey?," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965
(As Billy Mumy) Willy, "Old Cowboy," The Virginian, NBC, 1965
(As Billy Mumy) Andy, "The Kid," Lancer, CBS, 1969
"Break the Bank of Tacoma," Here Come the Brides, ABC, 1970
Trask, "Aura Lee, Farewell," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
Roger, Me and Mom, ABC, c. 1985
Dr. Irwin Bruckner, "The Genius," Matlock, NBC, 1988
Guest, The Howard Stern Show, 1990
Roger Braintree, "Goodnight, Central City," The Flash, CBS, 1991
Tommy Puck, "A Change of Heart: Parts 1 & 2," Superboy (also known as The Adventures of Superboy), syndicated, 1991
Tommy Puck, "Obituary for a Super Hero," Superboy (also known as The Adventures of Superboy), syndicated, 1992
Voice of Farmer Bill, "Witch One," Animaniacs (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Animaniacs"), Fox, 1993
"Monstrous Meltdown (Gabora)," Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (animated; also known as Ultraman Powered), [Japan], 1993
"The Last Show," The Steven Banks Show, PBS, 1994
Voice of Brainchild, "Blazing Entrails/Lumber Jerks," The Ren & Stimpy Show (animated), Nickelodeon, 1995
Warren Lawford (the Fox), "The Terrible Trio," Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman), Fox, 1995
Guest, Howard Stern, 1995
Ferna Herna, "A Day in the Life," Space Cases, Nickelodeon, 1996
Himself, "Jimmy Stewart," Biography (also known as A&E Biography), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Himself, "Switcheroo," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (live action andanimated), Cartoon Network, 1997
Delivery person, "Back to School," The Weird Al Show, CBS, 1997
Voice of Sam, "The Monkey Prince," The Oz Kids (animated; also known as Little Wizard Stories), 1997
Voice of Sam, "Underground Adventure," The Oz Kids (animated; alsoknown as Little Wizard Stories), 1997
Engineer Kellin, "The Siege of AR-558," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1998
Nervous man, "Alienated," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
Narrator, Famous Families, The Disney Channel, 1999
Voice of Eon, "Tag Team," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"), UPNand syndicated, 2000
Voice of Eon, "A Zoo Out There," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"), UPN and syndicated, 2000
Narrator, Cheech & Chong: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Narrator, The Mod Squad: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Guest, The List (also known as VH1 The List), VH1, 2000
Himself, "Goofy Greats," One Hit Wonders, VH1, 2002
Anthony Fremont, "It's Still a Good Life," The Twilight Zone, UPN,2003
Voice of Harry Noze, "Toy Scary Boo," What's New, Scooby-Doo? (animated), The WB, 2003
Appeared in "The Party," an episode of Insight, syndicated; appeared in episodes of other television series, including The Chevy Show (also known as The Blair and Raitt Show), NBC; Have Gun, Will Travel, CBS; Playhouse 90, CBS; The Red Skelton Show, NBC and CBS;Riverboat, NBC; Romper Room, syndicated; The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, NBC and ABC; and The Tom Ewell Show, CBS.
Pilots
Will Robinson, Lost in Space (also known as Space Family Robinson), CBS, 1965
(As Billy Mumy) Chris Williams, The Two of Us, broadcast on Vacation Playhouse, CBS, 1966
Weaver, Sunshine, CBS, 1973
Nick Butler, The Rockford Files (also known as The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter), NBC, 1974
Larry, Archie, ABC, 1976
Other
My Uncle Elroy, 1961
Scooter Deere Day, 1961
From Dragonettes and Gargoyles (animated), c. 1995
Appeared in The Mangaboos (animated).

Television Work
Series
Creator (with Peter David) and producer, Space Cases, Nickelodeon,1996-97
Film Appearances
Aladdin, The Wizard of Baghdad, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
(As Billy Mumy) Neil Bateman, Tammy, Tell Me True, Universal, 1961
(As Billy Mumy) "Boom-Boom" Yates, Palm Springs Weekend, Warner Bros., 1963
(As Billy Mumy) Alex Martin, A Ticklish Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
(As Billy Mumy) Boy counting pearls, A Child Is Waiting, United Artists, 1963
(As Billy Mumy) Erasmus Leaf, Dear Brigitte, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
Boy, Wild in the Streets, 1968
Sterling North, Rascal, Buena Vista, 1969
Teft, Bless the Beasts & Children, Columbia, 1971
Lariot, Papillon, Allied Artists, 1973
Weaver, Sunshine Part II (also known as My Sweet Lady), 1976
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) Fish Heads (liveaction and animated short film), 1982
Tim, "It's a Good Life," Twilight Zone--The Movie, Warner Bros., 1983
Keyboard player with the James Roberts Band, Hard to Hold, Universal, 1983
Young General Fleming, Captain America, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
Bob, Double Trouble, Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1992
Host, Apollo 13: The Untold Story (documentary), 1992
Neighbor, Three Wishes, Savoy Pictures, 1995
Austin, Dirk and Betty, AMCO Entertainment Group/Standard Film Trust/Surfer Girl Entertainment/Zephyr Entertainment, c. 1999
Derailroaded (documentary), 2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (documentary), Planet BB Entertainment,2005
RECORDINGS
Albums
BB, 1980
(As Member of choir) Jay Gruska, Which One of Us Is Me, Rhino, 1984
(With Seduction of the Innocent) Golden Age, 1990
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) Loozanteen, Rhino, 1991
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) The Dinosaur Album, Kid Rhino, 1993
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) The Yogi Bear Environmental Album: This Land Is Your Land, Kid Rhino/Hanna Barbera, 1993
(With the Jenerators) The Jenerators, Asil Records, 1994
Dying to be Heard, Renaissance, 1997
In the Current, Renaissance, 1997
(With the Jenerators) Hitting the Silk, Wildcat Records, 1998
(With Be Five) Trying to Forget, Renaissance, 1998
Kiss My Boo Boo, Infinite Visions, c. 1998
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) Yeah: The Essential Barnes & Barnes, Varese Sarabande, 1999
(With the Jenerators) Little Drummer Boys, KLOS-Radio, 2000
Pandora's Box, Renaissance, 2000
After Dreams Come True, Oglio Records, 2001
(With Redwood) Lost, but Not Really: The History of Tree Music, 2003
Ghosts: The Best of Bill Mumy, Renaissance, 2005
Contributor to albums by other recording artists.
Albums with America
View from the Ground, Capitol, 1982
Your Move, Capitol, 1983
Perspective, Capitol, 1984
The Very Best of America, Gibson, 1990
Encore: More Greatest Hits, Warner Bros., 1991
Hourglass, American Gramophone, 1994
America in Concert, King Biscuit Flower Hour, 1995
Centenary Collection, EMI, 1996
Premium Gold Collection, EMI, 1996
You Can Do Magic, Disky, 1996
Greatest Hits, Capitol/EMI, 1999
Highway: 30 Years of America, Rhino, 2000
Live, Capitol/EMI, 2000
Hits You Remember Live, Madacy Records, 2001
Singles
(With Sarah Taylor) "I've Got Some Presents for Santa," Rhino, 1994
Singles as Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes
"Fish Heads," 1982
"Soak It Up," c. 1983
Other singles with Barnes & Barnes include "Ah A," "Love Tap," "Partyin My Pants," "Pizza Face," and "When You Die."
Videos
(And producer) Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes, 1987
(As Art Barnes) Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection, Rhino Home Video, 1991
Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004
Music Videos as Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes
"Soak It Up," c. 1983
Other music videos with Barnes & Barnes include "Ah A," "Love Tap," "Party in My Pants," "Pizza Face," and "When You Die."
WRITINGS
Television Music
Series
Songwriter, Disney's "Adventures in Wonderland" (also known as Adventures in Wonderland), The Disney Channel, beginning 1992
Composer, Space Cases, Nickelodeon, 1996-97
Composer of theme music, Backstory (also known as Hollywood Backstories), American Movie Classics, beginning 2001
Specials
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen, Sci-Fi Channel, 1995
Lost in Space Forever, Fox, 1998
Episodic
Main title theme music, TV Guide Looks at Christmas, USA Network,1997
Composer and songwriter for episodes of Santa Barbara, NBC; TheSimpsons (animated), Fox; and The Universe and I, PBS.
Pilots
Composer and songwriter, Archie, ABC, 1976
Teleplays
Episodic
Sunshine, NBC, episodes between 1974 and 1975
(With Peter David) "The Impossible Dram," Space Cases, Nickelodeon, 1996
(Author of story) "Found and Lost," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2002
Author of episodes of Swamp Thing, USA Network.
Screenplays
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) Fish Heads (liveaction and animated short film), 1982
Film Music
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) Fish Heads (liveaction and animated short film), 1982
Songs Featured in Films
Bless the Beasts & Children, Columbia, 1971
Hard to Hold, Universal, 1983
"You're Rich," Plain Clothes, Paramount, 1998
Videos
Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes, 1987
Albums
BB, 1980
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) Loozanteen, Rhino, 1991
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) The Dinosaur Album, Kid Rhino, 1993
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) The Yogi Bear Environmental Album: This Land Is Your Land, Kid Rhino/Hanna Barbera, 1993
(With the Jenerators) The Jenerators, Asil Records, 1994
Dying to be Heard, Renaissance, 1997
In the Current, Renaissance, 1997
(With the Jenerators) Hitting the Silk, Wildcat Records, 1998
Kiss My Boo Boo, Infinite Visions, c. 1998
(As Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes) Yeah: The Essential Barnes & Barnes, Varese Sarabande, 1999
(With the Jenerators) Little Drummer Boys, KLOS-Radio, 2000
Pandora's Box, Renaissance, 2000
After Dreams Come True, Oglio Records, 2001
(With Redwood) Lost, but Not Really: The History of Tree Music, 2003
Ghosts: The Best of Bill Mumy, Renaissance, 2005
Albums with America
View from the Ground, Capitol, 1982
Your Move, Capitol, 1983
Perspective, Capitol, 1984
The Very Best of America, Gibson, 1990
Encore: More Greatest Hits, Warner Bros., 1991
Hourglass, American Gramophone, 1994
America in Concert, King Biscuit Flower Hour, 1995
Centenary Collection, EMI, 1996
Premium Gold Collection, EMI, 1996
You Can Do Magic, Disky, 1996
Greatest Hits, Capitol/EMI, 1999
Highway: 30 Years of America, Rhino, 2000
Live, Capitol/EMI, 2000
Hits You Remember Live, Madacy Records, 2001
Singles
(With Sarah Taylor) "I've Got Some Presents for Santa," Rhino, 1994
Singles as Art Barnes in the group Barnes & Barnes
"Fish Heads," 1982
"Soak It Up," c. 1983
Other singles with Barnes & Barnes include "Ah A," "Love Tap," "Partyin My Pants," "Pizza Face," and "When You Die." Composer of songs featured in albums, films, television productions, and videos.
Graphic Novels
(With Miguel Ferrer) The Dreamwalker, illustrated by Gray Morrow,Marvel Comics, 1989
Issues of Comic Books
(With Miguel Ferrer) Comet Man, illustrated by Kelley Jones, Marvel Comics, 1987
The Hulk, illustrated by Marshall Rogers, Marvel Comics, 1989
(With Ferrer) Trypto the Acid Dog, illustrated by Steve Leialoha,Renegade Press, 1989
Spider Man, illustrated by Aaron Lopresti, Marvel Comics, 1990
Star Trek, three issues subtitled "Return of the Worthy," DC Comics, 1990
Wonder Man, illustrated by Brian Murray, Marvel Comics, 1990
Iron Man, illustrated by Leialoha, Marvel Comics, 1991
Lost in Space, four issues, illustrated by Michael Dutkiewicz, Innovation Comics, 1991-93
Aquaman, 1998
(With Peter David) The Spectre, illustrated by Steve Ditko, DC Comics, 1998
Contributor to other comic book series, including The Comet Man 2, She Hulk, Star Trek, and The Trainer.
Short Fiction
(With Peter David) "The Undeadliest Game," Shock Rock, Volume 1, edited by Jeff Gelb, foreword by Alice Cooper, Pocket Books, 1992
Shock Rock, Volume 2, edited by Jeff Gelb, foreword by Lonn Friend, Pocket Books, c. 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Aspire!, July, 1998, pp. 3, 4
Babylon 5, May, 1998, pp. 16-24
Entertainment Weekly, March 17, 1995, p. 97
People Weekly, July 17, 1995, pp. 46-47
Sci-Fi TV, December, 1998
Starlog, February, 1991; May, 1995; May, 1996
Universe Today, May, 1996, pp. 6-7, 11

Electronic

Bill Mumy Official Site, http://www.billmumy.com, March 14, 2005

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