William Schallert
Known for: Acting
Born: July 6, 1922
Died: May 8, 2016
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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
121 movies · 154 TV shows, newest first
4.7
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
6.0
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014
5.9
Bag of Bones
2011
6.0
The Deep End
2010
6.9
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009
7.6
True Blood
2008
6.8
Recount
200810.0
Sweetzer
2007
7.6
My Name Is Earl
2005
5.9
Close to Home
2005
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
7.6
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
7.5
Medium
2005
7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
6.5
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
7.8
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
7.5
The Zeta Project
2001
6.3
Son of the Beach
2000
8.1
Family Law
1999NR
Harvey
1999
10.0
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
1999
6.1
The Second Civil War
1997
7.0
The Angry Beavers
1997
8.0
To Dance with Olivia
1997
5.2
Harvey
1996
5.3
Pacific Blue
1996
6.9
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
7.8
ER
1994
6.0
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
8.0
Rebel Highway
1994
10.0
The Good Life
1994
5.6
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
9.0
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993
6.7
Matinee
1993
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
5.8
Melrose Place
1992
5.7
Fish Police
1992
5.5
House Party 2
1991
8.2
The Torkelsons
1991
5.1
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
7.8
Dinosaurs
1991
7.0
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
1991
6.9
Dream On
1990
6.4
The Incident
1990
6.6
Cross of Fire
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989
6.7
Coach
1989
6.5
Murphy Brown
1988
7.9
War and Remembrance
1988
7.0
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
1988
6.7
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987
7.2
A Year in the Life
1987
6.8
Innerspace
1987
7.2
Houston: The Legend of Texas
1986
5.9
Under the Influence
1986
6.3
The New Gidget
1986
7.1
Matlock
1986
7.5
North and South
1985
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
6.0
Gidget's Summer Reunion
1985
5.7
Teachers
1984
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
7.1
Gremlins
1984
6.1
The Duck Factory
1984
5.0
Amazons
1984
4.6
Through Naked Eyes
1983
6.7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
6.4
Grace Kelly
1983
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
6.8
Hotel
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
5.2
Hangar 18
1980
6.9
The Jerk
1979
6.3
Blind Ambition
1979
6.8
Ike
19797.3
Ike
1979
4.9
Legends of the Super Heroes
1979
5.0
Legends of the Superheroes
1979
10.0
Doomsday Chronicles
1979
7.0
The Stableboy's Christmas
1978
6.3
Little Women
19787.5
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
NR
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
6.8
CHiPs
1977
6.0
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
7.5
The Nancy Walker Show
1976
5.4
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976
7.7
All's Fair
1976
4.8
Tunnel Vision
1976
7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
6.6
Switch
1975
10.0
Promise Him Anything
1975
6.2
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
5.6
Death Sentence
1974
8.0
Little House on the Prairie
1974
7.0
The Manhunter
1974
7.0
Remember When
1974
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
6.7
Hijack!
1973
7.4
Charley Varrick
1973
5.0
Partners in Crime
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973
7.7
Kung Fu
1972
8.0
Delphi Bureau
1972
7.2
The Waltons
1972
8.4
Banacek
1972
7.0
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972
7.0
Man on a String
1972
7.0
Funny Face
19717.5
The Man and the City
1971
5.7
Escape
1971
6.8
The Partridge Family
1970
7.0
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
6.0
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
7.8
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
6.1
Room 222
1969
5.8
Sam Whiskey
1969
6.9
Here Come the Brides
1968
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
6.8
Land of the Giants
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
5.9
Speedway
1968
6.7
Will Penny
1967
6.5
Hour of the Gun
1967
7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
6.5
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
7.7
In the Heat of the Night
1967
6.8
Ironside
19677.0
CBS Playhouse
1966
7.6
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
7.2
The Rat Patrol
1966
8.0
Star Trek
1966
6.2
That Girl
1966
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
8.0
Get Smart
1965
7.5
The Wild Wild West
1965
7.9
Bewitched
1964
NR
Archie
1964
6.2
The Patty Duke Show
1963
4.5
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963
5.4
Shotgun Wedding
1963
7.9
Combat!
1962
7.0
The Lucy Show
1962
6.8
Stoney Burke
1962
6.8
Ensign O'Toole
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
6.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
7.4
Lonely are the Brave
1962
6.6
Paradise Alley
1962
7.7
The New Breed
1961
7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
6.8
Hazel
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
7.8
87th Precinct
1961
6.3
Gunslinger
19617.0
Alcatraz Express
1961
6.3
Surfside 6
1960
6.7
Stagecoach West
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
6.7
Thriller
1960
6.7
Coronado 9
1960
6.7
The Gallant Hours
1960
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
7.1
Pillow Talk
1959
7.5
Philip Marlowe
1959
5.1
The Rebel
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
5.9
Johnny Ringo
1959
4.9
Wichita Town
1959
6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
6.4
Lock-Up
1959
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
5.3
Blue Denim
1959
5.1
The Beat Generation
1959
6.8
Day of the Outlaw
1959
5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
6.2
Black Saddle
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
7.0
Some Came Running
1958
6.1
Torpedo Run
1958
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.4
Bat Masterson
1958
6.0
Lawman
1958
7.1
The Rifleman
1958
6.0
The Texan
1958
6.6
Peter Gunn
1958
7.3
Steve Canyon
1958
7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
6.5
Cry Terror!
1958
6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
6.7
Man in the Shadow
1957
6.5
The Monolith Monsters
1957
6.8
The Tarnished Angels
1957
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
7.0
Maverick
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
5.1
Sugarfoot
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
NR
The Hired Man
1957
6.0
Man on Fire
1957
6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
NR
Circle of the Day
1957
5.0
The Girl in the Kremlin
1957
5.5
The Tattered Dress
1957
7.5
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957
5.5
Massacre at Sand Creek
1956
6.6
Friendly Persuasion
1956
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
7.0
Written on the Wind
19567.5
Forbidden Area
1956
5.3
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
4.3
Gunslinger
1956
6.3
Raw Edge
1956
6.2
The Lone Ranger
1956
5.7
Hell's Horizon
1955
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
8.0
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.2
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955
6.5
Top of the World
1955
6.9
Smoke Signal
1955
6.1
Black Tuesday
1954
3.8
Climax!
1954
6.3
Lassie
1954
5.8
Down Three Dark Streets
1954
5.3
Tobor the Great
1954
6.7
Shield for Murder
1954
6.5
The Raid
1954
NR
The Whistler
1954
6.0
The High and the Mighty
1954
6.8
Them!
1954
5.9
Gog
1954
5.7
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
7.1
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
6.0
Port Sinister
1953
6.0
Sword of Venus
1953
NR
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953
6.0
The Jazz Singer
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
4.6
Flat Top
1952
5.0
Captive Women
1952
5.0
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
6.6
Death Valley Days
1952
6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
7.0
Storm Over Tibet
1952
8.2
Paula
1952
6.5
Hoodlum Empire
1952
8.1
Singin' in the Rain
1952
5.6
Rose of Cimarron
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
6.8
Bannerline
1951
6.5
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
5.8
The People Against O'Hara
1951
5.9
The Man from Planet X
1951
7.1
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
19506.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
7.8
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
6.8
The Reckless Moment
1949
6.4
Mighty Joe Young
19498.0
Doctor Jim
1947