Wynn eventually returned to star in another episode of “The Twilight Zone,” 1963’s “Ninety Years Without Slumbering,” playing a man who believes his lifespan is tied directly to the ticking of a grandfather clock. In between appearances on the show, he re-teamed with Disney for 1961’s “Babes in Toyland,” and ended up working with the studio so many times that Walt Disney himself referred to Wynn as “our good luck charm.”
Perhaps most famously, Wynn portrayed Uncle Albert, whose delightfully silly disposition and near-constant laughter has made him float in his apartment in 1964’s all-time classic “Mary Poppins.” But Wynn’s Disney credits also included some comparatively lesser-known titles like “The Absent-Minded Professor,” “Son of Flubber,” “That Darn Cat!,” “Those Callaways,” and “The Gnome-Mobile.” Long after his death in 1966, Wynn became a full-fledged Disney Legend in 2013, joining luminaries like artist Eyvind Earle, comedian Buddy Hackett, Muppets creator Jim Henson, animation wizard Ub Iwerks, and voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft, among many others.
Neither of Wynn’s episodes made it on our ranking of the 7 most notable episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” but give that a read if you’re a fan of the series, or a prospective fan looking for a good place to dive in.
