Billy Mumy

I was a big fan of the Twilight Zone and I remember this kid turning in a chilling performance in "Its a Good Life," and another excellent one in "Long Distance Call." I never saw much of Lost in Space, or any of his movie work to the best of my knowledge, but based on the two episodes of Twilight Zone, he seems like a talented actor.

I vaguely recognize the face from the Twilight Zone but never watched Lost in Space. From the look at his web sight it appears that he has had an interesting career as a freelance artist in a number of fields, music, comic books and even a return to tv in a series called Babylon 5 (never heard of it). I like stories where artists continue to produce work out of love for what they do in spite of the fact that the glory days of wealth and fame are behind them.

Never heard of him

Quite good especially in that Twilight Zone episode where he sent people to the 'cornfield'.

Excellent in those Twilight Zone episodes, docked a point for working with Dr Smith on Lost In Space.

one of the better kid actors of the 1960s to 70s {mostly 60s} He appeared in Lost in Space and many guest appearances on tv. I really liked him in the Twilight episode of It's A Good Life. where he was this evil little boy who could wish people into the corn field if they did anything to displease him. He was an adorable boy with a lot of acting talent.

I loved him and Lost in Space, but his acting was average.

Though I'm not sure, I think Bill Mumy and I are around the same age. When I first saw him in a Twilight Zone episode, I was just a child myself and he gave me the creeps, turning people into a Jack-in-the Box, that kind of thing. But he certainly made a lasting impression.

Sure we all remember him as Will Robinson, that affable kid Lost In Space. I caught a bit of him doing a standup on some SciFi channel show in-around '93 and thought I'm glad to see he's doing well for himself. Liked his POV as well. A month after John Denver's death I became aware of his Barnes & Barnes work as a musician. It wasn't until I heard The Ballad of William Robinson that I had any inkling that the man was such a great musician, singer and songwriter. The song rolled around with me till summer of 2002 when I bought his Dying to Be Heard CD. Wow. Now I have 6 of his CDs, and not a stinky song in the lot. He's also a nice guy who responds to people via his guestbook on www.BillMumy.com

Bill Mumy was one of the best and most natural child actors of the 1960's. I wasn't alive back then so I've seen him in episodes shown in syndication. The first thing I saw him in was a very creepy episode of The Twilight Zone in which the town's people had to make Bill Mumy happy. He was so creepy in that episode. The scene where he turned a man into a jack in the box was memorable. I also loved him in a couple episodes of Bewitched especially the one where he mimics Dick York. It is hysterical. He was a true talent of a child actor.

I NAMED MY SON ANTHONY AFTER HIS CHARACTER NAME IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE IT'S A GOOD LIFE

One of my first 16 Magazine/Tiger Beat-type crushes; I developed a big thing for Billy Mumy at about the age of 11 or 12 devoting several pages of a scrap book and the interior of a silver locket to him. As time went by, I couldn't help noticing how he was always popping up in old films and television shows and I soon realized he had had a pretty impressive career as a child actor before he landed what would be his best-known role as Will Robinson on Lost in Space. Unlike a lot of kids in the biz, acting seems to have been a positive experience for Bill Mumy. He has gone on to enjoy an eclectic career that has included acting, music, writing, voice-over work and the creation of action comic books.