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William Schallert
1 FOLLOWER • 117 CREDITS • JUL 6, 1922 - MAY 8, 2016 • 93
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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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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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Gunsmoke
Perry Mason
Lux Video Theatre
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rawhide
General Electric Theater
The F.B.I.
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Four Star Playhouse
Mission: Impossible
Close to Home
Hawaii Five-O
Wagon Train
ER
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Police Story
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Little House on the Prairie
CHiPs
St. Elsewhere
Melrose Place
The Wild Wild West
Lou Grant
Dream On
Simon & Simon
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Have Gun, Will Travel
Switch
Murphy Brown
Peter Gunn
Letter to Loretta
Kung Fu
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Desperate Housewives
Johnny Ringo
Star Trek
Quantum Leap
Banacek
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Get Smart
Matinee Theater
The Texan
Thriller
The Twilight Zone
Hazel
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Lassie
How I Met Your Mother
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Virginian
The Waltons
Bat Masterson
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Family Law
The Six Million Dollar Man
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Sam Benedict
My Name Is Earl
Ensign O'Toole
Magnum, P.I.
87th Precinct
Son of the Beach
The Zeta Project
Wichita Town
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Rat Patrol
Dinosaurs
Land of the Giants
Leave It to Beaver
The Manhunter
The Andy Griffith Show
CBS Playhouse
The Good Life
True Blood
A Year in the Life
Mr. & Mrs. North
Medium
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Climax!
Matlock
Grandpa Goes to Washington
The Angry Beavers
The Twilight Zone
Ironside
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Highway to Heaven
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Debbie Reynolds Show
All's Fair
Ellery Queen
The Lucy Show
Gremlins
Beethoven's 2nd
The Jerk
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Blind Ambition
The Raid
Singin' in the Rain
War and Remembrance
The Second Civil War
Will Penny
House Party 2
Little Women
Circle of the Day
Cross of Fire
Charley Varrick
The Torkelsons
Forbidden Area
Green Lantern: First Flight
Harvey
Escape
Massacre at Sand Creek
Legends of the Superheroes
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Dr. Kildare
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