William Schallert

Acting · 2.2 popularity

Age

104

Movies

120

154

Born: July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016
From: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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). 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.

Works

120 films

Gremlins

19847.1

Singin' in the Rain

19528.1

Twilight Zone: The Movie

19836.5

Innerspace

19876.8

In the Heat of the Night

19677.7

The Jerk

19796.9

Pillow Talk

19597.1

Them!

19546.8

Green Lantern: First Flight

20096.9

Ike

19796.8

Beethoven's 2nd

19935.6

The Strongest Man in the World

19756.2

The High and the Mighty

19545.9

Will Penny

19676.7

Colossus: The Forbin Project

19707.0

The Incredible Shrinking Man

19577.5

Mighty Joe Young

19496.4

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

19696.0

Friendly Persuasion

19566.6

Lonely are the Brave

19627.4

The Lone Ranger

19566.2

Matinee

19936.7

Charley Varrick

19737.4

House Party 2

19915.5

Teachers

19845.7

Hour of the Gun

19676.5

Shotgun Wedding

19635.4

Written on the Wind

19567.0

Paula

19528.2

Some Came Running

19587.0

The Raid

19546.5

The Monolith Monsters

19576.5

The Gallant Hours

19606.7

Sam Whiskey

19695.8

Recount

20086.8

Hangar 18

19805.2

Speedway

19685.9

The Second Civil War

19976.1

Escape

19715.7

A Century of Science Fiction

19966.9

Raw Edge

19566.3

Day of the Outlaw

19596.8

Riot in Cell Block 11

19547.1

Remember When

19747.0

Tail Gunner Joe

19776.0

The Red Badge of Courage

19516.5

The Reckless Moment

19496.8

The People Against O'Hara

19515.8

Archie

1964

Forbidden Area

19567.5

Torpedo Run

19586.1

Cry Terror!

19586.5

The Tattered Dress

19575.5

The Incident

19906.5

Bannerline

19516.8

Doomsday Chronicles

197910.0

Alcatraz Express

19617.0

The Beat Generation

19595.1

Man in the Shadow

19576.7

Man on Fire

19576.0

The Man from Planet X

19515.9

Black Tuesday

19546.2

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

19915.1

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

20046.5

The Tarnished Angels

19576.8

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

19939.0

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

19765.4

Tunnel Vision

19764.8

Smoke Signal

19556.9

Gunslinger

19564.4

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

19876.7

Down Three Dark Streets

19545.8

Flat Top

19524.6

Bobby Ware Is Missing

19558.0

The Girl in the Kremlin

19575.0

Philbert (Three's a Crowd)

19634.5

Under the Influence

19865.9

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

199910.0

Shield for Murder

19546.7

Grace Kelly

19836.4

Top of the World

19556.5

Sweetzer

200710.0

Legends of the Super Heroes

19794.9

Death Sentence

19745.5

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis

19887.0

Hoodlum Empire

19526.5

Tobor the Great

19545.3

Massacre at Sand Creek

19565.5

Amazons

19845.0

Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story

19917.0

The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

19727.0

Circle of the Day

1957

Confessions of the D.A. Man

1978

To Dance with Olivia

19978.0

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

19545.7

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

19946.0

Blue Denim

19595.3

Gog

19545.9

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

20214.7

Harvey

19965.2

Gidget's Summer Reunion

19856.0

The Jazz Singer

19536.0

Through Naked Eyes

19834.6

Man on a String

19727.0

The Stableboy's Christmas

19787.0

Rose of Cimarron

19525.6

Captive Women

19525.0

Partners in Crime

19735.0

Promise Him Anything

197510.0

Lonely Heart Bandits

19507.8

Hell's Horizon

19555.7

Port Sinister

19536.0

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe

1953

Paradise Alley

19626.6

The Hired Man

1957

Hijack!

19736.7

Storm Over Tibet

19527.0

Doctor Jim

19478.0

Sword of Venus

19536.0

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

20146.0