William Schallert R.I.P.

[Green]

Willaim Schallert has passed away at age 93. More tv and movies and credits than you can name. Of course, played Nils Baris In "Tribbles"

He was the second oldest TOS actor currently alive. (Harry Landers--"Dr. Coleman" is 94)

He also played on DS9.
R.I.P. sir, you worked hard and long and won't be forgotten.

 

[Crisp Conditions]

Bummer.

 

[Admiral Bear]

Sad. Another one lost in during the 50th anniversary.

 

[FormerLurker]

So far, I hate 2016. Bad, bad year for celebrities.

 

[Botany Bay]

Aww no...
Thanks for everything, Mr. Schallert.

 

[tomswift2002]

I was just watching another TV series that William Schallert will be remembered for: The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries that ran from 1977-1979. He played Nancy Drew's father, Carson Drew on the show. Funnily enough, in the Season2 1977 episode, Will The Real Santa Claus..., Schallert is reunited with The Trouble With Tribbles guest star William Campbell, and he even shares a couple of scenes with him.

 

[The Old Mixer]

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[Merry Hissmas]

RIP sir. You'll be missed.

 

[Unionized Elf]

I find it impressive he was still working on a regular basis up until 2011, and IMDB lists his last credit in 2014. The guy sure was lucky to have been in a profession he clearly loved enough to have continued working at it when he was 90. That in itself is quite an accomplishment made by very few people.

 

[Six of Twelve]

I remember him doing a recurring role during the later seasons of the Waltons, too.

RIP

 

[Captain Rob]

Tonight's CBS News ran a clip of him from "Get Smart" as the narcoleptic Admiral. I just saw that episode recently and had no idea it was him. He was terrifically funny. "Oh Dear!...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"

 

[J.T.B.]

It was nice to think that an actor who seemed "older" when I was a little kid (watching him in the family room with the rust-colored shag carpet on the big fake-wood Zenith console) was still around somewhere 40 years later. It's hard to know where to begin listing what I remember him from, the more I think of the more I remember. RIP, Mr. Schallert.

And a third SAG president death in less than two months. Hang in there Ed Asner and William Daniels!

ETA

374 credits spanning eight decades.

And that's just titles, counting individual TV episodes it would probably be a couple hundred more.

 

[E-DUB]

Among his many roles was the dentist in "Mant", the movie-within-a-movie in "Matinee". Clearly intended to poke a little fun at himself for all his B movie roles, including as the doctor in "The Incredible Shrinking Man".

 

[Ronald Held]

May he rest in peace.

 

[UnknownSample]

I know him as one of Artemus Gordon's replacements on Wild Wild West--and of course for being in every TV show ever made in the 60s...

 

[Trekfan12]

I just heard. RIP Mr. Schallert.
Here is another link to the news and a Trouble with Tribbles clip. I love that ep
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/sci-f...william-schallert-passes-away-aged-93-a141473

 

[A Trynda In A Pear Tree]

RIP. Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Paradise City]

Wow. That fellow seemed like he was in everything. And he didn't look that much older on DS9 than he did on TOS.

RIP.

 

[Elder Knight]

He was a comforting presence in so many things.

 

[Clym]

I thought this thread said William Shatner for a moment!

phew what a relief