William Schallert Autographs
William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016) was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows and films over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is known for his roles on Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957–1959), Death Valley Days (1955–1962), and The Patty Duke Show (1963–1966).
William Schallert was born in Los Angeles, California, 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 California, Los Angeles (UCLA) but left to become an Army Air Corps fighter pilot in World War II. He returned to UCLA after the war and was graduated in 1946. In 1946, he helped found the Circle Theatre with Sydney Chaplin and several fellow students. In 1948, Schallert was directed by Sydney's father, Charlie Chaplin, in a staging of W. Somerset Maugham's Rain. In 1949, Schallert served as the reciter in a concert performance of Arnold Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon in celebration of the composer's 75th birthday.
Schallert appeared in supporting roles on numerous television programs starting in the early 1950s, including four episodes (and three different characters) in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre between 1958 and 1961. He was in three episodes of The Rifleman and five episodes of Gunsmoke : season 3, episode 16 "Twelfth Night" in 1957, season 4, episode 16 "Gypsum Hills Feud" in 1958, and as Col. Grant in season 7, episode 27 "Wagon Girls" in 1962, banker Ezra Thorpe in "The Money Store" season 14, episode 14 and Jake Spence in season 15 episode 20 "Albert". Schallert portrayed farmer Sam Becker in a 1961 episode of The Andy Griffith Show, whose newborn son is delivered by Andy. He was a Nazi doctor in a 1967 episode of The Rat Patrol. He appeared in The Partridge Family as a very humble folk-singing guitar player in "Stage Fright" in 1971. He appeared three times as Major Karl Richmond on NBC's Steve Canyon, starring Dean Fredericks in the title role.
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Current items with a signature of William Schallert
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Traded items with a signature of William Schallert
The most expensive item with a signature of William Schallert (William Schallert Signed Autographed 8x10 B/W Portrait Photo Patty Duke Show ++) was sold in March 2026 for $209.98 while the cheapest item (William Schallert 2005 Twilight Zone Science and Superstition Autograph JR249) found a new owner for $0.99 in December 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $76.62 for an autographed item of William Schallert. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $76.62 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.60 was November 2012. In average, an autographed item from William Schallert is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Schallert were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.61 |  |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.61 | |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.61 | |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.62 | |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.62 | |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.62 | |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.62 | |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.62 | |
| SIGNED William Schallert "Patty Duke Show" 8x10 Black & White Photo HOLLYWOOD | $76.62 | |
| William Schallert Richard Diamond Authentic Signed 3x5 Index Card BAS #BV03143 | $56.98 | |
| William Schallert Richard Diamond Authentic Signed 3x5 Index Card BAS #BV03143 | $56.98 | |
| William Schallert Richard Diamond Authentic Signed 3x5 Index Card BAS #BV03143 | $56.98 | |
| William Schallert Star Trek Signed 8x11 Color Photo Character NILZ BARIS JSA COA | $21.50 | |
| William Schallert Star Trek Signed 8x11 Color Photo Character NILZ BARIS JSA COA | $21.50 | |
| William Schallert Star Trek Signed 8x11 Color Photo Character NILZ BARIS JSA COA | $21.50 | |
