Person
William Schallert
Born 6 July 1922 Died 8 May 2016, aged 93 Los Angeles, California, U.S. TMDB ↗
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).
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29age in their first credit on record (1952)
59years on screen and counting
3credits in 1969, their busiest year
31dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 75 The Second Civil War
1997as Secretary of Defense
Age: 64 Innerspace
1987as Dr. Greenbush
Age: 47 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969as Professor Quigley
Age: 46 Sam Whiskey
1969as Mr. Perkins
Age: 45 Will Penny
1967as Dr. Fraker
Age: 35 Man on Fire
1957as Charles (uncredited)
Age: 32 Tobor the Great
1954as Johnston - a Reporter
Age: 32 Shield for Murder
1954as Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker
Age: 29 Storm Over Tibet
1952as Aylen
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TV credits
Age: 89 Bag of Bones
2011as Max Devore
No poster
Age: 77 Harvey
1999as Judge Gaffney
Age: 69 The Torkelsons
1991as Wesley "Boarder" Hodges
Age: 67 Cross of Fire
1989as Reverend
Age: 66 War and Remembrance
1988as Harry Hopkins
Age: 64 The New Gidget
1986as Russ Lawrence
Age: 56 Ike
1979as Gen. Mark Clark
Age: 56 Legends of the Superheroes
1979as Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone
Age: 56 Little Women
1978as Jonathan March
Age: 54 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977as Carson Drew
Age: 54 The Nancy Walker Show
1976as Teddy Futterman
Age: 54 All's Fair
1976No poster
Age: 49 The Man and the City
1971No poster
Age: 47 The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
Age: 43 The Wild Wild West
1965as Frank Harper
Age: 41 The Patty Duke Show
1963as Martin Lane
Age: 37 Philip Marlowe
1959
Age: 36 Steve Canyon
1958as Major Karl Richmond
Age: 36 Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958as Link Damon
Age: 34 The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Age: 33 Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
1955as Ted Richards
Age: 30 Death Valley Days
1952as Ellis Higby