Biff Elliot

Biff Elliot was the stage name for the actor who played Schmitter in the first season episode .
Elliot made his feature film debut starring as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of I, the Jury. Fellow Original Series guest actor Elisha Cook had an uncredited role in this film. Two years later, Elliot had a supporting role in another film noir called House of Bamboo. This time, Original Series star DeForest Kelley made an uncredited appearance.
Elliot was a prominent fixture in classic war films of the 1950s and '60s. Among these are (1956, with Skip Homeier and Frank Gorshin), (1957), (1959, with Original Series co-star Ken Lynch as well as Paul Comi, Bert Remsen, and Clarence Williams III), and (1963, with James Gregory and George Takei).
He co-starred with Jeffrey Hunter in (1957, featuring Frank Overton, Frank Gorshin, and Clegg Hoyt) and (1965, with Steve Ihnat and Bill Quinn). In 1966, Elliot co-starred with William Campbell and Sid Haig in . He also appeared in (1957, with Diana Muldaur) and with Mark Lenard in the 1981 made-for-television movie Back to the Planet of the Apes. His last appearance was in (1986, featuring Sally Kellerman).
Elliot was a close friend of the late actor , and appeared in several of his films, including Kotch, The Front Page, and the aforementioned That's Life!
Elliot passed away on 15 August 2012 at the age of 89.
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