Cast & creator
William Schallert
Best known for Desperate Housewives, Perry Mason, Perry Mason
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.
Also known as: ویلیام شالرت, William Joseph Schallert
123
film credits
196
television credits
319
1947–2021 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (319)
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Desperate Housewives
Ken
2004
Perry Mason
Graves
1957Perry Mason
Dr. Bradbury
1957Perry Mason
Len Dykes
1957
How I Met Your Mother
Brady
2005
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Varani
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Nilz Baris
1993
Medium
J. Donald Kessinger
2005
ER
Mitchell Jennings
1994
Melrose Place
Dr. Curtis
1992
Hawaii Five-O
Defense Counsel Herbert
1969Hawaii Five-O
Craig Wilkie
1969
Star Trek
Nilz Baris
1966
Quantum Leap
Judge Eugene Haller
1989
Magnum, P.I.
Bob
1980
The Andy Griffith Show
Sam Becker
1960
Wagon Train
Miles Van Vander
1957
Maverick
1957
True Blood
Maire Norris
2008True Blood
Mayor Norris
2008
Little House on the Prairie
Snell
1974Little House on the Prairie
Dean Russell Harmon
1974
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Harrison Selby
1966
Get Smart
Admiral Hargrade
1965Get Smart
Earl Kibbee
1965
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Cavalry Corporal
1957
Bewitched
Dr. Anton
1964
St. Elsewhere
Olan Standley
1982
Climax!
David
1954
The Waltons
1972
The Rifleman
1958The Rifleman
Joe Lovering
1958The Rifleman
Fogarty
1958
Matinee Theater
1955
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Al
1993
Four Star Playhouse
Airline Clerk
1952Four Star Playhouse
Johnson
1952
My Name Is Earl
Dr. Rudin
2005
Lassie
1954
Matlock
Judge Elliot Franklin
1986
Coach
Bert Wilkins
1989
Dr. Kildare
Inspector
1961Dr. Kildare
Tom Scola
1961
The Six Million Dollar Man
Lorin Sandusky
1974
The Virginian
Harry Foley
1962
The Twilight Zone
Policeman
1959
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr. Kirk
1961
Simon & Simon
1981
Hotel
1982
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Shadow Play")
1985
Highway to Heaven
1984
Murphy Brown
Ken Hamilton
1988
The Untouchables
Edward Garth
1959
The F.B.I.
Paul Ganz
1965The F.B.I.
Ed Crawford
1965
The Wild Wild West
Rufus Kraus
1965The Wild Wild West
Silas Grigsby
1965The Wild Wild West
Frank Harper
1965
Pacific Blue
Walter
1996
Rawhide
The Salesman
1959Rawhide
Lt. Hill
1959Rawhide
Lieutenant Carter
1959
The Lucy Show
Mr. Cresant
1962
Dinosaurs
Wesayso Scientist (voice)
1991
Combat!
Maj. Fisher
1962
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Hotel Clerk
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
James Hendricks
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
Craig the Bartender
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
Link Damon
1958
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Brian Cullen
1969
Leave It to Beaver
Mr. Bloomgarden
1957
Lawman
1958
Barnaby Jones
Mr. Freels
1973
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Yarbrough
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tom Baird
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
John Scott
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tom
1956
Lou Grant
Larry Hill
1977Lou Grant
Mark Worth
1977
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Gunsmoke
Eben Hakes
1955Gunsmoke
Alben Peavy
1955Gunsmoke
Capt. Grant
1955Gunsmoke
Jess
1955Gunsmoke
Ezra Thorpe
1955Gunsmoke
Jake Spence
1955Gunsmoke
Judge Ray Cordelius
1955
Close to Home
Harold Jensen
2005
Bat Masterson
Dr. Harold Dunsmore
1958Bat Masterson
George Winston
1958
Family Law
Manager
1999
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
David
2005
Thriller
Prof. John MacFarland ('Friend of the Dead')
1960
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Strip
Steve Alexander
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
That Girl
1966
One Step Beyond
Doctor Sanders
1959One Step Beyond
Lenny
1959
Matt Houston
1982
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Prof. Leander Pomfritt
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Mr. Leander Pomfritt
1959
The Partridge Family
Red Woodloe
1970
The Bionic Woman
1976
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Pete
1950
The Ford Television Theatre
Union Official
1952
The Texan
1958
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Professor Pomfrit (voice)
2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Farmer P. / Neville Popenbacher (voice)
2002
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lt. Gunderson
1955
Switch
Wayne Buford
1975
Surfside 6
Marty Kemp
1960
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Lawyer
1967
Police Story
1973
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Mod Squad
1968
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Johnny Prescott (uncredited)
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Charlie Kane
1957
Sugarfoot
Cole
1957
Dream On
Judith's Father
1990
Sea Hunt
1958
The Angry Beavers
1997
North and South
Gen. Robert E. Lee
1985
Hazel
Kemper
1961
The Rebel
Charles Ashbaugh
1959
Room 222
1969
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Lt. Barnes
1959
Ellery Queen
1975
Land of the Giants
Dr. Arno
1968
The Patty Duke Show
Martin Lane
1963
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Carson Drew
1977
CHiPs
Rev. Warmer
1977
Lock-Up
1959
Son of the Beach
2000
Gremlins
Father Bartlett (uncredited)
1984Lux Video Theatre
Sam Carter
1950Lux Video Theatre
Thompson
1950Lux Video Theatre
Ferguson
1950Lux Video Theatre
Hall
1950
The Zeta Project
2001
Black Saddle
Chet Mallet
1959
87th Precinct
1961
Sam Benedict
Neil Carlson
1962
The New Breed
Gilbert Condon
1961
Stoney Burke
1962
War and Remembrance
Harry Hopkins
1988
Banacek
Leo Osburn
1972
Singin' in the Rain
Messenger on Screen (uncredited)
1952
Rebel Highway
Judge Patrick Eugene Boone
1994
The Rat Patrol
Dr. Schneidermann
1966
The Manhunter
1974
Johnny Ringo
Mr. Ferris
1959Johnny Ringo
Bogan
1959
Here Come the Brides
1968
The Torkelsons
Wesley "Boarder" Hodges
1991
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952CBS Playhouse
Mr. Meridian
1966
Stagecoach West
Aeneas Longbridge
1960
Letter to Loretta
Roy Smith
1953
Coronado 9
Alfred Bates
1960
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Ballad Singer
1962
A Year in the Life
Larry
1987
Steve Canyon
Major Karl Richmond
1958
The Whistler
1954
Philip Marlowe
1959
Ensign O'Toole
Douglas Harper
1962
Wichita Town
1959
The Deep End
Hal Douglas
2010
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Bag of Bones
Max Devore
2011
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Father
1983
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
Green Lantern: First Flight
Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
2009
Gunslinger
Lieutenant Gilmore
1961
Fish Police
Additional Voices (voice)
1992
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Janeway
1951
The Duck Factory
Skip's Father
1984
Blind Ambition
Herbert Kalmbach
1979
In the Heat of the Night
Mayor Schubert
1967
The New Gidget
Russ Lawrence
1986
Innerspace
Dr. Greenbush
1987
The Good Life
Judge Milligan
1994
Ike
Gen. Mark Clark
1979
Them!
Ambulance Attendant
1954
General Electric Theater
Red Myers
1953
All's Fair
1976
Funny Face
1971
Beethoven's 2nd
Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge (uncredited)
1993
Death Valley Days
Ellis Higby
1952Death Valley Days
Dave Meiser
1952
The Nancy Walker Show
Teddy Futterman
1976
The Jerk
Judge M.A. Loring
1979
Friendly Persuasion
Young Husband (uncredited)
1956Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
Delphi Bureau
Maury Stapleton
1972
Colossus: The Forbin Project
CIA Director Grauber
1970
Little Women
Jonathan March
1978
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Ted Richards
1955The Man and the City
1971
Mighty Joe Young
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1949
Written on the Wind
Reporter
1956
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Doctor Arthur Bramson
1957
Pillow Talk
Hotel Clerk
1959
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Professor Quigley
1969
Day of the Outlaw
1959
Hour of the Gun
Judge Herman Spicer
1967
Lonely are the Brave
Harry
1962
The Strongest Man in the World
Prof. Quigley
1975
The Lone Ranger
Clive - Secretary (uncredited)
1956
Cross of Fire
Reverend
1989
Charley Varrick
Bill Horton
1973
The High and the Mighty
Dispatcher
1954
Will Penny
Dr. Fraker
1967
Legends of the Superheroes
Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone
1979
Some Came Running
Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
1958
The Red Badge of Courage
Union Soldier (uncredited)
1951
The Second Civil War
Secretary of Defense
1997
Matinee
Dr. Grabow (uncredited)
1993Ike
Gen. Mark Clark
1979
Riot in Cell Block 11
Reporter
1954
House Party 2
Dean Kramer
1991
The People Against O'Hara
Intern with Ambulance (uncredited)
1951
Man in the Shadow
Jim Shaney
1957Forbidden Area
TV Announcer
1956
The Reckless Moment
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1949
Sam Whiskey
Mr. Perkins
1969
The Tarnished Angels
Ted Baker
1957
The Man from Planet X
Dr. Mears
1951
M
Rorschach Test Subject (uncredited)
1951
Recount
Justice John Paul Stevens
2008
Man on a String
William Connaught
1972
Smoke Signal
Private Livingston
1955Harvey
Judge Gaffney
1999
Down Three Dark Streets
Ben
1954
The Raid
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
1954
Shotgun Wedding
Preacher Parsons
1963
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Willem (voice)
1987
Harvey
Judge Gaffney
1996
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
Remember When
Dick Hodges
1974
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
2021
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Self
2004
A Century of Science Fiction
Self
1996
Legends of the Super Heroes
Retired Man
1979
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Sheriff
1991
Teachers
Horn
1984Alcatraz Express
1961
The Gallant Hours
1960The Gallant Hours
Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
1960
The Girl in the Kremlin
Jacob Stalin
1957
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Judge Boone
1994
Massacre at Sand Creek
Defense Attorney
1956
Circle of the Day
Reporter
1957
Bannerline
Cass
1951
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Judge
1993
Paula
Reporter
1952
Kung Fu
Willis Roper
1972
Top of the World
Harding
1955
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Narrator (voice)
1986
The Jazz Singer
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
1953
Tail Gunner Joe
Gen. Zwicker
1977
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Russ Lawrence
1985
Torpedo Run
Captain of the Bluefin
1958
Partners in Crime
Oscar
1973
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
Mr. Pomfritt
1988
To Dance with Olivia
Judge Shelton
1997
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
Griff M.
1963
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Harry
1976
Tunnel Vision
Francis X. Cody
1976
Speedway
Abel Esterlake
1968
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Judge
1972
The Tattered Dress
Court Clerk
1957
Doomsday Chronicles
Host
1979
Archie
Fred Andrews
1964
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1955
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
Self
2014
Black Tuesday
Collins (uncredited)
1954
The Stableboy's Christmas
The Innkeeper
1978
Cry Terror!
Henderson, Bank Representative
1958
Death Sentence
Tanner
1974
Hangar 18
Professor Mills
1980
The Monolith Monsters
Weatherman
1957
Flat Top
Ens. Longfellow
1952
Gog
Engle
1954
Shield for Murder
Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
1954
Through Naked Eyes
Terry Parrish
1983
Rose of Cimarron
Gold Bullion Guard
1952
The Beat Generation
Father Dinelli
1959
Man on Fire
Charles (uncredited)
1957
Hoodlum Empire
Inquiry Clerk
1952
The Incident
Wallace
1990
Escape
Senator Lewis Harrison
1971
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Priest (uncredited)
1954
Raw Edge
Missionary
1956
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Ted Richards
1953
The Hired Man
Mr. Clay
1957
Under the Influence
Cade
1986
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
Landrum Bolling
1991
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Martin Lane
1999
Tobor the Great
Johnston - a Reporter
1954
Gunslinger
Marshal Scott Hood
1956
Port Sinister
Collins
1953
Grace Kelly
Father Tucker
1983
Hell's Horizon
Capt. Ben Morgan
1955
Sword of Venus
Valmont
1953
Blue Denim
George - Bank Vice President (uncredited)
1959
Captive Women
Carver, the Mutate traitor
1952
Paradise Alley
Jack Williams
1962Sweetzer
Barnaby
2007
Amazons
Congressman Stanford Barstow
1984
Storm Over Tibet
Aylen
1952
Hijack!
Frank Kleiner
1973
Promise Him Anything
Silver
1975Doctor Jim
George Brant
1947
Lonely Heart Bandits
Dave Clark
1950