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).
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0769974
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1332676
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Character:Self
Release Date:13/02/2021
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2014
Green Lantern: First Flight
Character:Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
Release Date:28/07/2009
Sweetzer
Character:Barnaby
Release Date:13/08/2007
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2004
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Character:Martin Lane
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Second Civil War
Character:Secretary of Defense
Release Date:04/12/1997
To Dance with Olivia
Character:Judge Shelton
Release Date:09/03/1997
Harvey
Character:Judge Gaffney
Release Date:19/10/1996
A Century of Science Fiction
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1996
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Character:Judge Boone
Release Date:26/08/1994
Beethoven's 2nd
Character:Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1993
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Character:Judge
Release Date:09/09/1993
Matinee
Character:Dr. Grabow (uncredited)
Release Date:29/01/1993
House Party 2
Character:Dean Kramer
Release Date:23/10/1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:12/05/1991
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
Character:Landrum Bolling
Release Date:13/01/1991
The Incident
Character:Wallace
Release Date:04/03/1990
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
Character:Mr. Pomfritt
Release Date:21/02/1988
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Character:Willem (voice)
Release Date:13/12/1987
Innerspace
Character:Dr. Greenbush
Release Date:01/07/1987
Under the Influence
Character:Cade
Release Date:28/09/1986
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Character:Russ Lawrence
Release Date:01/06/1985
Teachers
Character:Horn
Release Date:05/10/1984
Gremlins
Character:Father Bartlett (uncredited)
Release Date:08/06/1984
Amazons
Character:Congressman Stanford Barstow
Release Date:29/01/1984
Through Naked Eyes
Character:Terry Parrish
Release Date:11/12/1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Character:Father
Release Date:24/06/1983
Grace Kelly
Character:Father Tucker
Release Date:21/02/1983
Hangar 18
Character:Professor Mills
Release Date:01/07/1980
The Jerk
Character:Judge M.A. Loring
Release Date:14/12/1979
Ike
Character:Gen. Mark Clark
Release Date:03/05/1979
Legends of the Super Heroes
Character:Retired Man
Release Date:18/01/1979
Doomsday Chronicles
Character:Host
Release Date:01/01/1979
The Stableboy's Christmas
Character:The Innkeeper
Release Date:01/12/1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man
Character:
Release Date:20/01/1978
Tail Gunner Joe
Character:Gen. Zwicker
Release Date:06/02/1977
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Character:Harry
Release Date:27/09/1976
Tunnel Vision
Character:Francis X. Cody
Release Date:12/03/1976
Promise Him Anything
Character:Silver
Release Date:14/05/1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Character:Prof. Quigley
Release Date:06/02/1975
Death Sentence
Character:Tanner
Release Date:02/10/1974
Remember When
Character:Dick Hodges
Release Date:23/03/1974
Hijack!
Character:Frank Kleiner
Release Date:26/09/1973
Charley Varrick
Character:Bill Horton
Release Date:19/09/1973
Partners in Crime
Character:Oscar
Release Date:24/03/1973
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Character:
Release Date:15/05/1972
Man on a String
Character:William Connaught
Release Date:18/02/1972
Escape
Character:Senator Lewis Harrison
Release Date:06/04/1971
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Character:CIA Director Grauber
Release Date:08/04/1970
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Character:Professor Quigley
Release Date:29/12/1969
Sam Whiskey
Character:Mr. Perkins
Release Date:01/04/1969
Speedway
Character:Abel Esterlake
Release Date:07/06/1968
Will Penny
Character:Dr. Fraker
Release Date:19/12/1967
Hour of the Gun
Character:Judge Herman Spicer
Release Date:01/11/1967
In the Heat of the Night
Character:Mayor Schubert
Release Date:02/08/1967
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
Character:Griff M.
Release Date:15/04/1963
Shotgun Wedding
Character:Preacher Parsons
Release Date:01/01/1963
Lonely are the Brave
Character:Harry
Release Date:24/05/1962
Paradise Alley
Character:Jack Williams
Release Date:02/01/1962
The Gallant Hours
Character:
Release Date:13/06/1960
The Gallant Hours
Character:Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
Release Date:13/06/1960
Pillow Talk
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:07/10/1959
Blue Denim
Character:George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
Release Date:30/07/1959
The Beat Generation
Character:Father Dinelli
Release Date:03/07/1959
Day of the Outlaw
Character:
Release Date:14/05/1959
Some Came Running
Character:Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1958
Torpedo Run
Character:Captain of the Bluefin
Release Date:24/10/1958
Cry Terror!
Character:Henderson, Bank Representative
Release Date:02/05/1958
Man in the Shadow
Character:Jim Shaney
Release Date:12/12/1957
The Monolith Monsters
Character:Weatherman
Release Date:06/12/1957
The Tarnished Angels
Character:Ted Baker
Release Date:21/11/1957
The Hired Man
Character:Mr. Clay
Release Date:10/09/1957
Man on Fire
Character:Charles (uncredited)
Release Date:22/08/1957
Circle of the Day
Character:Reporter
Release Date:30/05/1957
The Girl in the Kremlin
Character:Jacob Stalin
Release Date:11/04/1957
The Tattered Dress
Character:Court Clerk
Release Date:14/03/1957
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Character:Doctor Arthur Bramson
Release Date:22/02/1957
Massacre at Sand Creek
Character:Defense Attorney
Release Date:27/12/1956
Friendly Persuasion
Character:Young Husband (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1956
Written on the Wind
Character:Reporter
Release Date:04/10/1956
Forbidden Area
Character:TV Announcer
Release Date:04/10/1956
Gunslinger
Character:Marshal Scott Hood
Release Date:01/06/1956
Raw Edge
Character:Missionary
Release Date:24/03/1956
The Lone Ranger
Character:Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1956
Hell's Horizon
Character:Capt. Ben Morgan
Release Date:31/12/1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Character:Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1955
Top of the World
Character:Harding
Release Date:01/05/1955
Smoke Signal
Character:Private Livingston
Release Date:01/03/1955
Black Tuesday
Character:Collins (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1954
Down Three Dark Streets
Character:Ben
Release Date:03/09/1954
Tobor the Great
Character:Johnston - a Reporter
Release Date:01/09/1954
Shield for Murder
Character:Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
Release Date:27/08/1954
The Raid
Character:Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:04/08/1954
The High and the Mighty
Character:Dispatcher
Release Date:03/07/1954
Them!
Character:Ambulance Attendant
Release Date:16/06/1954
Gog
Character:Engle
Release Date:04/06/1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Character:Priest (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1954
Riot in Cell Block 11
Character:Reporter
Release Date:18/02/1954
Port Sinister
Character:Collins
Release Date:10/04/1953
Sword of Venus
Character:Valmont
Release Date:20/02/1953
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Character:Ted Richards
Release Date:17/02/1953
The Jazz Singer
Character:Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1953
Flat Top
Character:Ens. Longfellow
Release Date:26/10/1952
Captive Women
Character:Carver, the Mutate traitor
Release Date:10/10/1952
Storm Over Tibet
Character:Aylen
Release Date:01/07/1952
Paula
Character:Reporter
Release Date:15/05/1952
Hoodlum Empire
Character:Inquiry Clerk
Release Date:15/04/1952
Singin' in the Rain
Character:Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1952
Rose of Cimarron
Character:Gold Bullion Guard
Release Date:28/01/1952
Bannerline
Character:Cass
Release Date:12/10/1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Character:Union Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:27/09/1951
The People Against O'Hara
Character:Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1951
The Man from Planet X
Character:Dr. Mears
Release Date:27/04/1951
Lonely Heart Bandits
Character:Dave Clark
Release Date:29/08/1950
The Reckless Moment
Character:Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1949
Mighty Joe Young
Character:Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1949
Doctor Jim
Character:George Brant
Release Date:01/01/1947
Television Appearances
Bag of Bones
Character:Max Devore
The Deep End
Character:Hal Douglas
True Blood
Character:Maire Norris
True Blood
Character:Mayor Norris
My Name Is Earl
Character:Dr. Rudin
Close to Home
Character:Harold Jensen
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Brady
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Character:David
Medium
Character:J. Donald Kessinger
Desperate Housewives
Character:Ken
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character:Professor Pomfrit (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character:Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice)
The Zeta Project
Character:
Son of the Beach
Character:
Family Law
Character:Manager
Harvey
Character:Judge Gaffney
The Angry Beavers
Character:
Pacific Blue
Character:Walter
ER
Character:Mitchell Jennings
Rebel Highway
Character:Judge Boon
The Good Life
Character:Judge Milligan
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Al
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Varani
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Nilz Baris
Melrose Place
Character:Dr. Curtis
The Torkelsons
Character:Wesley "Boarder" Hodges
Dinosaurs
Character:Wesayso Scientist (voice)
Dream On
Character:Judith's Father
Cross of Fire
Character:Reverend
Quantum Leap
Character:Judge Eugene Haller
Coach
Character:Bert Wilkins
Murphy Brown
Character:Ken Hamilton
War and Remembrance
Character:Harry Hopkins
A Year in the Life
Character:Larry
The New Gidget
Character:Russ Lawrence
Matlock
Character:Judge Elliot Franklin
North and South
Character:Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Twilight Zone
Character:(segment "Shadow Play")
Highway to Heaven
Character:
The Duck Factory
Character:Skip's Father
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:
St. Elsewhere
Character:Olan Standley
Matt Houston
Character:
Hotel
Character:
Simon & Simon
Character:
Magnum, P.I.
Character:Bob
Blind Ambition
Character:Herbert Kalmbach
Ike
Character:Gen. Mark Clark
Legends of the Superheroes
Character:Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone
Little Women
Character:Jonathan March
Grandpa Goes to Washington
Character:
Lou Grant
Character:Larry Hill
Lou Grant
Character:Mark Worth
CHiPs
Character:Rev. Warmer
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Character:Carson Drew
The Nancy Walker Show
Character:Teddy Futterman
All's Fair
Character:
The Bionic Woman
Character:
Ellery Queen
Character:
Switch
Character:Wayne Buford
Little House on the Prairie
Character:Snell
The Manhunter
Character:
Little House on the Prairie
Character:Dean Russell Harmon
The Six Million Dollar Man
Character:Lorin Sandusky
Police Story
Character:
Kung Fu
Character:Willis Roper
Delphi Bureau
Character:Maury Stapleton
The Waltons
Character:
Banacek
Character:Leo Osburn
Funny Face
Character:
The Man and the City
Character:
The Partridge Family
Character:Red Woodloe
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Character:Brian Cullen
The Debbie Reynolds Show
Character:
Room 222
Character:
Here Come the Brides
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:
Land of the Giants
Character:Dr. Arno
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Defense Counsel Herbert
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Craig Wilkie
Judd for the Defense
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Lawyer
Ironside
Character:
CBS Playhouse
Character:
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Dr. Harrison Selby
The Rat Patrol
Character:Dr. Schneidermann
Star Trek
Character:Nilz Baris
That Girl
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Paul Ganz
The F.B.I.
Character:Ed Crawford
Get Smart
Character:
The Wild Wild West
Character:Rufus Kraus
The Wild Wild West
Character:Silas Grigsby
The Wild Wild West
Character:Frank Harper
Bewitched
Character:
The Patty Duke Show
Character:Martin Lane
Combat!
Character:Maj. Fisher
The Lucy Show
Character:Mr. Cresant
Stoney Burke
Character:
Ensign O'Toole
Character:Douglas Harper
The Virginian
Character:Harry Foley
Sam Benedict
Character:Neil Carlson
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Character:The Ballad Singer
The New Breed
Character:Gilbert Condon
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Mr. Kirk
Hazel
Character:Kemper
Dr. Kildare
Character:Inspector
Dr. Kildare
Character:Tom Scola
87th Precinct
Character:
Gunslinger
Character:Lieutenant Gilmore
Surfside 6
Character:Marty Kemp
Stagecoach West
Character:Aeneas Longbridge
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Sam Becker
Thriller
Character:Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')
Coronado 9
Character:
The Untouchables
Character:Edward Garth
Philip Marlowe
Character:
The Rebel
Character:Charles Ashbaugh
The Twilight Zone
Character:Policeman
Johnny Ringo
Character:Mr. Ferris
Johnny Ringo
Character:Bogan
Wichita Town
Character:
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:Prof. Leander Pomfritt
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:Mr. Leander Pomfritt
Lock-Up
Character:
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Lt. Barnes
One Step Beyond
Character:Doctor Sanders
One Step Beyond
Character:Lenny
Black Saddle
Character:Chet Mallet
Rawhide
Character:The Salesman
Rawhide
Character:Lt. Hill
Rawhide
Character:Lieutenant Carter
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Steve Alexander
Bat Masterson
Character:Dr. Harold Dunsmore
Bat Masterson
Character:George Winston
Lawman
Character:
The Rifleman
Character:
The Rifleman
Character:Joe Lovering
The Texan
Character:
Peter Gunn
Character:
Steve Canyon
Character:Major Karl Richmond
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Hotel Clerk
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:James Hendricks
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Craig the Bartender
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Link Damon
Sea Hunt
Character:
Leave It to Beaver
Character:Mr. Bloomgarden
Maverick
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Graves
Perry Mason
Character:Dr. Bradbury
Perry Mason
Character:Len Dykes
Wagon Train
Character:Miles Van Vander
Sugarfoot
Character:Cole
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Cavalry Corporal
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Johnny Prescott (uncredited)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Charlie Kane
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Yarbrough
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Tom Baird
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:John Scott
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Tom
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
Matinee Theater
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Lt. Gunderson
Gunsmoke
Character:Eben Hakes
Gunsmoke
Character:Alben Peavy
Gunsmoke
Character:Capt. Grant
Gunsmoke
Character:Jess
Gunsmoke
Character:Ezra Thorpe
Gunsmoke
Character:Jake Spence
Gunsmoke
Character:Judge Ray Cordelius
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Character:Ted Richards
Climax!
Character:David
Lassie
Character:
The Whistler
Character:
Letter to Loretta
Character:Roy Smith
General Electric Theater
Character:Red Myers
Mr. & Mrs. North
Character:
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Union Official
Death Valley Days
Character:Ellis Higby
Death Valley Days
Character:Dave Meiser
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Airline Clerk
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Johnson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Dr. Janeway
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Pete
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Sam Carter
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Ferguson
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Thompson
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Hall
Images
