Actor · Acting

William Schallert

Born 1922-07-06

Died 2016-05-08

📍 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.

Filmography 297

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

Green Lantern: First Flight

as Appa Ali Apsa (voice)

as Maire Norris

as Mayor Norris

My Name Is Earl

as Harold Jensen

How I Met Your Mother

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

as J. Donald Kessinger

Desperate Housewives

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as Professor Pomfrit (voice)

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice)

The Zeta Project

Son of the Beach

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

The Second Civil War

as Secretary of Defense

The Angry Beavers

To Dance with Olivia

as Judge Shelton

as Judge Gaffney

A Century of Science Fiction

as Mitchell Jennings

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

as Judge Patrick Eugene Boone

as Judge Milligan

Beethoven's 2nd

as Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

as Dr. Grabow (uncredited)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Additional Voices (voice)

as Wesley "Boarder" Hodges

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

as Wesayso Scientist (voice)

Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story

as Landrum Bolling

as Judith's Father

as Judge Eugene Haller

as Bert Wilkins

as Ken Hamilton

War and Remembrance

as Harry Hopkins

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis

as Mr. Pomfritt

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

as Willem (voice)

A Year in the Life

as Dr. Greenbush

Under the Influence

as Russ Lawrence

as Judge Elliot Franklin

North and South

as Gen. Robert E. Lee

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Shadow Play")

Gidget's Summer Reunion

as Russ Lawrence

Highway to Heaven

as Father Bartlett (uncredited)

The Duck Factory

as Skip's Father

as Congressman Stanford Barstow

Through Naked Eyes

as Terry Parrish

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Twilight Zone: The Movie

as Father Tucker

as Olan Standley

as Professor Mills

as Judge M.A. Loring

as Herbert Kalmbach

as Gen. Mark Clark

as Gen. Mark Clark

Legends of the Super Heroes

Legends of the Superheroes

as Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone

Doomsday Chronicles

The Stableboy's Christmas

as The Innkeeper

as Jonathan March

Confessions of the D.A. Man

Tail Gunner Joe

as Gen. Zwicker

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Nancy Walker Show

as Teddy Futterman

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

as Francis X. Cody

The Bionic Woman

as Wayne Buford

Promise Him Anything

The Strongest Man in the World

as Prof. Quigley

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

as Dean Russell Harmon

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Lorin Sandusky

as Frank Kleiner

Charley Varrick

Partners in Crime

as Willis Roper

as Maury Stapleton

The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

Man on a String

as William Connaught

as Senator Lewis Harrison

The Partridge Family

Colossus: The Forbin Project

as CIA Director Grauber

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as Professor Quigley

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Brian Cullen

Here Come the Brides

Land of the Giants

as Defense Counsel Herbert

as Craig Wilkie

as Abel Esterlake

Hour of the Gun

as Judge Herman Spicer

Judd, for the Defense

The Guns of Will Sonnett

In the Heat of the Night

as Mayor Schubert

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Harrison Selby

as Dr. Schneidermann

as Admiral Hargrade

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as Silas Grigsby

The Wild Wild West

as Frank Harper

The Patty Duke Show

Shotgun Wedding

as Preacher Parsons

as Douglas Harper

as Neil Carlson

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as The Ballad Singer

Lonely are the Brave

as Jack Williams

as Gilbert Condon

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Lieutenant Gilmore

Stagecoach West

as Aeneas Longbridge

The Andy Griffith Show

as Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')

as Alfred Bates

The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours

as Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.

The Untouchables

as Edward Garth

as Charles Ashbaugh

The Twilight Zone

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Prof. Leander Pomfritt

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Mr. Leander Pomfritt

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)

The Beat Generation

as Father Dinelli

Day of the Outlaw

One Step Beyond

as Doctor Sanders

One Step Beyond

as The Salesman

as Lieutenant Carter

Some Came Running

as Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)

as Captain of the Bluefin

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as Steve Alexander

as Dr. Harold Dunsmore

as George Winston

as Joe Lovering

as Major Karl Richmond

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as James Hendricks

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Craig the Bartender

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Henderson, Bank Representative

Man in the Shadow

The Monolith Monsters

The Tarnished Angels

Leave It to Beaver

as Mr. Bloomgarden

as Dr. Bradbury

as Miles Van Vander

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Cavalry Corporal

as Charles (uncredited)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Johnny Prescott (uncredited)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Charlie Kane

Circle of the Day

The Girl in the Kremlin

as Jacob Stalin

The Tattered Dress

The Incredible Shrinking Man

as Doctor Arthur Bramson

Massacre at Sand Creek

as Defense Attorney

Friendly Persuasion

as Young Husband (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Written on the Wind

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as Marshal Scott Hood

The Lone Ranger

as Clive - Secretary (uncredited)

as Capt. Ben Morgan

Matinee Theater

Bobby Ware Is Missing

as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lt. Gunderson

as Judge Ray Cordelius

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe

as Ted Richards

Top of the World

as Private Livingston

as Collins (uncredited)

Down Three Dark Streets

Tobor the Great

as Johnston - a Reporter

Shield for Murder

as Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker

as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

The High and the Mighty

as Ambulance Attendant

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

as Priest (uncredited)

Riot in Cell Block 11

Letter to Loretta

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe

as Ted Richards

The Jazz Singer

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

General Electric Theater

as Ens. Longfellow

as Carver, the Mutate traitor

Mr. & Mrs. North

The Ford Television Theatre

as Union Official

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

Storm Over Tibet

as Inquiry Clerk

Singin' in the Rain

as Messenger on Screen (uncredited)

Rose of Cimarron

as Gold Bullion Guard

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Red Badge of Courage

as Union Soldier (uncredited)

The People Against O'Hara

as Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)

The Man from Planet X

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Lonely Heart Bandits

The Reckless Moment

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)