William Schallert

William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016) was an American actor. He played the father on The Patty Duke Show. He is also known for his guest-star roles in The Smurfs, Jefferson Drum, Gunsmoke, Star Trek, Get Smart, Lawman, Matlock, The Waltons, Bonanza, The Andy Griffith Show and in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Schallert was born on July 6, 1922 in Los Angeles, California.William Schallert (biography) – Turner Classic Movies. He married Rosemarie D. Waggner in 1949. Schallert was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1979 through 1981. He died at his home in Pacific Palisades, California from complications from peripheral neuropathy on May 8, 2016, aged 93.William Schallert, 93, Dies; Prolific Actor Was Father on ‘The Patty Duke Show’

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Other websites

William Schallert Interview at Elvis2001.net 
Hollywood Everyman: A Conversation with William Schallert  2010 Interview with William Schallert

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