William Schallert
William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016) was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows and films over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is known for his roles on Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957–1959), Death Valley Days (1955–1962), and The Patty Duke Show (1963–1966).
Schallert was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Edwin Francis Schallert, a longtime drama critic for the Los Angeles Times, and Elza Emily Schallert (née Baumgarten), a magazine writer and radio host. He began acting while a student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) but left to become an Army Air Corps fighter pilot in World War II. He returned to UCLA after the war and graduated in 1946.
After graduating from UCLA, Schallert began his acting career in the theater. He appeared in several productions at the Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, including a staging of W. Somerset Maugham's Rain in 1948, which was directed by Charlie Chaplin.
Schallert made his television debut in 1951, and he quickly became a familiar face on the small screen. He appeared in numerous guest roles on shows such as The Adventures of Superman, The Twilight Zone, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. He also had recurring roles on The Patty Duke Show, The Nancy Drew Mysteries, and The Torkelsons.
In addition to his work on television, Schallert also appeared in several films, including The Bridges of Toko-Ri (1954), The Apartment (1960), and The Sting (1973).
Schallert died in Pacific Palisades, California, in 2016, at the age of 93. He was survived by his wife, Leah Waggner, and their four children.
Fotos
Películas (122)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021 · Self
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014 · Self
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009 · Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
Recount
2008 · Justice John Paul Stevens
Sweetzer
2007 · Barnaby
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · Self
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
1999 · Martin Lane
The Second Civil War
1997 · Secretary of Defense
To Dance with Olivia
1997 · Judge Shelton
Harvey
1996 · Judge Gaffney
A Century of Science Fiction
1996 · Self
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994 · Judge Boone
Beethoven's 2nd
1993 · Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993 · Judge
Matinee
1993 · Dr. Grabow (uncredited)
House Party 2
1991 · Dean Kramer
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991 · Sheriff
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
1991 · Landrum Bolling
The Incident
1990 · Wallace
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
1988 · Mr. Pomfritt
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987 · Willem (voice)
Innerspace
1987 · Dr. Greenbush
Houston: The Legend of Texas
1986 · Narrator (voice)
Under the Influence
1986 · Cade
Gidget's Summer Reunion
1985 · Russ Lawrence
Teachers
1984 · Horn
Gremlins
1984 · Father Bartlett (uncredited)
Amazons
1984 · Congressman Stanford Barstow
Through Naked Eyes
1983 · Terry Parrish
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Father
Grace Kelly
1983 · Father Tucker
Hangar 18
1980 · Professor Mills
The Jerk
1979 · Judge M.A. Loring
Ike
1979 · Gen. Mark Clark
Legends of the Super Heroes
1979 · Retired Man
Doomsday Chronicles
1979 · Host
The Stableboy's Christmas
1978 · The Innkeeper
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
Tail Gunner Joe
1977 · Gen. Zwicker
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976 · Harry
Tunnel Vision
1976 · Francis X. Cody
Promise Him Anything
1975 · Silver
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Prof. Quigley
Death Sentence
1974 · Tanner
Remember When
1974 · Dick Hodges
Hijack!
1973 · Frank Kleiner
Charley Varrick
1973 · Bill Horton
Partners in Crime
1973 · Oscar
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972 · Judge
Man on a String
1972 · William Connaught
Escape
1971 · Senator Lewis Harrison
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970 · CIA Director Grauber
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Professor Quigley
Sam Whiskey
1969 · Mr. Perkins
Speedway
1968 · Abel Esterlake
Will Penny
1967 · Dr. Fraker
Hour of the Gun
1967 · Judge Herman Spicer
In the Heat of the Night
1967 · Mayor Schubert
Archie
1964 · Fred Andrews
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963 · Griff M.
Shotgun Wedding
1963 · Preacher Parsons
Lonely are the Brave
1962 · Harry
Paradise Alley
1962 · Jack Williams
Alcatraz Express
1961
The Gallant Hours
1960 · Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
Pillow Talk
1959 · Hotel Clerk
Blue Denim
1959 · George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
The Beat Generation
1959 · Father Dinelli
Day of the Outlaw
1959
Some Came Running
1958 · Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
Torpedo Run
1958 · Captain of the Bluefin
Cry Terror!
1958 · Henderson, Bank Representative
Man in the Shadow
1957 · Jim Shaney
The Monolith Monsters
1957 · Weatherman
The Tarnished Angels
1957 · Ted Baker
The Hired Man
1957 · Mr. Clay
Man on Fire
1957 · Charles (uncredited)
Circle of the Day
1957 · Reporter
The Girl in the Kremlin
1957 · Jacob Stalin
The Tattered Dress
1957 · Court Clerk
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957 · Doctor Arthur Bramson
Massacre at Sand Creek
1956 · Defense Attorney
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Young Husband (uncredited)
Written on the Wind
1956 · Reporter
Forbidden Area
1956 · TV Announcer
Gunslinger
1956 · Marshal Scott Hood
Raw Edge
1956 · Missionary
The Lone Ranger
1956 · Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
Hell's Horizon
1955 · Capt. Ben Morgan
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955 · Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Top of the World
1955 · Harding
Smoke Signal
1955 · Private Livingston
Black Tuesday
1954 · Collins (uncredited)
Down Three Dark Streets
1954 · Ben
Tobor the Great
1954 · Johnston - a Reporter
Shield for Murder
1954 · Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
The Raid
1954 · Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty
1954 · Dispatcher
Them!
1954 · Ambulance Attendant
Gog
1954 · Engle
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954 · Priest (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 · Reporter
Port Sinister
1953 · Collins
Sword of Venus
1953 · Valmont
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953 · Ted Richards
The Jazz Singer
1953 · Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Flat Top
1952 · Ens. Longfellow
Captive Women
1952 · Carver, the Mutate traitor
Storm Over Tibet
1952 · Aylen
Paula
1952 · Reporter
Hoodlum Empire
1952 · Inquiry Clerk
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
1952 · Gold Bullion Guard
Bannerline
1951 · Cass
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Union Soldier (uncredited)
The People Against O'Hara
1951 · Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
The Man from Planet X
1951 · Dr. Mears
M
1951 · Rorschach Test Subject (uncredited)
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950 · Dave Clark
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Doctor Jim
1947 · George Brant
Series (154)
Bag of Bones
2011 · Max Devore
The Deep End
2010 · Hal Douglas
True Blood
2008 · Maire Norris, Mayor Norris
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Dr. Rudin
Close to Home
2005 · Harold Jensen
Cómo conocí a tu madre
2005 · Brady
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005 · David
Medium
2005 · J. Donald Kessinger
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Ken
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 · Professor Pomfrit (voice), Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice)
The Zeta Project
2001
Son of the Beach
2000
Family Law
1999 · Manager
Harvey
1999 · Judge Gaffney
The Angry Beavers
1997
Pacific Blue
1996 · Walter
ER
1994 · Mitchell Jennings
Rebel Highway
1994 · Judge Patrick Eugene Boone
The Good Life
1994 · Judge Milligan
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Al
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Varani, Nilz Baris
Melrose Place
1992 · Dr. Curtis
Fish Police
1992 · Additional Voices (voice)
The Torkelsons
1991 · Wesley "Boarder" Hodges
Dinosaurs
1991 · Wesayso Scientist (voice)
Dream On
1990 · Judith's Father
Cross of Fire
1989 · Reverend
Quantum Leap
1989 · Judge Eugene Haller
Coach
1989 · Bert Wilkins
Murphy Brown
1988 · Ken Hamilton
War and Remembrance
1988 · Harry Hopkins
A Year in the Life
1987 · Larry
The New Gidget
1986 · Russ Lawrence
Matlock
1986 · Judge Elliot Franklin
North and South
1985 · Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Shadow Play")
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Duck Factory
1984 · Skip's Father
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Olan Standley
Matt Houston
1982
Hotel
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Bob
Blind Ambition
1979 · Herbert Kalmbach
Ike
1979 · Gen. Mark Clark
Legends of the Superheroes
1979 · Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone
Little Women
1978 · Jonathan March
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
Lou Grant
1977 · Larry Hill, Mark Worth
CHiPs
1977 · Rev. Warmer
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Carson Drew
The Nancy Walker Show
1976 · Teddy Futterman
All's Fair
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Ellery Queen
1975
Switch
1975 · Wayne Buford
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Snell, Dean Russell Harmon
The Manhunter
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Lorin Sandusky
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Mr. Freels
Kung Fu
1972 · Willis Roper
Delphi Bureau
1972 · Maury Stapleton
The Waltons
1972
Banacek
1972 · Leo Osburn
Funny Face
1971
The Man and the City
1971
The Partridge Family
1970 · Red Woodloe
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Brian Cullen
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
Room 222
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Defense Counsel Herbert, Craig Wilkie
Here Come the Brides
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
Land of the Giants
1968 · Dr. Arno
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Lawyer
Ironside
1967
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Mr. Meridian
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Dr. Harrison Selby
The Rat Patrol
1966 · Dr. Schneidermann
Star Trek
1966 · Nilz Baris
That Girl
1966
The F.B.I.
1965 · Paul Ganz, Ed Crawford
Get Smart
1965 · Admiral Hargrade, Earl Kibbee
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Rufus Kraus, Silas Grigsby, Frank Harper
Bewitched
1964 · Dr. Anton
The Patty Duke Show
1963 · Martin Lane
Combat!
1962 · Maj. Fisher
The Lucy Show
1962 · Mr. Cresant
Stoney Burke
1962
Ensign O'Toole
1962 · Douglas Harper
The Virginian
1962 · Harry Foley
Sam Benedict
1962 · Neil Carlson
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 · The Ballad Singer
The New Breed
1961 · Gilbert Condon
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Mr. Kirk
Hazel
1961 · Kemper
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Inspector, Tom Scola
87th Precinct
1961
Gunslinger
1961 · Lieutenant Gilmore
Surfside 6
1960 · Marty Kemp
Stagecoach West
1960 · Aeneas Longbridge
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Sam Becker
Thriller
1960 · Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')
Coronado 9
1960 · Alfred Bates
The Untouchables
1959 · Edward Garth
Philip Marlowe
1959
The Rebel
1959 · Charles Ashbaugh
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Policeman
Johnny Ringo
1959 · Mr. Ferris, Bogan
Wichita Town
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Prof. Leander Pomfritt, Mr. Leander Pomfritt
Lock-Up
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Lt. Barnes
One Step Beyond
1959 · Doctor Sanders, Lenny
Black Saddle
1959 · Chet Mallet
Rawhide
1959 · The Salesman, Lt. Hill, Lieutenant Carter
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Steve Alexander
Bat Masterson
1958 · Dr. Harold Dunsmore, George Winston
Lawman
1958
The Rifleman
1958 · Joe Lovering, Fogarty
The Texan
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Steve Canyon
1958 · Major Karl Richmond
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Hotel Clerk, James Hendricks, Craig the Bartender, Link Damon
Sea Hunt
1958
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Mr. Bloomgarden
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957 · Graves, Dr. Bradbury, Len Dykes
Wagon Train
1957 · Miles Van Vander
Sugarfoot
1957 · Cole
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Cavalry Corporal
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Johnny Prescott (uncredited), Charlie Kane
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Yarbrough, Tom Baird, John Scott, Tom
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Lt. Gunderson
Gunsmoke
1955 · Eben Hakes, Alben Peavy, Capt. Grant, Jess, Ezra Thorpe, Jake Spence, Judge Ray Cordelius
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955 · Ted Richards
Climax!
1954 · David
Lassie
1954
The Whistler
1954
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Roy Smith
General Electric Theater
1953 · Red Myers
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Union Official
Death Valley Days
1952 · Ellis Higby, Dave Meiser
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Airline Clerk, Johnson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Dr. Janeway
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Pete
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Sam Carter, Thompson, Ferguson, Hall