William Schallert

William Schallert

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1922-07-06
Place of Birth:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1922-07-06 More

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William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016, Height 6 feet 1 inch [1.85 meters]) 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.
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Bag of Bones
Drama Mystery
The Deep End
Drama Comedy Documentary
Green Lantern: First Flight
Action Adventure Fantasy Animation Science Fiction
True Blood
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Mystery
Medium
Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Desperate Housewives
Mystery Drama Comedy
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Animation Action & Adventure Mystery
The Zeta Project
Action & Adventure Animation Kids Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Family Law
Drama Comedy Crime
Harvey
Family Kids
The Second Civil War
Drama Comedy TV Movie War
The Angry Beavers
Animation Comedy Kids Family
To Dance with Olivia
Drama Romance TV Movie
Harvey
Fantasy TV Movie Drama
Pacific Blue
Drama Action & Adventure Crime War & Politics
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Drama Music TV Movie
Rebel Highway
Drama Action & Adventure
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
Dinosaurs
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy Family
The Incident
Drama TV Movie
Quantum Leap
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
War and Remembrance
Drama War & Politics
Innerspace
Action Comedy Science Fiction
Matlock
Crime Drama
North and South
Drama War & Politics
The Twilight Zone
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Mystery
Teachers
Comedy Drama
Highway to Heaven
Family Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Gremlins
Fantasy Horror Comedy
Amazons
Thriller Crime Drama TV Movie
Through Naked Eyes
Thriller TV Movie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Action & Adventure Drama Crime
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Horror Fantasy Science Fiction
Grace Kelly
History Drama TV Movie
Hotel
Drama Soap
Magnum, P.I.
Action & Adventure Crime Drama Mystery
Hangar 18
Action Science Fiction Thriller
Blind Ambition
War & Politics Drama
Ike
Drama History War TV Movie
Legends of the Super Heroes
Action Comedy Science Fiction TV Movie
Legends of the Superheroes
Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Lou Grant
Comedy Drama
CHiPs
Drama Action & Adventure
Tail Gunner Joe
TV Movie Drama
The Bionic Woman
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
Ellery Queen
Mystery Drama
Switch
Action & Adventure Drama
Death Sentence
Crime Thriller Drama Mystery TV Movie
Remember When
Drama TV Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
Hijack!
Drama TV Movie Thriller
Partners in Crime
Crime Drama TV Movie
Police Story
Action & Adventure Crime Drama
Kung Fu
Action & Adventure Drama Western Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Banacek
Crime Drama Mystery
Man On A String
TV Movie Crime Drama
Escape
TV Movie Science Fiction Thriller
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Science Fiction Thriller
Room 222
Comedy Drama
Sam Whiskey
Comedy Western
The Mod Squad
Action & Adventure Drama
Land of the Giants
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
Hawaii Five-O
Action & Adventure Drama
Speedway
Comedy Music Romance
Will Penny
Western Romance
In the Heat of the Night
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Ironside
Crime Drama Mystery
Mission: Impossible
Action & Adventure Crime Drama Mystery
The Rat Patrol
Action & Adventure War & Politics
Star Trek
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
The F.B.I.
Crime Drama Mystery
Get Smart
Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Wild Wild West
Action & Adventure Comedy Drama Western Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Bewitched
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy Family Drama
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
Comedy TV Movie Animation
Combat!
War & Politics Drama
Ensign O'Toole
War & Politics Comedy
87th Precinct
Crime Drama Mystery
Coronado 9
Crime Drama Mystery
Pillow Talk
Comedy Romance
The Twilight Zone
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Drama
Blue Denim
Drama Romance
One Step Beyond
Mystery Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Black Saddle
Western Drama
Rawhide
Western Drama
77 Sunset Strip
Crime Drama Mystery
The Rifleman
Action & Adventure Western Family
Steve Canyon
Action & Adventure
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Western Action & Adventure Drama
Cry Terror!
Crime Thriller
Sea Hunt
Action & Adventure Drama
Man in the Shadow
Thriller Drama Western
The Monolith Monsters
Horror Science Fiction
Maverick
Comedy Western
Perry Mason
Mystery Drama Crime
Have Gun, Will Travel
Western Action & Adventure Drama
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Crime Drama Action & Adventure
The Girl in the Kremlin
Drama Mystery Thriller
Gunslinger
Western Romance
Raw Edge
Romance Western
The Lone Ranger
Adventure Western
Hell's Horizon
Action Drama Romance War
Gunsmoke
Western Action & Adventure Drama
Smoke Signal
Action Drama Western
Black Tuesday
Crime Thriller
Climax!
Drama Mystery
Lassie
Action & Adventure Drama Family Comedy
Tobor the Great
Science Fiction
The Raid
Western War
The Whistler
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The High and the Mighty
Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Them!
Science Fiction Horror
Gog
Thriller Science Fiction Horror
Port Sinister
Adventure Crime Science Fiction
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Adventure Action Science Fiction
Flat Top
Drama Action War
Captive Women
Science Fiction
The Man from Planet X
Science Fiction Thriller Horror
Mighty Joe Young
Adventure Fantasy Drama Action
  • name:William Schallert
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1922-07-06
  • Place of Birth:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • Also Known As:
  • Biography:William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016, Height 6 feet 1 inch [1.85 meters]) 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.
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