William Schallert
Acting
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.
Shows
How I Met Your Mother
Desperate Housewives
ER
Perry Mason
Star Trek
The Twilight Zone
Medium
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Bewitched
Have Gun, Will Travel
Wagon Train
The Andy Griffith Show
Lassie
True Blood
Quantum Leap
Melrose Place
Mission: Impossible
Magnum, P.I.
The Virginian
St. Elsewhere
Little House on the Prairie
Ironside
The F.B.I.
Hawaii Five-O
The Waltons
The Rifleman
Get Smart
The Six Million Dollar Man
Maverick
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Coach
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Rawhide
Combat!
The Untouchables
My Name Is Earl
Climax!
Dr. Kildare
The Twilight Zone
Matinee Theater
The Lucy Show
Highway to Heaven
Pacific Blue
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Matlock
Hotel
Lou Grant
The Wild Wild West
Lawman
Leave It to Beaver
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Simon & Simon
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Dinosaurs
One Step Beyond
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bat Masterson
Close to Home
Wanted: Dead or Alive
North and South
Murphy Brown
Thriller
Gunsmoke
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Barnaby Jones
Matt Houston
That Girl
Switch
77 Sunset Strip
The Angry Beavers
The Rebel
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Partridge Family
Peter Gunn
The Ford Television Theatre
The Texan
Family Law
The Mod Squad
Hazel
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Sea Hunt
The Bionic Woman
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Dream On
Banacek
Sugarfoot
Surfside 6
Black Saddle
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Room 222
Judd for the Defense
Sam Benedict
Ellery Queen
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The New Breed
Police Story
Lock-Up
Rebel Highway
Land of the Giants
The Torkelsons
War and Remembrance
Stoney Burke
Son of the Beach
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Johnny Ringo
CHiPs
The Rat Patrol
The Zeta Project
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
87th Precinct
The Patty Duke Show
Mr. & Mrs. North
Coronado 9
Stagecoach West
Gunslinger
Here Come the Brides
Steve Canyon
Ensign O'Toole
Wichita Town
Letter to Loretta
The Lloyd Bridges Show
A Year in the Life
The Manhunter
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Death Valley Days
Philip Marlowe
Ike
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Duck Factory
Bag of Bones
The New Gidget
Blind Ambition
Delphi Bureau
The Good Life
Funny Face
All's Fair
Little Women
Cross of Fire
General Electric Theater
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
The Nancy Walker Show
Legends of the Superheroes
Kung Fu