- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1922
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died
- May 8, 2016
William Schallert
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, …
Filmography
movieHollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021 · Self
movieMonster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014 · Self
tvBag of Bones
2011 · Max Devore
tvThe Deep End
2010 · Hal Douglas
movieGreen Lantern: First Flight
2009 · Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
tvTrue Blood
2008 · Maire Norris, Mayor Norris
movieRecount
2008 · Justice John Paul Stevens
Sweetzer
2007 · Barnaby
tvMy Name Is Earl
2005 · Dr. Rudin
tvClose to Home
2005 · Harold Jensen
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005 · Brady
tvThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005 · David
tvMedium
2005 · J. Donald Kessinger
tvDesperate Housewives
2004 · Ken
movieEdgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · Self
tvWhat's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 · Professor Pomfrit (voice), Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice)
tvThe Zeta Project
2001
tvSon of the Beach
2000
tvFamily Law
1999 · Manager
Harvey
1999 · Judge Gaffney
movieThe Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
1999 · Martin Lane
movieThe Second Civil War
1997 · Secretary of Defense
tvThe Angry Beavers
1997
movieTo Dance with Olivia
1997 · Judge Shelton
movieHarvey
1996 · Judge Gaffney
tvPacific Blue
1996 · Walter
movieA Century of Science Fiction
1996 · Self
tvER
1994 · Mitchell Jennings
movieShake, Rattle and Rock!
1994 · Judge Boone
tvRebel Highway
1994 · Judge Patrick Eugene Boone
tvThe Good Life
1994 · Judge Milligan
movieBeethoven's 2nd
1993 · Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
tvLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Al
movieSex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993 · Judge
movieMatinee
1993 · Dr. Grabow (uncredited)
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Varani, Nilz Baris
tvMelrose Place
1992 · Dr. Curtis
tvFish Police
1992 · Additional Voices (voice)
movieHouse Party 2
1991 · Dean Kramer
tvThe Torkelsons
1991 · Wesley "Boarder" Hodges
movieMrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991 · Sheriff
tvDinosaurs
1991 · Wesayso Scientist (voice)
movieHeld Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
1991 · Landrum Bolling
tvDream On
1990 · Judith's Father
movieThe Incident
1990 · Wallace
tvCross of Fire
1989 · Reverend
tvQuantum Leap
1989 · Judge Eugene Haller
tvCoach
1989 · Bert Wilkins
tvMurphy Brown
1988 · Ken Hamilton
tvWar and Remembrance
1988 · Harry Hopkins
movieBring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
1988 · Mr. Pomfritt
movieThe Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987 · Willem (voice)
tvA Year in the Life
1987 · Larry
movieInnerspace
1987 · Dr. Greenbush
movieUnder the Influence
1986 · Cade
tvThe New Gidget
1986 · Russ Lawrence
tvMatlock
1986 · Judge Elliot Franklin
tvNorth and South
1985 · Gen. Robert E. Lee
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Shadow Play")
movieGidget's Summer Reunion
1985 · Russ Lawrence
movieTeachers
1984 · Horn
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
movieGremlins
1984 · Father Bartlett (uncredited)
tvThe Duck Factory
1984 · Skip's Father
movieAmazons
1984 · Congressman Stanford Barstow
movieThrough Naked Eyes
1983 · Terry Parrish
tvScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
movieTwilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Father
movieGrace Kelly
1983 · Father Tucker
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Olan Standley
tvMatt Houston
1982
tvHotel
1982
tvSimon & Simon
1981
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · Bob
movieHangar 18
1980 · Professor Mills
movieThe Jerk
1979 · Judge M.A. Loring
tvBlind Ambition
1979 · Herbert Kalmbach
movieIke
1979 · Gen. Mark Clark
tvIke
1979 · Gen. Mark Clark
movieLegends of the Super Heroes
1979 · Retired Man
tvLegends of the Superheroes
1979 · Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone
movieDoomsday Chronicles
1979 · Host
movieThe Stableboy's Christmas
1978 · The Innkeeper
tvLittle Women
1978 · Jonathan March
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
movieConfessions of the D.A. Man
1978
tvLou Grant
1977 · Larry Hill, Mark Worth
tvCHiPs
1977 · Rev. Warmer
movieTail Gunner Joe
1977 · Gen. Zwicker
tvThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Carson Drew
tvThe Nancy Walker Show
1976 · Teddy Futterman
movieDawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976 · Harry
tvAll's Fair
1976
movieTunnel Vision
1976 · Francis X. Cody
tvThe Bionic Woman
1976
tvEllery Queen
1975
tvSwitch
1975 · Wayne Buford
moviePromise Him Anything
1975 · Silver
movieThe Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Prof. Quigley
movieDeath Sentence
1974 · Tanner
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974 · Snell, Dean Russell Harmon
tvThe Manhunter
1974
movieRemember When
1974 · Dick Hodges
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Lorin Sandusky
movieHijack!
1973 · Frank Kleiner
movieCharley Varrick
1973 · Bill Horton
moviePartners in Crime
1973 · Oscar
tvPolice Story
1973
tvBarnaby Jones
1973 · Mr. Freels
tvKung Fu
1972 · Willis Roper
tvDelphi Bureau
1972 · Maury Stapleton
tvThe Waltons
1972
tvBanacek
1972 · Leo Osburn
movieThe Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972
movieMan on a String
1972 · William Connaught
tvFunny Face
1971
The Man and the City
1971
movieEscape
1971 · Senator Lewis Harrison
tvThe Partridge Family
1970 · Red Woodloe
movieColossus: The Forbin Project
1970 · CIA Director Grauber
movieThe Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Professor Quigley
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Brian Cullen
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
tvRoom 222
1969
movieSam Whiskey
1969 · Mr. Perkins
tvHere Come the Brides
1968
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
tvLand of the Giants
1968 · Dr. Arno
tvHawaii Five-O
1968 · Defense Counsel Herbert, Craig Wilkie
movieSpeedway
1968 · Abel Esterlake
movieWill Penny
1967 · Dr. Fraker
movieHour of the Gun
1967 · Judge Herman Spicer
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
tvThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Lawyer
movieIn the Heat of the Night
1967 · Mayor Schubert
tvIronside
1967
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Mr. Meridian
tvPistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Dr. Harrison Selby
tvThe Rat Patrol
1966 · Dr. Schneidermann
tvStar Trek
1966 · Nilz Baris
tvThat Girl
1966
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Paul Ganz, Ed Crawford
tvGet Smart
1965 · Admiral Hargrade, Earl Kibbee
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965 · Rufus Kraus, Silas Grigsby, Frank Harper
tvBewitched
1964 · Dr. Anton
movieArchie
1964 · Fred Andrews
tvThe Patty Duke Show
1963 · Martin Lane
moviePhilbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963 · Griff M.
movieShotgun Wedding
1963 · Preacher Parsons
tvCombat!
1962 · Maj. Fisher
tvThe Lucy Show
1962 · Mr. Cresant
tvStoney Burke
1962
tvEnsign O'Toole
1962 · Douglas Harper
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Harry Foley
tvSam Benedict
1962 · Neil Carlson
tvThe Lloyd Bridges Show
1962 · The Ballad Singer
movieLonely are the Brave
1962 · Harry
movieParadise Alley
1962 · Jack Williams
tvThe New Breed
1961 · Gilbert Condon
tvThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Mr. Kirk
tvHazel
1961 · Kemper
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Inspector, Tom Scola
tv87th Precinct
1961
tvGunslinger
1961 · Lieutenant Gilmore
Alcatraz Express
1961
tvSurfside 6
1960 · Marty Kemp
tvStagecoach West
1960 · Aeneas Longbridge
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Sam Becker
tvThriller
1960 · Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')
tvCoronado 9
1960 · Alfred Bates
movieThe Gallant Hours
1960 · , Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
tvThe Untouchables
1959 · Edward Garth
moviePillow Talk
1959 · Hotel Clerk
tvPhilip Marlowe
1959
tvThe Rebel
1959 · Charles Ashbaugh
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Policeman
tvJohnny Ringo
1959 · Mr. Ferris, Bogan
tvWichita Town
1959
tvThe Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · , Prof. Leander Pomfritt, Mr. Leander Pomfritt
tvLock-Up
1959
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Lt. Barnes
movieBlue Denim
1959 · George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
movieThe Beat Generation
1959 · Father Dinelli
movieDay of the Outlaw
1959
tvOne Step Beyond
1959 · Doctor Sanders, Lenny
tvBlack Saddle
1959 · Chet Mallet
tvRawhide
1959 · The Salesman, Lt. Hill, Lieutenant Carter
movieSome Came Running
1958 · Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
movieTorpedo Run
1958 · Captain of the Bluefin
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · , Steve Alexander
tvBat Masterson
1958 · Dr. Harold Dunsmore, George Winston
tvLawman
1958
tvThe Rifleman
1958 · , Joe Lovering
tvThe Texan
1958
tvPeter Gunn
1958
tvSteve Canyon
1958 · Major Karl Richmond
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Hotel Clerk, James Hendricks, Craig the Bartender, Link Damon
movieCry Terror!
1958 · Henderson, Bank Representative
tvSea Hunt
1958
movieMan in the Shadow
1957 · Jim Shaney
movieThe Monolith Monsters
1957 · Weatherman
movieThe Tarnished Angels
1957 · Ted Baker
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957 · Mr. Bloomgarden
tvMaverick
1957
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Graves, Dr. Bradbury, Len Dykes
tvWagon Train
1957 · Miles Van Vander
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Cole
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · , Cavalry Corporal
movieThe Hired Man
1957 · Mr. Clay
movieMan on Fire
1957 · Charles (uncredited)
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Johnny Prescott (uncredited), Charlie Kane
movieCircle of the Day
1957 · Reporter
movieThe Girl in the Kremlin
1957 · Jacob Stalin
movieThe Tattered Dress
1957 · Court Clerk
movieThe Incredible Shrinking Man
1957 · Doctor Arthur Bramson
movieMassacre at Sand Creek
1956 · Defense Attorney
movieFriendly Persuasion
1956 · Young Husband (uncredited)
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Yarbrough, Tom Baird, John Scott
movieWritten on the Wind
1956 · Reporter
Forbidden Area
1956 · TV Announcer
tvThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
movieGunslinger
1956 · Marshal Scott Hood
movieRaw Edge
1956 · Missionary
movieThe Lone Ranger
1956 · Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
movieHell's Horizon
1955 · Capt. Ben Morgan
tvMatinee Theater
1955
movieBobby Ware Is Missing
1955 · Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Lt. Gunderson
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Eben Hakes, Alben Peavy, Capt. Grant, Jess, Ezra Thorpe, Jake Spence, Judge Ray Cordelius
tvCommando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955 · Ted Richards
movieTop of the World
1955 · Harding
movieSmoke Signal
1955 · Private Livingston
movieBlack Tuesday
1954 · Collins (uncredited)
tvClimax!
1954 · David
tvLassie
1954
movieDown Three Dark Streets
1954 · Ben
movieTobor the Great
1954 · Johnston - a Reporter
movieShield for Murder
1954 · Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
movieThe Raid
1954 · Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
tvThe Whistler
1954
movieThe High and the Mighty
1954 · Dispatcher
movieThem!
1954 · Ambulance Attendant
movieGog
1954 · Engle
movieCaptain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954 · Priest (uncredited)
movieRiot in Cell Block 11
1954 · Reporter
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Roy Smith
moviePort Sinister
1953 · Collins
movieSword of Venus
1953 · Valmont
movieCommando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953 · Ted Richards
movieThe Jazz Singer
1953 · Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Red Myers
movieFlat Top
1952 · Ens. Longfellow
movieCaptive Women
1952 · Carver, the Mutate traitor
tvMr. & Mrs. North
1952
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Union Official
tvDeath Valley Days
1952 · Ellis Higby, Dave Meiser
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · Airline Clerk, Johnson
movieStorm Over Tibet
1952 · Aylen
moviePaula
1952 · Reporter
movieHoodlum Empire
1952 · Inquiry Clerk
movieSingin' in the Rain
1952 · Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
movieRose of Cimarron
1952 · Gold Bullion Guard
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Dr. Janeway
movieBannerline
1951 · Cass
movieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Union Soldier (uncredited)
movieThe People Against O'Hara
1951 · Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
movieThe Man from Planet X
1951 · Dr. Mears
tvThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Pete
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Sam Carter, Ferguson, Thompson, Hall
movieLonely Heart Bandits
1950 · Dave Clark
movieThe Reckless Moment
1949 · Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
movieMighty Joe Young
1949 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Doctor Jim
1947 · George Brant