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An American prolific film and television actor, born in Los Angeles, California, USA as William Joseph Schallert. He was a fighter pilot in the US Air Force during World War II, and was interested in acting while he was at the University of California in Los Angeles. After...Read more graduating in 1946, he joined the Circle Theater, and the following year he worked in films, followed by television. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1980. He was also a composer, pianist and singer. He married actress Leah Waggner (1949-2015), they had four children, and she stayed with him until her death. Among his notable works are Hour of the Gun (1967), In The Heat of the Night (1967) and Pillow Talk (1959). He died in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA on May 8, 2016, at age 93.

- Nationality:
- US
- Date of Birth:
- 6 July 1922
- Birth Country:
- US
- Died on:
- 8 May 2016
- Death Country:
- US

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Filmography

Actor (23)
- - - House Party 2
    - 1991 - Movie
- - - Innerspace
    - 1987 - Movie
- - - Teachers
    - 1984 - Movie
- - - Ike:The War Years
    - 1980 - Movie
- - - Dinky Dog
    - 1978 - Series
- - - Charley Varrick
    - 1973 - Movie
- - - Speedway
    - 1968 - Movie
- - - In the Heat of the Night
    - 1967 - Movie
- - - Paradise Alley
    - 1962 - Movie
- - - Dr. Kildare
    - 1961 - Series
- - - Pillow Talk
    - 1959 - Movie
- - - Bonanza
    - 1959 - Series
- - - Some Came Running
    - 1958 - Movie
- - - Perry Mason
    - 1957 - Series
- - - Gunsmoke
    - 1957 - Series
- - - Wagon Train
    - 1957 - Series
- - - Written on the Wind
    - 1956 - Movie
- - - Lassie
    - 1954 - Series
- - - Them!
    - 1954 - Movie
- - - The Loretta Young Show
    - 1953 - Series
- - - Just This Once
    - 1952 - Movie
- - - The People Against O'Hara
    - 1951 - Movie
- - - Mighty Joe Young
    - 1949 - Movie

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An American prolific film and television actor, born in Los Angeles, California, USA as William Joseph Schallert. He was a fighter pilot in the US Air Force during World War II,...Read more and was interested in acting while he was at the University of California in Los Angeles. After graduating in 1946, he joined the Circle Theater, and the following year he worked in films, followed by television. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1980. He was also a composer, pianist and singer. He married actress Leah Waggner (1949-2015), they had four children, and she stayed with him until her death. Among his notable works are Hour of the Gun (1967), In The Heat of the Night (1967) and Pillow Talk (1959). He died in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA on May 8, 2016, at age 93.