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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 6, 1922
Died
May 8, 2016
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Also Known As
- ویلیام شالرت
William Schallert
1.3 Popularity
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
4.7
Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
6.0
Self
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014
5.9
Max Devore
Bag of Bones
2011
6.0
Hal Douglas
The Deep End
2010
7.0
Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009
7.6
Maire Norris
True Blood
2008
7.6
Mayor Norris
True Blood
2008
🎬
0.0
Barnaby
Sweetzer
2007
7.7
Dr. Rudin
My Name Is Earl
2005
5.9
Harold Jensen
Close to Home
2005
Credits
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2021
4.7
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
as Self
2014
6.0
Bag of Bones
as Max Devore
2011
5.9
The Deep End
as Hal Douglas
2010
6.0
Green Lantern: First Flight
as Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
2009
7.0
True Blood
as Maire Norris
2008
7.6
True Blood
as Mayor Norris
2008
7.6
🎬
Sweetzer
as Barnaby
2007
0.0
My Name Is Earl
as Dr. Rudin
2005
7.7
Close to Home
as Harold Jensen
2005
5.9
How I Met Your Mother
as Brady
2005
8.1
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as David
2005
7.6
Medium
as J. Donald Kessinger
2005
7.5
Desperate Housewives
as Ken
2004
7.9
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
as Self
2004
6.0
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Professor Pomfrit (voice)
2002
7.9
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice)
2002
7.9
The Zeta Project
2001
7.5
Son of the Beach
2000
6.5
Family Law
as Manager
1999
8.2
🎬
Harvey
as Judge Gaffney
1999
0.0
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
as Martin Lane
1999
0.0
The Second Civil War
as Secretary of Defense
1997
6.0
The Angry Beavers
1997
6.9
To Dance with Olivia
as Judge Shelton
1997
0.0
Harvey
as Judge Gaffney
1996
4.2
Pacific Blue
as Walter
1996
5.3
A Century of Science Fiction
as Self
1996
6.9
ER
as Mitchell Jennings
1994
7.8
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Judge Boone
1994
5.8
Rebel Highway
as Judge Boon
1994
7.5
The Good Life
as Judge Milligan
1994
0.0
Beethoven's 2nd
as Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
1993
5.6
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Al
1993
6.9
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
as Judge
1993
0.0
Matinee
as Dr. Grabow (uncredited)
1993
6.6
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Varani
1993
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Nilz Baris
1993
7.9
Melrose Place
as Dr. Curtis
1992
5.9
House Party 2
as Dean Kramer
1991
5.3
The Torkelsons
as Wesley "Boarder" Hodges
1991
7.8
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Sheriff
1991
4.5
Dinosaurs
as Wesayso Scientist (voice)
1991
7.8
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
as Landrum Bolling
1991
0.0
Dream On
as Judith's Father
1990
6.9
The Incident
as Wallace
1990
6.1
Cross of Fire
as Reverend
1989
6.5
Quantum Leap
as Judge Eugene Haller
1989
8.0
Coach
as Bert Wilkins
1989
6.7
Murphy Brown
as Ken Hamilton
1988
6.4
War and Remembrance
as Harry Hopkins
1988
7.8
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
as Mr. Pomfritt
1988
0.0
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
as Willem (voice)
1987
6.6
A Year in the Life
as Larry
1987
6.8
Innerspace
as Dr. Greenbush
1987
6.8
Under the Influence
as Cade
1986
5.3
The New Gidget
as Russ Lawrence
1986
5.0
Matlock
as Judge Elliot Franklin
1986
7.1
North and South
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
1985
7.4
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Shadow Play")
1985
7.8
Gidget's Summer Reunion
as Russ Lawrence
1985
6.0
Teachers
as Horn
1984
5.6
Highway to Heaven
1984
7.4
Gremlins
as Father Bartlett (uncredited)
1984
7.1
The Duck Factory
as Skip's Father
1984
6.0
Amazons
as Congressman Stanford Barstow
1984
3.0
Through Naked Eyes
as Terry Parrish
1983
4.1
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.4
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Father
1983
6.5
Grace Kelly
as Father Tucker
1983
6.2
St. Elsewhere
as Olan Standley
1982
5.6
Matt Houston
1982
6.2
Hotel
1982
6.8
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
Magnum, P.I.
as Bob
1980
7.3
Hangar 18
as Professor Mills
1980
5.1
The Jerk
as Judge M.A. Loring
1979
6.9
Blind Ambition
as Herbert Kalmbach
1979
5.0
Ike
as Gen. Mark Clark
1979
6.2
Ike
as Gen. Mark Clark
1979
6.5
Legends of the Super Heroes
as Retired Man
1979
4.1
Legends of the Superheroes
as Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone
1979
3.3
Doomsday Chronicles
as Host
1979
0.0
The Stableboy's Christmas
as The Innkeeper
1978
0.0
Little Women
as Jonathan March
1978
5.2
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
5.0
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
0.0
Lou Grant
as Larry Hill
1977
7.3
Lou Grant
as Mark Worth
1977
7.3
CHiPs
as Rev. Warmer
1977
6.8
Tail Gunner Joe
as Gen. Zwicker
1977
6.0
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Carson Drew
1977
7.1
The Nancy Walker Show
as Teddy Futterman
1976
5.0
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
as Harry
1976
4.9
All's Fair
1976
7.0
Tunnel Vision
as Francis X. Cody
1976
4.5
The Bionic Woman
1976
6.9
Ellery Queen
1975
7.4
Switch
as Wayne Buford
1975
6.7
Promise Him Anything
as Silver
1975
0.0
The Strongest Man in the World
as Prof. Quigley
1975
6.1
Death Sentence
as Tanner
1974
5.3
Little House on the Prairie
as Snell
1974
7.9
Little House on the Prairie
as Dean Russell Harmon
1974
7.9
The Manhunter
1974
5.0
Remember When
as Dick Hodges
1974
0.0
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Lorin Sandusky
1974
7.3
Hijack!
as Frank Kleiner
1973
6.6
Charley Varrick
as Bill Horton
1973
7.3
Partners in Crime
as Oscar
1973
2.0
Police Story
1973
6.9
Kung Fu
as Willis Roper
1972
7.7
Delphi Bureau
as Maury Stapleton
1972
0.0
The Waltons
1972
7.2
Banacek
as Leo Osburn
1972
8.6
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972
0.0
Man on a String
as William Connaught
1972
7.0
Funny Face
1971
5.0
🎬
The Man and the City
1971
5.0
Escape
as Senator Lewis Harrison
1971
4.8
The Partridge Family
as Red Woodloe
1970
6.8
Colossus: The Forbin Project
as CIA Director Grauber
1970
6.9
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Professor Quigley
1969
6.0
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Brian Cullen
1969
6.5
🎬
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
8.0
Room 222
1969
6.0
Sam Whiskey
as Mr. Perkins
1969
5.6
Here Come the Brides
1968
6.3
The Mod Squad
1968
6.2
Land of the Giants
as Dr. Arno
1968
6.7
Hawaii Five-O
as Defense Counsel Herbert
1968
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Craig Wilkie
1968
7.1
Speedway
as Abel Esterlake
1968
5.8
Will Penny
as Dr. Fraker
1967
6.6
Hour of the Gun
as Judge Herman Spicer
1967
6.5
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Lawyer
1967
6.2
Judd for the Defense
1967
7.5
In the Heat of the Night
as Mayor Schubert
1967
7.7
Ironside
1967
6.8
🎬
CBS Playhouse
1966
7.0
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Harrison Selby
1966
7.6
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
7.5
The Rat Patrol
as Dr. Schneidermann
1966
7.2
Star Trek
as Nilz Baris
1966
8.0
That Girl
1966
6.1
The F.B.I.
as Paul Ganz
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Ed Crawford
1965
5.4
Get Smart
1965
7.9
The Wild Wild West
as Rufus Kraus
1965
7.6
The Wild Wild West
as Silas Grigsby
1965
7.6
The Wild Wild West
as Frank Harper
1965
7.6
Bewitched
1964
7.9
The Patty Duke Show
as Martin Lane
1963
5.6
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
as Griff M.
1963
3.3
Shotgun Wedding
as Preacher Parsons
1963
4.5
Combat!
as Maj. Fisher
1962
7.7
The Lucy Show
as Mr. Cresant
1962
7.0
Stoney Burke
1962
5.7
Ensign O'Toole
as Douglas Harper
1962
6.5
The Virginian
as Harry Foley
1962
6.4
Sam Benedict
as Neil Carlson
1962
6.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as The Ballad Singer
1962
5.0
Lonely are the Brave
as Harry
1962
7.4
Paradise Alley
as Jack Williams
1962
6.0
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Kirk
1961
7.5
The New Breed
as Gilbert Condon
1961
7.0
Hazel
as Kemper
1961
6.8
Dr. Kildare
as Inspector
1961
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Tom Scola
1961
5.5
87th Precinct
1961
7.5
Gunslinger
as Lieutenant Gilmore
1961
6.0
Surfside 6
as Marty Kemp
1960
5.0
Stagecoach West
as Aeneas Longbridge
1960
6.0
The Andy Griffith Show
as Sam Becker
1960
7.6
Thriller
as Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')
1960
6.6
Coronado 9
1960
6.0
The Gallant Hours
1960
6.7
The Gallant Hours
as Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
1960
6.7
The Untouchables
as Edward Garth
1959
7.8
Pillow Talk
as Hotel Clerk
1959
7.1
Philip Marlowe
1959
5.0
The Rebel
as Charles Ashbaugh
1959
4.7
The Twilight Zone
as Policeman
1959
8.5
Johnny Ringo
as Mr. Ferris
1959
5.7
Johnny Ringo
as Bogan
1959
5.7
Wichita Town
1959
4.2
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
6.0
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Prof. Leander Pomfritt
1959
6.0
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Mr. Leander Pomfritt
1959
6.0
Lock-Up
1959
6.2
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Lt. Barnes
1959
6.3
Blue Denim
as George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
1959
4.9
The Beat Generation
as Father Dinelli
1959
5.2
Day of the Outlaw
1959
6.8
One Step Beyond
as Doctor Sanders
1959
5.6
One Step Beyond
as Lenny
1959
5.6
Black Saddle
as Chet Mallet
1959
6.0
Rawhide
as The Salesman
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Lt. Hill
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Lieutenant Carter
1959
7.2
Some Came Running
as Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
1958
6.9
Torpedo Run
as Captain of the Bluefin
1958
6.0
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
as Steve Alexander
1958
6.7
Bat Masterson
as Dr. Harold Dunsmore
1958
6.1
Bat Masterson
as George Winston
1958
6.1
Lawman
1958
5.6
The Rifleman
1958
7.1
The Rifleman
as Joe Lovering
1958
7.1
The Texan
1958
5.5
Peter Gunn
1958
6.4
Steve Canyon
as Major Karl Richmond
1958
7.5
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hotel Clerk
1958
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as James Hendricks
1958
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Craig the Bartender
1958
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Link Damon
1958
6.8
Cry Terror!
as Henderson, Bank Representative
1958
6.3
Sea Hunt
1958
6.6
Man in the Shadow
as Jim Shaney
1957
6.7
The Monolith Monsters
as Weatherman
1957
6.5
The Tarnished Angels
as Ted Baker
1957
6.7
Leave It to Beaver
as Mr. Bloomgarden
1957
6.9
Maverick
1957
6.9
Perry Mason
as Graves
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Dr. Bradbury
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Len Dykes
1957
7.7
Wagon Train
as Miles Van Vander
1957
6.6
Sugarfoot
as Cole
1957
4.8
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Cavalry Corporal
1957
7.3
The Hired Man
as Mr. Clay
1957
0.0
Man on Fire
as Charles (uncredited)
1957
5.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Johnny Prescott (uncredited)
1957
6.2
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Charlie Kane
1957
6.2
Circle of the Day
as Reporter
1957
0.0
The Girl in the Kremlin
as Jacob Stalin
1957
4.7
The Tattered Dress
as Court Clerk
1957
5.2
The Incredible Shrinking Man
as Doctor Arthur Bramson
1957
7.5
Massacre at Sand Creek
as Defense Attorney
1956
4.0
Friendly Persuasion
as Young Husband (uncredited)
1956
6.7
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Yarbrough
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Tom Baird
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as John Scott
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Tom
1956
6.0
Written on the Wind
as Reporter
1956
6.9
🎬
Forbidden Area
as TV Announcer
1956
7.5
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
5.0
Gunslinger
as Marshal Scott Hood
1956
4.1
Raw Edge
as Missionary
1956
6.0
The Lone Ranger
as Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
1956
6.1
Hell's Horizon
as Capt. Ben Morgan
1955
5.0
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1955
7.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lt. Gunderson
1955
7.8
Gunsmoke
as Eben Hakes
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Alben Peavy
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Capt. Grant
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Jess
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Ezra Thorpe
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Jake Spence
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Judge Ray Cordelius
1955
6.6
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
as Ted Richards
1955
5.0
Top of the World
as Harding
1955
6.3
Smoke Signal
as Private Livingston
1955
6.8
Black Tuesday
as Collins (uncredited)
1954
6.0
Climax!
as David
1954
3.3
Lassie
1954
6.1
Down Three Dark Streets
as Ben
1954
5.7
Tobor the Great
as Johnston - a Reporter
1954
5.2
Shield for Murder
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
1954
6.5
The Raid
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
1954
6.5
🎬
The Whistler
1954
0.0
The High and the Mighty
as Dispatcher
1954
5.9
Them!
as Ambulance Attendant
1954
6.8
Gog
as Engle
1954
5.7
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
as Priest (uncredited)
1954
5.4
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Reporter
1954
7.0
Letter to Loretta
as Roy Smith
1953
6.5
Port Sinister
as Collins
1953
4.0
Sword of Venus
as Valmont
1953
5.0
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
as Ted Richards
1953
5.0
The Jazz Singer
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
1953
5.5
General Electric Theater
as Red Myers
1953
6.4
Flat Top
as Ens. Longfellow
1952
4.2
Captive Women
as Carver, the Mutate traitor
1952
4.6
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
4.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Union Official
1952
7.3
Death Valley Days
as Ellis Higby
1952
6.4
Death Valley Days
as Dave Meiser
1952
6.4
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Airline Clerk
1952
6.7
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Johnson
1952
6.7
Storm Over Tibet
as Aylen
1952
6.0
Paula
as Reporter
1952
6.5
Hoodlum Empire
as Inquiry Clerk
1952
6.1
Singin' in the Rain
as Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
1952
8.1
Rose of Cimarron
as Gold Bullion Guard
1952
5.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Janeway
1951
8.6
Bannerline
as Cass
1951
6.0
The Red Badge of Courage
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
1951
6.4
The People Against O'Hara
as Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
1951
5.7
The Man from Planet X
as Dr. Mears
1951
5.8
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Pete
1950
7.1
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Sam Carter
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Ferguson
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Thompson
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Hall
1950
6.3
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Dave Clark
1950
6.5
The Reckless Moment
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1949
6.7
Mighty Joe Young
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1949
6.4
🎬
Doctor Jim
as George Brant
1947
0.0