William Schallert
William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016, Height 6 feet 1 inch [1.85 meters]) 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.
Known For
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- 2021 · Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self
- 2014 · Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins as Self
- 2011 · Bag of Bones as Max Devore
- 2010 · The Deep End as
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
- 2008 · True Blood as Maire Norris
- 2008 · True Blood as Mayor Norris
- 2007 · Sweetzer as Barnaby
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Dr. Rudin
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Brady
- 2005 · The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as David
- 2005 · Medium as J. Donald Kessinger
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Ken
- 2004 · Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen as Self
- 2002 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Professor Pomfrit (voice)
- 2002 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice)
- 2001 · The Zeta Project as
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as
- 1999 · Family Law as Manager
- 1999 · Harvey as Judge Gaffney
- 1999 · The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights as Martin Lane
- 1997 · The Second Civil War as Secretary of Defense
- 1997 · The Angry Beavers as
- 1997 · To Dance with Olivia as Judge Shelton
- 1996 · Harvey as Judge Gaffney
- 1996 · Pacific Blue as Walter
- 1996 · A Century of Science Fiction as Self
- 1994 · ER as Mitchell Jennings
- 1994 · Shake, Rattle and Rock! as Judge Boone
- 1994 · Rebel Highway as Judge Boon
- 1994 · The Good Life as Judge Milligan
- 1993 · Beethoven's 2nd as Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Al
- 1993 · Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's as Judge
- 1993 · Matinee as Dr. Grabow, DDS
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Varani
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Dr. Curtis
- 1991 · House Party 2 as Dean Kramer
- 1991 · The Torkelsons as Wesley "Boarder" Hodges
- 1991 · Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love as Sheriff
- 1991 · Dinosaurs as Wesayso Scientist (voice)
- 1991 · Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story as Landrum Bolling
- 1990 · Dream On as Judith's Father
- 1990 · The Incident as Wallace
- 1989 · Cross of Fire as Reverend
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Judge Eugene Haller
- 1989 · Coach as Bert Wilkins
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Ken Hamilton
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Harry Hopkins
- 1988 · Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis as Mr. Pomfritt
- 1987 · The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy as Willem (voice)
- 1987 · A Year in the Life as Larry
- 1987 · Innerspace as Dr. Greenbush
- 1986 · Under the Influence as Cade
- 1986 · The New Gidget as Russ Lawrence
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1985 · North and South as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1985 · Gidget's Summer Reunion as Russ Lawrence
- 1984 · Teachers as Horn
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1984 · Gremlins as Father Bartlett (uncredited)
- 1984 · Amazons as Congressman Stanford Barstow
- 1983 · Through Naked Eyes as Terry Parrish
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Twilight Zone: The Movie as Father
- 1983 · Grace Kelly as Father Tucker
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · Matt Houston as
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1980 · Hangar 18 as Professor Mills
- 1979 · The Jerk as Judge M.A. Loring
- 1979 · Blind Ambition as Herbert Kalmbach
- 1979 · Ike as Gen. Mark Clark
- 1979 · Legends of the Superheroes as Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone
- 1979 · Legends of the Super Heroes as Retired Man
- 1979 · Doomsday Chronicles as Host
- 1978 · The Stableboy's Christmas as The Innkeeper
- 1978 · Little Women as Jonathan March
- 1978 · Grandpa Goes to Washington as
- 1978 · Confessions of the D.A. Man as
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Larry Hill
- 1977 · CHiPs as Rev. Warmer
- 1977 · Tail Gunner Joe as Gen. Zwicker
- 1977 · The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Carson Drew
- 1976 · The Nancy Walker Show as Teddy Futterman
- 1976 · Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway as Harry
- 1976 · All's Fair as
- 1976 · Tunnel Vision as Francis X. Cody
- 1976 · The Bionic Woman as
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1975 · Switch as Wayne Buford
- 1975 · Promise Him Anything as Silver
- 1975 · The Strongest Man in the World as Prof. Quigley
- 1974 · Death Sentence as Tanner
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1974 · The Manhunter as
- 1974 · Remember When as Dick Hodges
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Lorin Sandusky
- 1973 · Hijack! as Frank Kleiner
- 1973 · Charley Varrick as Bill Horton
- 1973 · Partners in Crime as Oscar
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Willis Roper
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · Banacek as Leo Osburn
- 1972 · Man On A String as William Connaught
- 1971 · Funny Face as
- 1971 · The Man and the City as
- 1971 · Escape as Senator Lewis Harrison
- 1970 · Colossus: The Forbin Project as CIA Director Grauber
- 1969 · The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Professor Quigley
- 1969 · Marcus Welby, M.D. as Brian Cullen
- 1969 · The Debbie Reynolds Show as
- 1969 · Room 222 as
- 1969 · Sam Whiskey as Mr. Perkins
- 1968 · Here Come the Brides as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1968 · Land of the Giants as Dr. Arno
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Defense Counsel Herbert
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Craig Wilkie
- 1968 · Speedway as Abel Esterlake
- 1967 · Will Penny as Dr. Fraker
- 1967 · Hour of the Gun as Judge Herman Spicer
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1967 · The Guns of Will Sonnett as Lawyer
- 1967 · In the Heat of the Night as Mayor Schubert
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Dr. Harrison Selby
- 1966 · Pistols 'n' Petticoats as
- 1966 · The Rat Patrol as Dr. Schneidermann
- 1966 · Star Trek as Nilz Baris
- 1966 · That Girl as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Paul Ganz
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ed Crawford
- 1965 · Get Smart as
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Rufus Kraus
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Silas Grigsby
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Frank Harper
- 1964 · Bewitched as
- 1963 · The Patty Duke Show as Martin Lane
- 1963 · Philbert (Three's a Crowd) as Griff M.
- 1963 · Shotgun Wedding as Preacher Parsons
- 1962 · Combat! as Maj. Fisher
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Mr. Cresant
- 1962 · Stoney Burke as
- 1962 · Ensign O'Toole as Douglas Harper
- 1962 · The Virginian as Harry Foley
- 1962 · Sam Benedict as
- 1962 · The Lloyd Bridges Show as The Ballad Singer
- 1962 · Lonely are the Brave as Harry
- 1962 · Paradise Alley as Jack Williams
- 1961 · The Dick Van Dyke Show as Mr. Kirk
- 1961 · The New Breed as Gilbert Condon
- 1961 · Hazel as Kemper
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Inspector
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Tom Scola
- 1961 · 87th Precinct as
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as Marty Kemp
- 1960 · Stagecoach West as Aeneas Longbridge
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Sam Becker
- 1960 · Thriller as Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')
- 1960 · Coronado 9 as
- 1960 · The Gallant Hours as
- 1960 · The Gallant Hours as Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
- 1959 · Pillow Talk as Hotel Clerk
- 1959 · Philip Marlowe as
- 1959 · The Rebel as Charles Ashbaugh
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Policeman
- 1959 · Johnny Ringo as Mr. Ferris
- 1959 · Johnny Ringo as Bogan
- 1959 · Wichita Town as
- 1959 · The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as
- 1959 · The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Prof. Leander Pomfritt
- 1959 · The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Mr. Leander Pomfritt
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Lt. Barnes
- 1959 · Blue Denim as George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Beat Generation as Father Dinelli
- 1959 · Day of the Outlaw as
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Doctor Sanders
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Lenny
- 1959 · Black Saddle as Chet Mallet
- 1959 · Rawhide as The Salesman
- 1959 · Rawhide as Lt. Hill
- 1959 · Rawhide as Lieutenant Carter
- 1958 · Some Came Running as Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
- 1958 · Torpedo Run as Captain of the Bluefin
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Steve Alexander
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Dr. Harold Dunsmore
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as George Winston
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1958 · Steve Canyon as Major Karl Richmond
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Hotel Clerk
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as James Hendricks
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Craig the Bartender
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Link Damon
- 1958 · Cry Terror! as Henderson, Bank Representative
- 1958 · Sea Hunt as
- 1957 · Man in the Shadow as Jim Shaney
- 1957 · The Monolith Monsters as Weatherman
- 1957 · The Tarnished Angels as Ted Baker
- 1957 · Leave It to Beaver as Mr. Bloomgarden
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Graves
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Dr. Bradbury
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Len Dykes
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Cole
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · The Hired Man as Mr. Clay
- 1957 · Man on Fire as Charles (uncredited)
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Johnny Prescott (uncredited)
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Charlie Kane
- 1957 · The Girl in the Kremlin as Jacob Stalin
- 1957 · The Tattered Dress as Court Clerk
- 1957 · The Incredible Shrinking Man as Doctor Arthur Bramson
- 1956 · Massacre at Sand Creek as Defense Attorney
- 1956 · Friendly Persuasion as Young Husband (uncredited)
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Yarbrough
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Tom Baird
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as John Scott
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Tom
- 1956 · Written on the Wind as Reporter
- 1956 · The Adventures of Jim Bowie as
- 1956 · Gunslinger as Marshal Scott Hood
- 1956 · Raw Edge as Missionary
- 1956 · The Lone Ranger as Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
- 1955 · Hell's Horizon as Capt. Ben Morgan
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Bobby Ware Is Missing as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lt. Gunderson
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Eben Hakes
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Alben Peavy
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Capt. Grant
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Jess
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Ezra Thorpe
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Jake Spence
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Judge Ray Cordelius
- 1955 · Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe as Ted Richards
- 1955 · Top of the World as Harding
- 1955 · Smoke Signal as Private Livingston
- 1954 · Black Tuesday as Collins (uncredited)
- 1954 · Climax! as David
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · Down Three Dark Streets as Ben
- 1954 · Tobor the Great as Johnston - a Reporter
- 1954 · Shield for Murder as Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
- 1954 · The Raid as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1954 · The High and the Mighty as Dispatcher
- 1954 · Them! as Ambulance Attendant
- 1954 · Gog as Engle
- 1954 · Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl as Priest (uncredited)
- 1954 · Riot in Cell Block 11 as Reporter
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Roy Smith
- 1953 · Port Sinister as Collins
- 1953 · Sword of Venus as Valmont
- 1953 · Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe as Ted Richards
- 1953 · The Jazz Singer as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Red Myers
- 1952 · Flat Top as Ens. Longfellow
- 1952 · Captive Women as Carver, the Mutate traitor
- 1952 · Mr. & Mrs. North as
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Union Official
- 1952 · Death Valley Days as Ellis Higby
- 1952 · Death Valley Days as Dave Meiser
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Airline Clerk
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Johnson
- 1952 · Storm Over Tibet as Aylen
- 1952 · Paula as Reporter
- 1952 · Hoodlum Empire as Inquiry Clerk
- 1952 · Singin' in the Rain as Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
- 1952 · Rose of Cimarron as Gold Bullion Guard
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Janeway
- 1951 · Bannerline as Cass
- 1951 · The Red Badge of Courage as Union Soldier (uncredited)
- 1951 · The People Against O'Hara as Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Man from Planet X as Dr. Mears
- 1950 · The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Pete
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Sam Carter
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Thompson
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Ferguson
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Hall
- 1950 · Lonely Heart Bandits as Dave Clark
- 1949 · The Reckless Moment as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1949 · Mighty Joe Young as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1947 · Doctor Jim as George Brant