William Schallert – Bio, Net Worth, Height
| contour: | William Shalet |
|---|---|
| Age of death: | 93 years old |
| high: | 6 ft 1 in (186 cm) |
| Profession: | actor |
| net worth: | $2 million |
| status: | deceased |
origin
William Joseph Schallert is Actors of America, union activist and past president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best known for the ABC sitcom Patty Duke Show. Shalet was born on July 6, 1922 in Los Angeles, California. His father, Edwin, is a drama editor for the Los Angeles Times, and his mother, Elsa, is a fanzine writer. Schallert attended a seminary during high school and then attended the University of Southern California. He also studied and lectured at Oxford University.
Profession
Schallert discovered his love of acting while attending UCLA. He was one of the founders of the Amphitheatre in 1946. Sharrett began his acting career in the 1940s and held a number of roles. He had an under-the-radar role as a Philadelphia banker in the 1947 film Harrow’s Fox. Other early film appearances include Reckless Hour (1949), The Man from Planet X (1951) and Doris Wear’s Pillow Talk (1959). Recent films include The Teacher (1984), Innerspace (1987) and Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994) with Renee Zellweger.
Shalet is probably best known for his roles on television. From 1958 to 1961 he appeared at Dick Powell’s Zane Gray Theatre. He has guest appearances in Gunsmoke, The Partridge Family and Steve Caynon. From 1963 to 1966, Schallert played the father role of “Martin Lane” on The Patty Duke Show. He played the character “Leander Pomfritt,” Dobie Gillis’ many loves, in the first three seasons of the sitcom. Another memorable role was “Neilz Barris” in 1967’s Star Trek. Other TV shows include Get Smart, Perry Mason and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. His last TV appearance was in the 2014 episode of 2 Broke Girls.
Schallert was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1979 to 1981. He founded the Disabled Performance Council and was awarded the Ralph Morgan Award in 1993.
personal
William Shalet died on May 8, 2016 at the age of 93. There is no official cause of death report. Schallert suffers from peripheral neuropathy and has to wear leg braces. He died at his home in Pacific Palisades, California. Schallert is 6-foot-1 and has a net worth of $2 million. From 1949 until his death in 2016, he was married to actress “Leah Wagner”. They have four sons, Brendan, Edwin, Joseph and Mark.
Photo by Alan Wright [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
William Schallert real name, birthday, wiki
| real name: | William Joseph Schallette |
|---|---|
| Birthday: | July 6, 1922 |
| place of birth: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Zodiac: | cancer |
| high: | 6 ft 1 in (186 cm) |
| Profession: | actor |
| net worth: | $2 million |
| marriage: | Rosemary Diane Wagner |
| Death instrument: | dead |
| die: | May 8, 2016 |
| cause of death: | not disclosed |
| place of death: | United StatesCaliforniaPacific Palisades |
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