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Post by erik on May 9, 2016 17:36:52 GMT -5
Hollywood has lost another familiar face among its acting ranks. Veteran character actor William Schallert, who many will remember from The Patty Duke Show, but also made many great appearances on film, passed away on Sunday at the age of 93: www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-william-schallert-20160510-story.htmlAmong his film roles are as Judge Spicer in the 1967 John Sturges western HOUR OF THE GUN; the CIA director in the underrated 1970 science fiction drama COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT; and a small-town doctor in the 1968 western WILL PENNY.
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Post by sliderocker on May 9, 2016 23:09:57 GMT -5
William Schallert made many appearances in movies and tv, including an appearance in an Elvis movie, "Speedway," in which he played the down on his luck dad of five young daughters, all of whom slept in the family car until helped by Elvis's character. As an actor, Schallert was underrated. He frequently played milquetoast characters or country bumpkins but he could also play characters who were cold and heartless. He gave better than he got.
One favorite scene Schallert was involved in was in Roseanne's tv series involved the show tags, the closers to the preceding episode. They usually had nothing to do with the episode. Schallert made a guest appearance owing to the fact that two actresses had played Roseanne's oldest daughter. The original actress left and was replaced for a season or two by another actress. The original actress came back and the second actress departed. The tag for the episode had both actresses doing a spoof of the opening of "The Patty Duke Show," complete with Schallert and John Goodman looking on in one scene. Another tag from Roseanne's show featured the cast debating the original Darrin from "Bewitched" or the second "Darrin." The original daughter preferred the original "Darrin" while some of the other cast voice support for the second "Darrin."
But, William Schallert's passing is the passing of an actor many probably would consider lightweight but again, he gave better than he got. And he was still heads and shoulders above not only many of the lightweights around today but also even some of the heavyweights. RIP.
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