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.
Movie | Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self | 2021-02-13 |
Movie | Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins | Self | 2014-10-12 |
Series | Bag of Bones | Max Devore | 2011-12-11 |
Series | The Deep End | Unknown | 2010-01-21 |
Movie | Green Lantern: First Flight | Appa Ali Apsa (voice) | 2009-07-28 |
Series | True Blood | Mayor Norris | 2008-09-07 |
Movie | Sweetzer | Barnaby | 2007-08-13 |
Series | My Name Is Earl | Dr. Rudin | 2005-09-20 |
Series | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | David | 2005-03-18 |
Series | Medium | J. Donald Kessinger | 2005-01-03 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | Brady | 2005-09-19 |
Movie | Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen | Self | 2004-09-04 |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Ken | 2004-10-03 |
Series | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice) | 2002-09-14 |
Series | The Zeta Project | Unknown | 2001-01-27 |
Series | Son of the Beach | Unknown | 2000-03-14 |
Series | Harvey | Judge Gaffney | 1999-07-18 |
Movie | The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights | Martin Lane | 1999-01-01 |
Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | To Dance with Olivia | Judge Shelton | 1997-03-09 |
Series | The Angry Beavers | Unknown | 1997-04-19 |
Movie | The Second Civil War | Secretary of Defense | 1997-12-04 |
Movie | A Century of Science Fiction | Self | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | Harvey | Judge Gaffney | 1996-10-19 |
Series | The Good Life | Judge Milligan | 1994-01-30 |
Series | ER | Mitchell Jennings | 1994-09-19 |
Series | Rebel Highway | Judge Boon | 1994-07-07 |
Movie | Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Judge Boone | 1994-08-26 |
Series | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Varani | 1993-01-03 |
Movie | Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's | Judge | 1993-09-09 |
Movie | Matinee | Dr. Grabow, DDS | 1993-01-29 |
Series | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Al | 1993-09-12 |
Movie | Beethoven's 2nd | Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited) | 1993-12-14 |
Series | Melrose Place | Dr. Curtis | 1992-07-08 |
Movie | Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story | Landrum Bolling | 1991-01-13 |
Series | Dinosaurs | Wesayso Scientist (voice) | 1991-04-26 |
Series | The Torkelsons | Wesley "Boarder" Hodges | 1991-09-21 |
Movie | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Sheriff | 1991-05-12 |
Movie | House Party 2 | Dean Kramer | 1991-10-23 |
Movie | The Incident | Wallace | 1990-03-04 |
Series | Dream On | Judith's Father | 1990-07-08 |
Series | Cross of Fire | Reverend | 1989-11-05 |
Series | Coach | Bert Wilkins | 1989-02-28 |
Series | Quantum Leap | Judge Eugene Haller | 1989-03-26 |
Movie | Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis | Mr. Pomfritt | 1988-02-21 |
Series | Murphy Brown | Ken Hamilton | 1988-11-14 |
Series | War and Remembrance | Harry Hopkins | 1988-11-13 |
Movie | Innerspace | Dr. Greenbush | 1987-07-01 |
Movie | The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy | Willem (voice) | 1987-12-13 |
Series | A Year in the Life | Larry | 1987-09-16 |
Series | The New Gidget | Russ Lawrence | 1986-09-15 |
Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-03-03 |
Movie | Under the Influence | Cade | 1986-09-28 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1985-09-27 |
Series | North and South | Gen. Robert E. Lee | 1985-11-03 |
Movie | Amazons | Congressman Stanford Barstow | 1984-01-29 |
Movie | Gremlins | Father Bartlett (uncredited) | 1984-06-08 |
Series | Highway to Heaven | Unknown | 1984-09-19 |
Movie | Teachers | Horn | 1984-10-05 |
Movie | Grace Kelly | Father Tucker | 1983-02-21 |
Movie | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Father | 1983-06-24 |
Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
Movie | Through Naked Eyes | Terry Parrish | 1983-12-11 |
Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1982-08-21 |
Series | St. Elsewhere | Unknown | 1982-10-26 |
Series | Matt Houston | Unknown | 1982-09-26 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Movie | Hangar 18 | Professor Mills | 1980-07-01 |
Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
Movie | Doomsday Chronicles | Host | 1979-01-01 |
Series | Legends of the Superheroes | Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone | 1979-01-18 |
Movie | Legends of the Super Heroes | Retired Man | 1979-01-18 |
Movie | The Jerk | Judge M.A. Loring | 1979-12-14 |
Series | Blind Ambition | Herbert Kalmbach | 1979-05-20 |
Movie | Ike | Gen. Mark Clark | 1979-05-03 |
Movie | Confessions of the D.A. Man | Unknown | 1978-01-20 |
Series | Grandpa Goes to Washington | Unknown | 1978-09-07 |
Series | Little Women | Jonathan March | 1978-10-02 |
Movie | The Stableboy's Christmas | The Innkeeper | 1978-12-01 |
Series | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Unknown | 1977-01-30 |
Movie | Tail Gunner Joe | Gen. Zwicker | 1977-02-06 |
Series | Lou Grant | Larry Hill | 1977-09-20 |
Series | CHiPs | Rev. Warmer | 1977-09-15 |
Movie | Tunnel Vision | Francis X. Cody | 1976-03-12 |
Series | All's Fair | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
Series | The Bionic Woman | Unknown | 1976-01-14 |
Movie | Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway | Harry | 1976-09-27 |
Series | The Nancy Walker Show | Teddy Futterman | 1976-09-30 |
Movie | Promise Him Anything | Silver | 1975-05-15 |
Movie | The Strongest Man in the World | Prof. Quigley | 1975-02-06 |
Series | Switch | Wayne Buford | 1975-09-09 |
Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
Movie | Remember When | Dick Hodges | 1974-03-23 |
Series | The Manhunter | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
Series | The Six Million Dollar Man | Lorin Sandusky | 1974-01-18 |
Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
Movie | Death Sentence | Tanner | 1974-10-02 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Movie | Partners in Crime | Oscar | 1973-03-24 |
Movie | Charley Varrick | Bill Horton | 1973-09-19 |
Movie | Hijack! | Frank Kleiner | 1973-09-26 |
Movie | Man On A String | William Connaught | 1972-02-18 |
Series | Banacek | Leo Osburn | 1972-09-13 |
Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
Series | Kung Fu | Willis Roper | 1972-10-14 |
Series | The Man and the City | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | Escape | Senator Lewis Harrison | 1971-04-06 |
Series | Funny Face | Unknown | 1971-09-18 |
Movie | Colossus: The Forbin Project | CIA Director Grauber | 1970-04-08 |
Series | Room 222 | Unknown | 1969-09-11 |
Movie | Sam Whiskey | Mr. Perkins | 1969-04-01 |
Series | The Debbie Reynolds Show | Unknown | 1969-09-16 |
Series | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Brian Cullen | 1969-09-23 |
Movie | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Professor Quigley | 1969-12-29 |
Movie | Speedway | Abel Esterlake | 1968-06-07 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Craig Wilkie | 1968-09-20 |
Series | Land of the Giants | Dr. Arno | 1968-09-22 |
Series | The Mod Squad | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Series | Here Come the Brides | Unknown | 1968-09-25 |
Movie | In the Heat of the Night | Mayor Schubert | 1967-08-02 |
Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
Series | Judd for the Defense | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
Movie | Will Penny | Dr. Fraker | 1967-12-19 |
Series | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
Movie | Hour of the Gun | Judge Herman Spicer | 1967-11-01 |
Series | That Girl | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
Series | Star Trek | Nilz Baris | 1966-09-08 |
Series | The Rat Patrol | Dr. Schneidermann | 1966-09-12 |
Series | Mission: Impossible | Dr. Harrison Selby | 1966-09-17 |
Series | Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Unknown | 1966-09-17 |
Series | CBS Playhouse | Unknown | 1966-12-08 |
Series | The Wild Wild West | Frank Harper | 1965-09-17 |
Series | Get Smart | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
Series | The F.B.I. | Ed Crawford | 1965-09-19 |
Series | Bewitched | Unknown | 1964-09-17 |
Movie | Shotgun Wedding | Preacher Parsons | 1963-01-01 |
Series | The Patty Duke Show | Martin Lane | 1963-09-18 |
Movie | Philbert (Three's a Crowd) | Griff M. | 1963-04-15 |
Series | Sam Benedict | Unknown | 1962-09-15 |
Series | The Lloyd Bridges Show | The Ballad Singer | 1962-09-11 |
Movie | Paradise Alley | Jack Williams | 1962-01-02 |
Series | The Virginian | Harry Foley | 1962-09-19 |
Movie | Lonely are the Brave | Harry | 1962-05-24 |
Series | Ensign O'Toole | Douglas Harper | 1962-09-23 |
Series | The Lucy Show | Mr. Cresant | 1962-10-01 |
Series | Combat! | Maj. Fisher | 1962-10-02 |
Series | Stoney Burke | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
Series | 87th Precinct | Unknown | 1961-09-25 |
Series | The New Breed | Gilbert Condon | 1961-10-03 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Tom Scola | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Thriller | Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead') | 1960-09-13 |
Movie | The Gallant Hours | 1960-06-13 | |
Series | Coronado 9 | Unknown | 1960-09-06 |
Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Sam Becker | 1960-10-03 |
Series | Stagecoach West | Aeneas Longbridge | 1960-10-04 |
Series | Surfside 6 | Marty Kemp | 1960-10-06 |
Movie | The Beat Generation | Father Dinelli | 1959-07-03 |
Movie | Blue Denim | George - Bank Vice President (uncredited) | 1959-07-30 |
Movie | Day of the Outlaw | 1959-07-01 | |
Series | Black Saddle | Chet Mallet | 1959-01-10 |
Series | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Lt. Barnes | 1959-09-21 |
Series | Rawhide | Lieutenant Carter | 1959-01-09 |
Series | One Step Beyond | Lenny | 1959-01-20 |
Series | The Rebel | Charles Ashbaugh | 1959-10-04 |
Movie | Pillow Talk | Hotel Clerk | 1959-10-07 |
Series | Lock-Up | Unknown | 1959-09-28 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Policeman | 1959-10-02 |
Series | Philip Marlowe | Unknown | 1959-10-06 |
Series | Johnny Ringo | Bogan | 1959-10-02 |
Series | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Mr. Leander Pomfritt | 1959-09-29 |
Series | Wichita Town | Unknown | 1959-09-30 |
Series | Peter Gunn | Unknown | 1958-09-22 |
Series | Steve Canyon | Major Karl Richmond | 1958-09-13 |
Movie | Cry Terror! | Henderson, Bank Representative | 1958-05-02 |
Series | The Texan | Unknown | 1958-09-29 |
Series | Sea Hunt | Unknown | 1958-01-04 |
Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Link Damon | 1958-09-06 |
Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Series | Lawman | Unknown | 1958-10-05 |
Movie | Some Came Running | Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited) | 1958-12-25 |
Movie | Torpedo Run | Captain of the Bluefin | 1958-10-24 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Steve Alexander | 1958-10-10 |
Series | Bat Masterson | George Winston | 1958-10-08 |
Movie | Man on Fire | Charles (uncredited) | 1957-08-22 |
Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
Series | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Charlie Kane | 1957-07-01 |
Movie | The Incredible Shrinking Man | Doctor Arthur Bramson | 1957-02-22 |
Movie | The Tattered Dress | Court Clerk | 1957-03-14 |
Movie | The Girl in the Kremlin | Jacob Stalin | 1957-04-11 |
Movie | The Hired Man | Mr. Clay | 1957-09-10 |
Movie | Man in the Shadow | Jim Shaney | 1957-12-12 |
Series | Sugarfoot | Cole | 1957-09-17 |
Movie | The Monolith Monsters | Weatherman | 1957-12-01 |
Movie | The Tarnished Angels | Ted Baker | 1957-11-21 |
Series | Perry Mason | Len Dykes | 1957-09-21 |
Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
Series | Leave It to Beaver | Mr. Bloomgarden | 1957-10-04 |
Movie | Gunslinger | Marshal Scott Hood | 1956-06-01 |
Movie | Raw Edge | Missionary | 1956-03-24 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | The Lone Ranger | Clive - Secretary (uncredited) | 1956-02-25 |
Movie | Written on the Wind | Reporter | 1956-10-04 |
Movie | Friendly Persuasion | Young Husband (uncredited) | 1956-11-25 |
Movie | Massacre at Sand Creek | Defense Attorney | 1956-12-27 |
Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Tom | 1956-10-05 |
Series | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | Ted Richards | 1955-07-16 |
Movie | Smoke Signal | Private Livingston | 1955-03-01 |
Movie | Top of the World | Harding | 1955-05-01 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Judge Ray Cordelius | 1955-09-10 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lt. Gunderson | 1955-10-02 |
Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
Movie | Hell's Horizon | Capt. Ben Morgan | 1955-12-31 |
Movie | Bobby Ware Is Missing | Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1955-10-23 |
Movie | The Raid | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) | 1954-08-04 |
Series | The Whistler | Unknown | 1954-07-13 |
Movie | Them! | Ambulance Attendant | 1954-06-16 |
Movie | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Reporter | 1954-02-18 |
Movie | Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl | Priest (uncredited) | 1954-05-20 |
Movie | Gog | Engle | 1954-06-04 |
Movie | The High and the Mighty | Dispatcher | 1954-07-03 |
Movie | Black Tuesday | Collins (uncredited) | 1954-12-31 |
Movie | Shield for Murder | Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker | 1954-08-27 |
Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
Series | Climax! | David | 1954-10-07 |
Movie | Down Three Dark Streets | Ben | 1954-09-02 |
Movie | Tobor the Great | Johnston - a Reporter | 1954-09-01 |
Movie | The Jazz Singer | Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1953-02-14 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Red Myers | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | Ted Richards | 1953-02-17 |
Movie | Sword of Venus | Valmont | 1953-02-20 |
Series | Letter to Loretta | Roy Smith | 1953-09-20 |
Movie | Port Sinister | Collins | 1953-04-10 |
Movie | Paula | Reporter | 1952-05-15 |
Movie | Hoodlum Empire | Inquiry Clerk | 1952-04-15 |
Movie | Singin' in the Rain | Messenger on Screen (uncredited) | 1952-04-09 |
Movie | Rose of Cimarron | Gold Bullion Guard | 1952-01-28 |
Movie | Storm Over Tibet | Aylen | 1952-07-01 |
Series | Death Valley Days | Dave Meiser | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Flat Top | Ens. Longfellow | 1952-10-26 |
Series | Four Star Playhouse | Johnson | 1952-09-25 |
Movie | Captive Women | Carver, the Mutate traitor | 1952-10-10 |
Series | Mr. & Mrs. North | Unknown | 1952-10-03 |
Series | The Ford Television Theatre | Union Official | 1952-10-02 |
Movie | The People Against O'Hara | Intern with Ambulance (uncredited) | 1951-09-01 |
Movie | The Man from Planet X | Dr. Mears | 1951-04-27 |
Movie | The Red Badge of Courage | Union Soldier (uncredited) | 1951-09-27 |
Movie | Bannerline | Cass | 1951-10-12 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Janeway | 1951-12-24 |
Movie | Lonely Heart Bandits | Dave Clark | 1950-08-29 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Hall | 1950-10-02 |
Series | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Pete | 1950-10-12 |
Movie | Mighty Joe Young | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | 1949-07-27 |
Movie | The Reckless Moment | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1949-12-09 |
Movie | Doctor Jim | George Brant | 1947-01-01 |