William Schallert
Acting
Born: July 6, 1922 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: May 8, 2016 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Gremlins
1984
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Singin' in the Rain
1952
Desperate Housewives
2004
True Blood
2008
Star Trek
1966
Innerspace
1987
In the Heat of the Night
1967
My Name Is Earl
2005
Dinosaurs
1991
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
The Twilight Zone
1959
Photos (4)
Movies (114)
Gremlins
Father Bartlett (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Father
Green Lantern: First Flight
Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
Innerspace
Dr. Greenbush
In the Heat of the Night
Mayor Schubert
Ike
Gen. Mark Clark
Beethoven's 2nd
Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty
Dispatcher
Them!
Ambulance Attendant
Colossus: The Forbin Project
CIA Director Grauber
Pillow Talk
Hotel Clerk
Mighty Joe Young
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Doctor Arthur Bramson
Will Penny
Dr. Fraker
Cry Terror!
Henderson, Bank Representative
The Jerk
Judge M.A. Loring
House Party 2
Dean Kramer
Charley Varrick
Bill Horton
Matinee
Dr. Grabow (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Professor Quigley
Some Came Running
Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
Young Husband (uncredited)
Written on the Wind
Reporter
The Gallant Hours
1960
The Gallant Hours
Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
The Strongest Man in the World
Prof. Quigley
Lonely are the Brave
Harry
The Lone Ranger
Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
Hour of the Gun
Judge Herman Spicer
Sam Whiskey
Mr. Perkins
The Tarnished Angels
Ted Baker
Day of the Outlaw
1959
The Incident
Wallace
Tail Gunner Joe
Gen. Zwicker
The People Against O'Hara
Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
Torpedo Run
Captain of the Bluefin
Recount
Justice John Paul Stevens
The Red Badge of Courage
Union Soldier (uncredited)
The Second Civil War
Secretary of Defense
Riot in Cell Block 11
Reporter
The Monolith Monsters
Weatherman
Shotgun Wedding
Preacher Parsons
Bannerline
Cass
Teachers
Horn
The Raid
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Speedway
Abel Esterlake
Black Tuesday
Collins (uncredited)
Escape
Senator Lewis Harrison
Man in the Shadow
Jim Shaney
Raw Edge
Missionary
The Jazz Singer
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Archie
Fred Andrews
Through Naked Eyes
Terry Parrish
Paula
Reporter
The Reckless Moment
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Remember When
Dick Hodges
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Narrator (voice)
Top of the World
Harding
Legends of the Super Heroes
Retired Man
Hangar 18
Professor Mills
The Man from Planet X
Dr. Mears
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Ted Richards
Gunslinger
Marshal Scott Hood
Smoke Signal
Private Livingston
Doomsday Chronicles
Host
Down Three Dark Streets
Ben
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Willem (voice)
Death Sentence
Tanner
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Sheriff
Grace Kelly
Father Tucker
Tunnel Vision
Francis X. Cody
The Tattered Dress
Court Clerk
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Judge Boone
Shield for Murder
Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
The Girl in the Kremlin
Jacob Stalin
Under the Influence
Cade
Hoodlum Empire
Inquiry Clerk
Tobor the Great
Johnston - a Reporter
The Beat Generation
Father Dinelli
Flat Top
Ens. Longfellow
Man on Fire
Charles (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
Gold Bullion Guard
Gog
Engle
To Dance with Olivia
Judge Shelton
Amazons
Congressman Stanford Barstow
Port Sinister
Collins
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Harry
Massacre at Sand Creek
Defense Attorney
Man on a String
William Connaught
Blue Denim
George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
Harvey
Judge Gaffney
The Hired Man
Mr. Clay
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
Griff M.
Hell's Horizon
Capt. Ben Morgan
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Martin Lane
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
Mr. Pomfritt
Partners in Crime
Oscar
Lonely Heart Bandits
Dave Clark
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Judge
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Russ Lawrence
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
Circle of the Day
Reporter
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
Landrum Bolling
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Judge
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Priest (uncredited)
Captive Women
Carver, the Mutate traitor
Sword of Venus
Valmont
Hijack!
Frank Kleiner
Promise Him Anything
Silver
Storm Over Tibet
Aylen
Paradise Alley
Jack Williams
The Stableboy's Christmas
The Innkeeper
TV Shows (188)
Desperate Housewives
Ken · 2 eps
Perry Mason
Graves · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Dr. Bradbury · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Len Dykes · 1 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Brady · 1 eps
Lassie
1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Sam Becker · 1 eps
Star Trek
Nilz Baris · 1 eps
Melrose Place
Dr. Curtis · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Varani · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Nilz Baris · 1 eps
Ironside
2 eps
ER
Mitchell Jennings · 1 eps
Coach
Bert Wilkins · 2 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Defense Counsel Herbert · 2 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Craig Wilkie · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Judge Eugene Haller · 1 eps
Medium
J. Donald Kessinger · 1 eps
The Rifleman
1 eps
The Rifleman
Joe Lovering · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Fogarty · 1 eps
True Blood
Maire Norris · 2 eps
True Blood
Mayor Norris · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Bob · 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr. Kirk · 1 eps
Bewitched
Dr. Anton · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
1 eps
Murphy Brown
Ken Hamilton · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Snell · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Dean Russell Harmon · 1 eps
The Lucy Show
Mr. Cresant · 2 eps
Wagon Train
Miles Van Vander · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
The Virginian
Harry Foley · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Rufus Kraus · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Silas Grigsby · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Frank Harper · 2 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Al · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Olan Standley · 2 eps
The Twilight Zone
Policeman · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
3 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Cavalry Corporal · 1 eps
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
David · 1 eps
The Waltons
4 eps
Get Smart
Admiral Hargrade · 4 eps
Get Smart
Earl Kibbee · 1 eps
Maverick
1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Lorin Sandusky · 1 eps
Matlock
Judge Elliot Franklin · 1 eps
My Name Is Earl
Dr. Rudin · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Inspector · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Tom Scola · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Harrison Selby · 1 eps
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Pete · 1 eps
Hotel
1 eps
The Partridge Family
Red Woodloe · 1 eps
Climax!
David · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Edward Garth · 1 eps
Combat!
Maj. Fisher · 1 eps
Dinosaurs
Wesayso Scientist (voice) · 1 eps
Rawhide
The Salesman · 1 eps
Rawhide
Lt. Hill · 1 eps
Rawhide
Lieutenant Carter · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Airline Clerk · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Johnson · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
2 eps
Barnaby Jones
Mr. Freels · 1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
Mr. Bloomgarden · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shadow Play") · 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
2 eps
Lawman
1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Brian Cullen · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Paul Ganz · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Ed Crawford · 1 eps
Thriller
Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead') · 1 eps
Room 222
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Eben Hakes · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Alben Peavy · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Capt. Grant · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jess · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ezra Thorpe · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jake Spence · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Judge Ray Cordelius · 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
Lou Grant
Larry Hill · 1 eps
Lou Grant
Mark Worth · 1 eps
Family Law
Manager · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lt. Gunderson · 1 eps
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Professor Pomfrit (voice) · 1 eps
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice) · 1 eps
One Step Beyond
Doctor Sanders · 1 eps
One Step Beyond
Lenny · 1 eps
Land of the Giants
Dr. Arno · 1 eps
Surfside 6
Marty Kemp · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Dr. Harold Dunsmore · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
George Winston · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Yarbrough · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tom Baird · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
John Scott · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tom · 1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
North and South
Gen. Robert E. Lee · 2 eps
Pacific Blue
Walter · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Hotel Clerk · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
James Hendricks · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Craig the Bartender · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Link Damon · 1 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
Close to Home
Harold Jensen · 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Johnny Prescott (uncredited) · 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Charlie Kane · 1 eps
Here Come the Brides
1 eps
That Girl
1 eps
The Rebel
Charles Ashbaugh · 1 eps
The Angry Beavers
1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
16 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Prof. Leander Pomfritt · 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Mr. Leander Pomfritt · 3 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Steve Alexander · 1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Carson Drew · 11 eps
Hazel
Kemper · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Dream On
Judith's Father · 4 eps
Switch
Wayne Buford · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Union Official · 1 eps
The Texan
1 eps
Sea Hunt
1 eps
Sugarfoot
Cole · 1 eps
The Patty Duke Show
Martin Lane · 104 eps
The Zeta Project
1 eps
Ellery Queen
1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Lawyer · 1 eps
Stoney Burke
1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Lt. Barnes · 1 eps
War and Remembrance
Harry Hopkins · 12 eps
Lock-Up
1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
7 eps
Black Saddle
Chet Mallet · 1 eps
CHiPs
Rev. Warmer · 1 eps
Son of the Beach
1 eps
Sam Benedict
Neil Carlson · 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Mr. Ferris · 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Bogan · 1 eps
Banacek
Leo Osburn · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
Aeneas Longbridge · 1 eps
The Rat Patrol
Dr. Schneidermann · 1 eps
Rebel Highway
Judge Patrick Eugene Boone · 1 eps
87th Precinct
1 eps
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Ballad Singer · 1 eps
The Torkelsons
Wesley "Boarder" Hodges · 20 eps
The New Breed
Gilbert Condon · 1 eps
The Manhunter
1 eps
Steve Canyon
Major Karl Richmond · 1 eps
A Year in the Life
Larry · 1 eps
Ensign O'Toole
Douglas Harper · 1 eps
Bag of Bones
Max Devore · 2 eps
The Deep End
Hal Douglas · 1 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1 eps
Gunslinger
Lieutenant Gilmore · 1 eps
The Whistler
1 eps
Death Valley Days
Ellis Higby · 1 eps
Death Valley Days
Dave Meiser · 1 eps
Wichita Town
1 eps
Philip Marlowe
4 eps
Coronado 9
Alfred Bates · 1 eps
Ike
Gen. Mark Clark · 3 eps
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1 eps
The New Gidget
Russ Lawrence · 44 eps
General Electric Theater
Red Myers · 1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Roy Smith · 1 eps
Fish Police
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
The Duck Factory
Skip's Father · 1 eps
The Nancy Walker Show
Teddy Futterman · 1 eps
All's Fair
1 eps
The Good Life
Judge Milligan · 1 eps
Delphi Bureau
Maury Stapleton · 1 eps
Cross of Fire
Reverend · 2 eps
Blind Ambition
Herbert Kalmbach · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Janeway · 1 eps
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Ted Richards · 12 eps
Funny Face
1 eps
Legends of the Superheroes
Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone · 2 eps
Little Women
Jonathan March · 2 eps
Kung Fu
Willis Roper · 1 eps
