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William Joseph Schallert〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=William Schallert Biography )〕 (born July 6, 1922) is an American character actor who has appeared in many films and in such television series as ''Perry Mason, The Smurfs'', ''Jefferson Drum'', ''Philip Marlowe'', ''The Rat Patrol'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Star Trek'', ''The Patty Duke Show'', ''87th Precinct'', ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', '' The Waltons'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''Bonanza'', ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'', ''Leave It to Beaver'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''Love, American Style'', ''Get Smart'', ''Lawman'', ''Combat!'', ''The Wild Wild West'' and in later years, ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''Medium'' and ''True Blood''. As with many character actors with long careers, Schallert's face is more recognizable than his name.〔King, Susan. "Classic Hollywood – Trekkin' On: William Schallert..." ''Los Angeles Times'' – July 4, 2011.〕 ==Early life and career== William "Bill" Schallert was born in Los Angeles, the son of Edwin Francis Schallert, a longtime drama critic for the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Elza Emily Schallert (née Baumgarten), a magazine writer and radio host.〔 He began acting while a student at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and in 1946, helped found the Circle Theatre with Sydney Chaplin and several fellow students. And, in 1948, Schallert was directed by Sydney's father, the famous Charlie Chaplin in a staging of Somerset Maugham's ''Rain''.〔TCM Database: William Schallert Biography.() Retrieved 2014-04-03〕 Schallert has appeared in supporting roles on numerous television programs since the early 1950s, including ''Gunsmoke'' (season 3, episode 16 "Twelfth Night") in 1957 and (season 4, episode 16 "Gypsum Hills Feud") in 1958 and ''The Partridge Family'', as a very humble folk-singing guitar player with "Stage Fright", in 1971. He appeared three times as Major Karl Richmond on NBC's ''Steve Canyon'', starring Dean Fredericks in the title role. Schallert has also appeared in several movies. One of his early cinematic roles is a brief uncredited performance as a police detective in ''The Reckless Moment'' (1949) with Joan Bennett and James Mason. He had roles in ''The Man from Planet X'' (1951) with Robert Clarke, ''The Tarnished Angels'' (1958) with Robert Stack, ''Blue Denim'' (1959) with Brandon deWilde, ''Pillow Talk'' (1959) with Doris Day and Rock Hudson, ''Speedway'' (1968) with Elvis Presley, ''The Jerk'' (1979) with Steve Martin, ''Teachers'' (1984) with Nick Nolte, and ''Innerspace'' (1987), in which he played Martin Short's doctor. He also played (uncredited) an ambulance attendant in the early minutes of the 1950s sci-fi classic, ''Them!'' (1954). He is a founding member of the Circle Players at The Circle Theatre, started in 1946, now known as El centro theatre. Schallert starred in ''Philbert'', an innovative 1964 TV pilot for ABC, which combined live action camera work and animation. Created by Warner Brothers animator Friz Freleng and directed by Richard Donner, ABC backed out of the series shortly before full production was to begin, though the completed pilot was released in theaters by Warner Brothers as a short subject. Schallert is probably best known as Martin Lane on ''The Patty Duke Show''. He also appeared as a wise teacher, Mr. Leander Pomfritt on ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', and as The Admiral on ''Get Smart''. On the two former shows he worked opposite actress Jean Byron. Schallert made three guest appearances on CBS's ''Perry Mason'' between 1957–1962, including the role of Donald Graves in the series' fifth episode, "The Case of the Sulky Girl", and Dr. Bradbury in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Misguided Missile", He is also remembered for playing the role of Nilz Baris in the ''Star Trek'' episode "The Trouble With Tribbles". He also appeared in the archive footage of that episode which was used in the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode "Trials and Tribble-ations". Schallert appeared in DS9 himself, in the second season episode "Sanctuary", in which he played Varani, a Bajoran musician. Schallert played the role of Carson Drew in the television series ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' (1977–1979), featuring Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew. In addition to his onscreen performances, Schallert has done voiceover work for numerous television and radio commercials over the years. Among these were a recurring role as "Milton the Toaster" in animated commercials for Kellogg's Pop-Tarts. Schallert has the rare distinction of appearing in both the original movie version of ''In The Heat of The Night'' (1967) and the later NBC TV version in 1992. In 2004, ''TV Guide'' recognized Schallert's portrayal of Martin Lane on ''The Patty Duke Show'' as No. 39 on its list of "50 Greatest TV Dads."〔TCM Database: William Schallert Biography.() Retrieved 2014-04-03〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Schallert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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