
William Schallert
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1922
- Died
- May 8, 2016 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Biography
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.
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Filmography

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Movie · as Self

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
Movie · as Self

Bag of Bones
TV · as Max Devore · 2 eps

The Deep End
TV · as Hal Douglas · 1 ep

Green Lantern: First Flight
Movie · as Appa Ali Apsa (voice)

Recount
Movie · as Justice John Paul Stevens

True Blood
TV · as Maire Norris, Mayor Norris · 2 eps
Sweetzer
Movie · as Barnaby

Medium
TV · as J. Donald Kessinger · 1 ep

How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Brady · 1 ep

My Name Is Earl
TV · as Dr. Rudin · 1 ep

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
TV · as David · 1 ep

Close to Home
TV · as Harold Jensen · 1 ep

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Movie · as Self

Desperate Housewives
TV · as Ken · 2 eps

What's New, Scooby-Doo?
TV · as Professor Pomfrit (voice), Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice) · 1 ep

The Zeta Project
TV · 1 ep

Son of the Beach
TV · 1 ep

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Movie · as Martin Lane

Family Law
TV · as Manager · 1 ep
Harvey
TV · as Judge Gaffney · 1 ep

To Dance with Olivia
Movie · as Judge Shelton

The Second Civil War
Movie · as Secretary of Defense

The Angry Beavers
TV · 1 ep

Harvey
Movie · as Judge Gaffney

A Century of Science Fiction
Movie · as Self

Pacific Blue
TV · as Walter · 1 ep

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie · as Judge Boone

ER
TV · as Mitchell Jennings · 1 ep

The Good Life
TV · as Judge Milligan · 1 ep

Rebel Highway
TV · as Judge Patrick Eugene Boone · 1 ep

Matinee
Movie · as Dr. Grabow (uncredited)

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Movie · as Judge

Beethoven's 2nd
Movie · as Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Varani, Nilz Baris · 1 ep

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Al · 1 ep

Melrose Place
TV · as Dr. Curtis · 1 ep

Fish Police
TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Movie · as Sheriff

House Party 2
Movie · as Dean Kramer

Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
Movie · as Landrum Bolling

Dinosaurs
TV · as Wesayso Scientist (voice) · 1 ep

The Torkelsons
TV · as Wesley "Boarder" Hodges · 20 eps

The Incident
Movie · as Wallace

Dream On
TV · as Judith's Father · 4 eps

Quantum Leap
TV · as Judge Eugene Haller · 1 ep

Cross of Fire
TV · as Reverend · 2 eps

Coach
TV · as Bert Wilkins · 2 eps

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
Movie · as Mr. Pomfritt

War and Remembrance
TV · as Harry Hopkins · 12 eps

Murphy Brown
TV · as Ken Hamilton · 1 ep

Innerspace
Movie · as Dr. Greenbush

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Movie · as Willem (voice)

A Year in the Life
TV · as Larry · 1 ep

Under the Influence
Movie · as Cade

Houston: The Legend of Texas
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Matlock
TV · as Judge Elliot Franklin · 1 ep

The New Gidget
TV · as Russ Lawrence · 44 eps

Gidget's Summer Reunion
Movie · as Russ Lawrence

The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Shadow Play") · 1 ep

North and South
TV · as Gen. Robert E. Lee · 5 eps

Teachers
Movie · as Horn

Gremlins
Movie · as Father Bartlett (uncredited)

Amazons
Movie · as Congressman Stanford Barstow

Highway to Heaven
TV · 2 eps

The Duck Factory
TV · as Skip's Father · 1 ep

Grace Kelly
Movie · as Father Tucker

Through Naked Eyes
Movie · as Terry Parrish

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Movie · as Father

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Olan Standley · 2 eps

Hotel
TV · 1 ep

Matt Houston
TV · 1 ep

Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep

Hangar 18
Movie · as Professor Mills

Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Bob · 1 ep

Doomsday Chronicles
Movie · as Host

Ike
Movie · as Gen. Mark Clark

The Jerk
Movie · as Judge M.A. Loring

Legends of the Super Heroes
Movie · as Retired Man

Legends of the Superheroes
TV · as Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone · 2 eps

Blind Ambition
TV · as Herbert Kalmbach · 4 eps

Ike
TV · as Gen. Mark Clark · 3 eps

The Stableboy's Christmas
Movie · as The Innkeeper

Confessions of the D.A. Man
Movie
Grandpa Goes to Washington
TV · 1 ep

Little Women
TV · as Jonathan March · 2 eps

Tail Gunner Joe
Movie · as Gen. Zwicker

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · as Carson Drew · 11 eps

CHiPs
TV · as Rev. Warmer · 1 ep

Lou Grant
TV · as Larry Hill, Mark Worth · 1 ep

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Movie · as Harry

Tunnel Vision
Movie · as Francis X. Cody

The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep

All's Fair
TV · 1 ep

The Nancy Walker Show
TV · as Teddy Futterman · 1 ep

Promise Him Anything
Movie · as Silver

The Strongest Man in the World
Movie · as Prof. Quigley

Switch
TV · as Wayne Buford · 1 ep

Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep

Remember When
Movie · as Dick Hodges

Death Sentence
Movie · as Tanner

Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Snell, Dean Russell Harmon · 1 ep

The Manhunter
TV · 1 ep

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Lorin Sandusky · 1 ep

Charley Varrick
Movie · as Bill Horton

Hijack!
Movie · as Frank Kleiner

Partners in Crime
Movie · as Oscar

Police Story
TV · 1 ep

Barnaby Jones
TV · as Mr. Freels · 1 ep

Man on a String
Movie · as William Connaught

The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Movie · as Judge

The Waltons
TV · 4 eps

Kung Fu
TV · as Willis Roper · 1 ep

Banacek
TV · as Leo Osburn · 1 ep

Delphi Bureau
TV · as Maury Stapleton · 1 ep

Escape
Movie · as Senator Lewis Harrison

Funny Face
TV · 1 ep
The Man and the City
TV · 1 ep

Colossus: The Forbin Project
Movie · as CIA Director Grauber

The Partridge Family
TV · as Red Woodloe · 1 ep

Sam Whiskey
Movie · as Mr. Perkins

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Movie · as Professor Quigley

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Defense Counsel Herbert, Craig Wilkie · 2 eps

Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Brian Cullen · 1 ep

Room 222
TV · 1 ep

The Debbie Reynolds Show
TV · 1 ep

Speedway
Movie · as Abel Esterlake

Land of the Giants
TV · as Dr. Arno · 1 ep

The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep

Here Come the Brides
TV · 1 ep

Will Penny
Movie · as Dr. Fraker

In the Heat of the Night
Movie · as Mayor Schubert

Hour of the Gun
Movie · as Judge Herman Spicer

Ironside
TV · 2 eps

Judd, for the Defense
TV · 1 ep

The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · as Lawyer · 1 ep

Star Trek
TV · as Nilz Baris · 1 ep

That Girl
TV · 1 ep

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
TV · 1 ep

The Rat Patrol
TV · as Dr. Schneidermann · 1 ep

Mission: Impossible
TV · as Dr. Harrison Selby · 1 ep
CBS Playhouse
TV · as Mr. Meridian · 1 ep

The F.B.I.
TV · as Paul Ganz, Ed Crawford · 1 ep

The Wild Wild West
TV · as Rufus Kraus, Silas Grigsby, Frank Harper · 1 ep

Get Smart
TV · as Admiral Hargrade, Earl Kibbee · 4 eps

Archie
Movie · as Fred Andrews

Bewitched
TV · as Dr. Anton · 1 ep

Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
Movie · as Griff M.

Shotgun Wedding
Movie · as Preacher Parsons

The Patty Duke Show
TV · as Martin Lane · 104 eps

Lonely are the Brave
Movie · as Harry

Paradise Alley
Movie · as Jack Williams

The Lucy Show
TV · as Mr. Cresant · 2 eps

Combat!
TV · as Maj. Fisher · 1 ep

The Virginian
TV · as Harry Foley · 1 ep

Stoney Burke
TV · 1 ep

Ensign O'Toole
TV · as Douglas Harper · 1 ep

The Lloyd Bridges Show
TV · as The Ballad Singer · 1 ep

Sam Benedict
TV · as Neil Carlson · 1 ep
Alcatraz Express
Movie

87th Precinct
TV · 1 ep

The New Breed
TV · as Gilbert Condon · 1 ep

Dr. Kildare
TV · as Inspector, Tom Scola · 1 ep

The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Mr. Kirk · 1 ep

Hazel
TV · as Kemper · 1 ep

Gunslinger
TV · as Lieutenant Gilmore · 1 ep

The Gallant Hours
Movie · as Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.

The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Sam Becker · 1 ep

Thriller
TV · as Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead') · 1 ep

Surfside 6
TV · as Marty Kemp · 1 ep

Stagecoach West
TV · as Aeneas Longbridge · 1 ep

Coronado 9
TV · as Alfred Bates · 1 ep

Day of the Outlaw
Movie

The Beat Generation
Movie · as Father Dinelli

Pillow Talk
Movie · as Hotel Clerk

Blue Denim
Movie · as George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Prof. Leander Pomfritt, Mr. Leander Pomfritt · 16 eps

The Twilight Zone
TV · as Policeman · 1 ep

Philip Marlowe
TV · 4 eps

Rawhide
TV · as The Salesman, Lt. Hill, Lieutenant Carter · 1 ep

One Step Beyond
TV · as Doctor Sanders, Lenny · 1 ep

Black Saddle
TV · as Chet Mallet · 1 ep

Lock-Up
TV · 1 ep

The Rebel
TV · as Charles Ashbaugh · 1 ep

Wichita Town
TV · 1 ep

Johnny Ringo
TV · as Mr. Ferris, Bogan · 1 ep

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Lt. Barnes · 1 ep

The Untouchables
TV · as Edward Garth · 1 ep

Cry Terror!
Movie · as Henderson, Bank Representative

Torpedo Run
Movie · as Captain of the Bluefin

Some Came Running
Movie · as Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)

77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Steve Alexander · 1 ep

Sea Hunt
TV · 1 ep

Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Hotel Clerk, James Hendricks, Craig the Bartender, Link Damon · 1 ep

The Rifleman
TV · as Joe Lovering, Fogarty · 1 ep

Lawman
TV · 1 ep

Bat Masterson
TV · as Dr. Harold Dunsmore, George Winston · 1 ep

The Texan
TV · 1 ep

Steve Canyon
TV · as Major Karl Richmond · 1 ep

The Incredible Shrinking Man
Movie · as Doctor Arthur Bramson

The Tarnished Angels
Movie · as Ted Baker

The Tattered Dress
Movie · as Court Clerk

Man on Fire
Movie · as Charles (uncredited)

The Monolith Monsters
Movie · as Weatherman

Man in the Shadow
Movie · as Jim Shaney

The Hired Man
Movie · as Mr. Clay

The Girl in the Kremlin
Movie · as Jacob Stalin

Circle of the Day
Movie · as Reporter

Band of Angels
Movie · as Union Lieutenant (uncredited)

Perry Mason
TV · as Graves, Dr. Bradbury, Len Dykes · 1 ep

Leave It to Beaver
TV · as Mr. Bloomgarden · 1 ep

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Cavalry Corporal · 3 eps

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Johnny Prescott (uncredited), Charlie Kane · 1 ep

Sugarfoot
TV · as Cole · 1 ep

Maverick
TV · 1 ep

Wagon Train
TV · as Miles Van Vander · 1 ep

Friendly Persuasion
Movie · as Young Husband (uncredited)

Written on the Wind
Movie · as Reporter

The Lone Ranger
Movie · as Clive - Secretary (uncredited)

Gunslinger
Movie · as Marshal Scott Hood

Massacre at Sand Creek
Movie · as Defense Attorney

Raw Edge
Movie · as Missionary
Forbidden Area
Movie · as TV Announcer

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 7 eps

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Yarbrough, Tom Baird, John Scott · 1 ep

Top of the World
Movie · as Harding

Smoke Signal
Movie · as Private Livingston

Hell's Horizon
Movie · as Capt. Ben Morgan

Bobby Ware Is Missing
Movie · as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
TV · as Eben Hakes, Alben Peavy, Capt. Grant, Jess, Ezra Thorpe, Jake Spence, Judge Ray Cordelius · 1 ep

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Lt. Gunderson · 1 ep

Matinee Theater
TV · 2 eps

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
TV · as Ted Richards · 12 eps

Shield for Murder
Movie · as Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker

Black Tuesday
Movie · as Collins (uncredited)

Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie · as Reporter

The High and the Mighty
Movie · as Dispatcher

Gog
Movie · as Engle

Them!
Movie · as Ambulance Attendant

The Raid
Movie · as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Tobor the Great
Movie · as Johnston - a Reporter

Down Three Dark Streets
Movie · as Ben

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Movie · as Priest (uncredited)

Lassie
TV · 1 ep

Climax!
TV · as David · 1 ep

The Whistler
TV · 1 ep

Port Sinister
Movie · as Collins

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Movie · as Ted Richards

The Jazz Singer
Movie · as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Sword of Venus
Movie · as Valmont

General Electric Theater
TV · as Red Myers · 1 ep

Letter to Loretta
TV · as Roy Smith · 1 ep

Hoodlum Empire
Movie · as Inquiry Clerk

Rose of Cimarron
Movie · as Gold Bullion Guard

Flat Top
Movie · as Ens. Longfellow

Captive Women
Movie · as Carver, the Mutate traitor

Paula
Movie · as Reporter

Singin' in the Rain
Movie · as Messenger on Screen (uncredited)

Storm Over Tibet
Movie · as Aylen

Death Valley Days
TV · as Ellis Higby, Dave Meiser · 1 ep

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV · 1 ep

The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Union Official · 1 ep

Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Airline Clerk, Johnson · 1 ep

The Man from Planet X
Movie · as Dr. Mears

Bannerline
Movie · as Cass

The People Against O'Hara
Movie · as Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage
Movie · as Union Soldier (uncredited)

M
Movie · as Rorschach Test Subject (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Dr. Janeway · 1 ep

Lonely Heart Bandits
Movie · as Dave Clark

Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Sam Carter, Ferguson, Thompson, Hall · 1 ep

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV · as Pete · 1 ep

Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Reckless Moment
Movie · as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Doctor Jim
Movie · as George Brant



