William Schallert
Known for Acting · 272 credits
- Born
- 1922-07-06
- Died
- 2016-05-08
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Also known as
- ویلیام شالرت
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).
Known For
TV Shows (154)
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Ken
Star Trek
1966
as Nilz Baris
Perry Mason
1957
as Graves / Dr. Bradbury / Len Dykes
ER
1994
as Mitchell Jennings
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Brady
Medium
2005
as J. Donald Kessinger
Lassie
1954
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Varani / Nilz Baris
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Sam Becker
Melrose Place
1992
as Dr. Curtis
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Defense Counsel Herbert / Craig Wilkie
Ironside
1967
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Bob
Bewitched
1964
as Dr. Anton
True Blood
2008
as Maire Norris / Mayor Norris
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Al
Wagon Train
1957
as Miles Van Vander
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Snell / Dean Russell Harmon
Coach
1989
as Bert Wilkins
The Rifleman
1958
as Joe Lovering
Quantum Leap
1989
as Judge Eugene Haller
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Harrison Selby
Get Smart
1965
as Admiral Hargrade / Earl Kibbee
Maverick
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
The Waltons
1972
Climax!
1954
as David
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Policeman
Lawman
1958
The Virginian
1962
as Harry Foley
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Airline Clerk / Johnson
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Cavalry Corporal
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Dr. Rudin
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Inspector / Tom Scola
Simon & Simon
1981
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Olan Standley
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Lorin Sandusky
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Mr. Bloomgarden
Matlock
1986
as Judge Elliot Franklin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Yarbrough / Tom Baird / John Scott
Rawhide
1959
as The Salesman / Lt. Hill / Lieutenant Carter
Hotel
1982
Dinosaurs
1991
as Wesayso Scientist (voice)
The Untouchables
1959
as Edward Garth
The F.B.I.
1965
as Paul Ganz / Ed Crawford
Combat!
1962
as Maj. Fisher
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Rufus Kraus / Silas Grigsby / Frank Harper
The Lucy Show
1962
as Mr. Cresant
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shadow Play")
Pacific Blue
1996
as Walter
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Highway to Heaven
1984
Lou Grant
1977
as Larry Hill / Mark Worth
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Mr. Freels
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Mr. Kirk
Murphy Brown
1988
as Ken Hamilton
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as David
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Brian Cullen
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Hotel Clerk / James Hendricks / Craig the Bartender / Link Damon
Peter Gunn
1958
Movies (118)
Gremlins
1984
as Father Bartlett (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
Innerspace
1987
as Dr. Greenbush
In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Mayor Schubert
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Father
Pillow Talk
1959
as Hotel Clerk
The Jerk
1979
as Judge M.A. Loring
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
Teachers
1984
as Horn
Them!
1954
as Ambulance Attendant
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Young Husband (uncredited)
Will Penny
1967
as Dr. Fraker
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009
as Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Professor Quigley
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Dispatcher
Charley Varrick
1973
as Bill Horton
Shotgun Wedding
1963
as Preacher Parsons
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957
as Doctor Arthur Bramson
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as CIA Director Grauber
Death Sentence
1974
as Tanner
Written on the Wind
1956
as Reporter
Lonely are the Brave
1962
as Harry
Some Came Running
1958
as Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
Day of the Outlaw
1959
Hour of the Gun
1967
as Judge Herman Spicer
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Prof. Quigley
Matinee
1993
as Dr. Grabow (uncredited)
Escape
1971
as Senator Lewis Harrison
Paula
1952
as Reporter
Ike
1979
as Gen. Mark Clark
House Party 2
1991
as Dean Kramer
Hangar 18
1980
as Professor Mills
Raw Edge
1956
as Missionary
Speedway
1968
as Abel Esterlake
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
as Reporter
The Tarnished Angels
1957
as Ted Baker
Hijack!
1973
as Frank Kleiner
Sam Whiskey
1969
as Mr. Perkins
Grace Kelly
1983
as Father Tucker
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1956
as Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
The Second Civil War
1997
as Secretary of Defense
Gidget's Summer Reunion
1985
as Russ Lawrence
Black Tuesday
1954
as Collins (uncredited)
Torpedo Run
1958
as Captain of the Bluefin
The Gallant Hours
1960
as Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
The Tattered Dress
1957
as Court Clerk
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self
Cry Terror!
1958
as Henderson, Bank Representative
Smoke Signal
1955
as Private Livingston
Gog
1954
as Engle
Captive Women
1952
as Carver, the Mutate traitor
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993
as Judge
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Jim Shaney
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Gen. Zwicker
Down Three Dark Streets
1954
as Ben
The Raid
1954
as Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Gunslinger
1956
as Marshal Scott Hood
Under the Influence
1986
as Cade
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
as Self
Tunnel Vision
1976
as Francis X. Cody
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
as Judge Boone
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
1991
as Landrum Bolling
Shield for Murder
1954
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
as Sheriff
Legends of the Super Heroes
1979
as Retired Man
The Incident
1990
as Wallace
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
as Self
Man on Fire
1957
as Charles (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
1953
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Tobor the Great
1954
as Johnston - a Reporter
Harvey
1996
as Judge Gaffney
The Beat Generation
1959
as Father Dinelli
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Inquiry Clerk
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976
as Harry
The Man from Planet X
1951
as Dr. Mears
Bannerline
1951
as Cass
Forbidden Area
1956
as TV Announcer
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972
Amazons
1984
as Congressman Stanford Barstow
Partners in Crime
1973
as Oscar
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987
as Willem (voice)
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1953
as Ted Richards
Paradise Alley
1962
as Jack Williams
Sweetzer
2007
as Barnaby
To Dance with Olivia
1997
as Judge Shelton
The Monolith Monsters
1957
as Weatherman
Blue Denim
1959
as George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014
as Self
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
1988
as Mr. Pomfritt
Massacre at Sand Creek
1956
as Defense Attorney
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Dave Clark
The Stableboy's Christmas
1978
as The Innkeeper
Flat Top
1952
as Ens. Longfellow
Rose of Cimarron
1952
as Gold Bullion Guard
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
1999
as Martin Lane
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
as Priest (uncredited)
Top of the World
1955
as Harding
Through Naked Eyes
1983
as Terry Parrish
Man on a String
1972
as William Connaught
Port Sinister
1953
as Collins
Hell's Horizon
1955
as Capt. Ben Morgan
Sword of Venus
1953
as Valmont
Remember When
1974
as Dick Hodges
Promise Him Anything
1975
as Silver
The Girl in the Kremlin
1957
as Jacob Stalin
Doomsday Chronicles
1979
as Host
The Hired Man
1957
as Mr. Clay
Storm Over Tibet
1952
as Aylen
Circle of the Day
1957
as Reporter
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963
as Griff M.
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Doctor Jim
1947
as George Brant
Alcatraz Express
1961
About 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 ac… With 272 credits spanning from 1947 to 2021, William Schallert has appeared in 118 films and 154 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Schallert Movies
- Gremlins (1984) — as Father Bartlett (uncredited)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
- Innerspace (1987) — as Dr. Greenbush
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) — as Mayor Schubert
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) — as Father
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